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In addition to being based on a very small sample size, a recently published study on hospital costs for clinician-administered drugs under Medicare Part B does not provide direct insight as to what hospitals actually pay to acquire these drugs, writes Aaron Wesolowski, vice president of policy…
The average annual premium for employer-sponsored family health coverage rose 4% this year to $22,221, including employer and worker contributions, according to the latest annual survey of employer-sponsored health insurance by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack was a featured speaker during the International Hospital Federation’s World Hospital Congress, held both virtually and in person in Barcelona. Pollack along with Melinda Estes, president and CEO at Saint Luke’s Health System and immediate past chair of the AHA…
Due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will apply an automatic extreme and uncontrollable circumstances policy to all clinicians participating as individuals in the Quality Payment Program’s Merit-based Incentive Payment System for the 2021…
Pfizer asked the Food and Drug Administration to amend the emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine to allow all individuals age 18 and older to receive booster shots.
The Department of Health and Human Services will use $650 million from the American Rescue Plan Act to expand U.S. capacity to manufacture rapid molecular tests for COVID-19, which hospitals and other health care providers use to diagnose COVID-19, screen patients before surgery and confirm at-home…
The Health Resources and Services Administration awarded nine community-based organizations a portion of $77 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding to build vaccine confidence and bolster COVID-19 vaccinations in hard-hit, high-risk communities.
Community investments help foster the social and physical environments that support communities’ long-term health. In this first episode in a series
A replay is now available of the Nov. 8 AHA/American Academy of Pediatrics/Children’s Hospital Association webinar on vaccinating pediatric patients against COVID-19. The webinar offers insights, resources and lessons learned to assist pediatricians and hospitals in working with parents and…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host a Nov. 10 call on its recent interim final rule requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for workers in most health care settings that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, including hospitals and health systems.