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A federal court June 30 enjoined the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services from implementing and enforcing a bulletin addressing Medicaid funding and the redistribution of Medicaid payments, siding with the state of Texas in the ongoing legal challenge.
The Health Resources and Services Administration June 30 issued a notice on health professional shortage area designations, announcing that it will extend the transition period for jurisdictions and facilities to prepare for potential loss of designations.
AHA is providing members with a Special Bulletin that provides analysis of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ calendar year 2024 proposed rule for the home health prospective payment systems, which the agency released June 30
America’s health care workers were recognized for their dedication to patients and communities July 4 as part of the annual A Capitol Fourth concert which aired on PBS stations nationwide.
An op-ed by AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack that ran in The Hill the week of July 3 outlines five reasons why site-neutral payment proposals are flawed and should be rejected.  
MUSC Health in Charleston, S.C., shares tips on how it collaborated with community stakeholders in the school system and beyond to spread confidence in COVID-19 vaccines
A new AHA video highlights how COVID-19 vaccines and boosters allow individuals to safely celebrate and savor life’s big and small triumphs.
Effective July 1, over 52,000 low-income adults in South Dakota will become eligible for Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced June 30.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services June 30 released revised guidance detailing how it will implement an Inflation Reduction Act program to negotiate Medicare prices with makers of certain high-cost, single-source drug and biological products in 2023 and 2024 for prices effective in…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services June 30 issued its calendar year 2024 proposed rule for the home health prospective payment system, which would reduce net home health payments by an estimated $375 million, or -2.2%, in calendar year 2024, relative to the year prior.