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The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee March 12 passed AHA-supported legislation to reauthorize through 2029 the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (H.R. 7153), which provides grants to help health care organizations offer behavioral health services for front-line…
Congress should consider any statutory limitations that exist for an adequate response from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Department of Health and Human Services to help hospitals and other providers minimize further fallout from the Change Healthcare cyberattack, AHA wrote…
Sixteen hospitals and health systems have partnered with Microsoft to form the Trustworthy & Responsible AI Network (TRAIN), which aims to operationalize principles to improve the quality, safety and trustworthiness of artificial intelligence in health.
AHA March 12 released a new report from Healthsperien on discounts to 340B hospitals through the 340B Drug Pricing Program relative to drug company revenues and revenue growth.
As urged by the AHA, 8th Circuit upholds Arkansas law protecting 340B contract pharmacy arrangements
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit March 12 upheld Arkansas’ 340B Drug Pricing Nondiscrimination Act against a constitutional challenge brought by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, ruling that the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act does not preempt the state law…
AHA March 12 shared with the House Ways and Means Committee how telehealth and hospital-at-home (H@H) programs have expanded access to care for patients in their homes and the need for these programs to continue.
AHA has released videos, social media posts and other new resources highlighting the importance of patient safety for Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 10-16.
The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) recently reported a record 880,418 internet crime complaints in 2023, including an 18% increase in ransomware complaints to 2,825.
The Senate voted 75-22 on March 8 to pass and send to the president for his signature a package of six appropriations bills funding certain federal agencies through fiscal year 2024, which contains health care provisions of interest to hospitals.
In a letter March 10 to health care providers, the departments of Health and Human Services and Labor called on UnitedHealth Group to expedite payments and provide greater transparency to health care providers impacted by the recent cyberattack on its Change Healthcare unit.