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The AHA expressed support Sept. 22 to House and Senate sponsors of the Medicare Advantage Prompt Pay Act (H.R. 5454/S. 2879), legislation that would apply a federal prompt payment standard to MA plans to help ensure that health care providers receive timely payments from MA plans for necessary…
President Trump Sept. 19 signed a proclamation increasing the fee to $100,000 for new H-1B petitions filed by employers, as well as implementing other restrictions on entry of certain nonimmigrant workers. The restrictions began on Sept. 21 and expire, absent extension, after 12 months.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Sept. 18 issued a health advisory on a new outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Sept. 18 released a final rule on policy and technical changes to Medicare Advantage, the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, Medicare Cost Plan Program, and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly for contract year 2026.
The Senate Sept. 19 failed to adopt a continuing resolution by a 44-48 vote that would have funded the government through Nov. 21. The CR was passed by the House earlier in the day.
The Department of Health and Human Services Sept. 18 announced it will take new actions to help improve care for individuals with long COVID.
The Food and Drug Administration released a final rule Sept. 18 that rescinds one from 2024 that applied medical device rules to laboratory-developed tests. The final rule is in response to a March 31 federal district court decision that also vacated the FDA’s 2024 final rule.
The Senate Sept. 18 passed the AHA-supported SUPPORT Act (H.R. 2483) by a voice vote, advancing the bill to President Trump to sign into law.
Microsoft Sept. 16 announced it had disrupted a growing phishing service that had targeted at least 20 U.S. health care organizations and seized 338 websites associated with cyber threat group RaccoonO365.
The Joint Commission and the Coalition for Health AI released guidance Sept. 17 on the responsible use of artificial intelligence in health care, the first installment from their partnership that launched in June.