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A joint advisory released April 23 from U.S. and international cybersecurity agencies, including the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, FBI, National Security Agency and other global partners, warns that China-nexus cyber actors have significantly shifted their tactics, now posing…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Food and Drug Administration April 23 announced a new pathway to expedite access to certain FDA-designated Class II and Class III devices for Medicare beneficiaries.
The AHA April 23 released a blog responding to a report issued April 22 by Paragon Health Institute. The blog highlights how the report relies on a long list of distorted and debunked arguments.
The Senate April 23 adopted a budget resolution by a 50-48 vote, paving the way for a narrow reconciliation bill focused on immigration enforcement funding.
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified in additional Senate hearings April 22 on the fiscal year 2027 HHS budget proposal, which requests $111.1 billion. He appeared before the Senate Finance Committee in the morning, before testifying later in front of the Senate…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced in a memo April 21that it is delaying implementation of the Medicare Part D portion of the Better Approaches to Lifestyle and Nutrition for Comprehensive hEalth Model, or BALANCE, for 2027 pending further evaluation and data collection.
The interim final rule released April 20 by the Department of Justice regarding delayed compliance deadlines for nondiscrimination regulations does not address regulatory compliance deadlines under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Specifically, compliance deadlines for the Department of…
The Washington Post yesterday published a letter to the editor from AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack responding to an April 18 editorial criticizing the 340B Drug Pricing Program. The letter states:
The AHA today released its Health Care Plan Accountability Update, covering the latest developments in Medicare Advantage, legislation and regulation of private health insurers, as well as other resources from the last quarter.
The AHA is seeking participants to speak at the 2027 Rural Health Care Leadership Conference, which will be held Jan. 31-Feb. 3 in Orlando, Fla. Proposals must be centered around “on-the-ground” perspectives and applicable strategies that showcase unique insights, successful case studies and …