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Aerial spraying with the insecticide naled and larvaecide Bti most likely contributed to the current pause in local spread of Zika virus in the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. No increases in short-term…
The AHA supports targeted efforts to stop offenders from inappropriately steering people eligible for Medicare or Medicaid into individual health plans, but such actions should not be used as a pretext to further restrict the ability of certain third parties to help individuals with their premiums…
The Department of Health and Human Services yesterday awarded $44.5 million to training programs to increase the number of mental health providers and substance abuse counselors. The fiscal year 2016 grants will support clinical internships and field placements for an array of professional and…
The Government Accountability Office yesterday named two new members to six-year terms on the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Board of Governors: Russell Howerton, M.D., chief medical officer and vice president of clinical operations at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in…
The AHA’s American Society for Healthcare Engineering encourages health care facility and energy managers to complete its energy and water survey by Oct. 14. The Environmental Protection Agency will use anonymous data from the survey to update its ENERGY STAR scoring models for hospitals and…
Hospitals that serve predominantly low-income, medically-underserved individuals may submit an application to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services through Oct. 15 to add their facility to the Essential Community Provider list for the 2018 Health Insurance Marketplaces.
The House of Representatives yesterday voted 420-0 to pass AHA-supported legislation (H.R. 5613) to extend through calendar year 2016 the enforcement delay on direct supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services provided in critical access hospitals and rural prospective payment…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today released premium and cost information for Medicare Advantage and Part D prescription drug plans for the 2017 calendar year.
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform yesterday held a hearing on the rising price of a device used to inject the drug epinephrine to treat severe allergic reactions. While the EpiPen Auto-Injector has been on the market since 1988, the price for a two-pack of the devices has…
Members of the United Nations yesterday committed to concerted action to address antimicrobial resistance. In a draft political declaration to be transmitted to the General Assembly for adoption, they agreed to develop national action plans on antimicrobial resistance in line with the World…