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Following last year’s unanimous Supreme Court decision in favor of the AHA and others, the Department of Health and Human Services today issued its proposed remedy for the unlawful payment cuts to certain hospitals that participate in the 340B Drug Pricing Program.
AHA is weighing in on drug shortages that impact patient care in response to a request by Republican leaders in the House and Senate. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., chair of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance…
Micah Niermann, M.D. discusses how Gillette Children's is reaching their pediatric community and fighting vaccine misinformation.
The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury released new FAQs on the No Surprises Act and the Transparency in Coverage final rules.  
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation released the first annual report on the impact of the No Surprises Act on health care markets.  
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services, and Department of the Treasury jointly released a Request for Information regarding certain medical payment products, including medical credit cards, loans and other…
The Administration released a proposed rule intended to limit the sale of non-comprehensive health care coverage and promote greater consumer understanding of their coverage options.  
The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency is warning of a significant, high-risk vulnerability in Medtronic’s Paceart Optima System, which is used to compile and manage patients’ cardiac device data.
An article in the Wall Street Journal, “Some Hospitals That Spent Big on Nurses During Pandemic Are Now Short on Cash,” continues to reaffirm that hospitals and health systems are facing myriad financial challenges that threaten access to care and services that patients and communities rely on.  
A Department of Justice expert discusses the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 and how the relatively unknown law can be a valuable tool for protection.