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The average annual premium for employer-sponsored family health coverage rose 7% in 2023 to $23,968, including employer and worker contributions, according to the latest annual survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
A new coalition, whose founding members include the AHA, will advocate for “common-sense solutions" to the severe staffing shortage plaguing the nation’s health care system
The American Heart Association has released a free two-hour accredited learning module on maternal cardiovascular risks and disparities to help clinicians address the leading cause of maternal mortality and improve outcomes for pregnant and recently pregnant individuals in their care.
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response recently awarded over $500 million to prepare for clinical trial three COVID-19 vaccine candidates that target better or longer-lasting immune response; increase central laboratory capacity for…
Troy Ament, chief information security officer at Fortinet, discusses the need to balance digital innovation in health care with cybercrime defenses. Fortinet is an AHA Preferred Cybersecurity Provider. LISTEN NOW
The Department of Health and Human Services in November will begin transitioning to commercial distribution an estimated 7.9 million treatment courses of the COVID-19 antiviral pill Paxlovid under an agreement with Pfizer announced.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released its star ratings for 2024 Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, which are available through the Find Plans tool at Medicare.gov.
Meritus Health executive director of behavioral and community health services discusses his organization’s health equity work, which captured a 2023 AHA Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award.
The FBI and Department of Homeland Security are actively monitoring the situation in Israel following the recent Hamas terrorist attacks in that country and any implications they pose to the domestic threat environment, the agencies said in an Oct. 10 notice to the private sector.
Agencies urged to continue to close coverage gaps for mental health, substance use disorder benefits
AHA applauded the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Treasury on revised requirements in the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act proposed rule which proposes specific provisions to improve oversight and enforcement including an emphasis on network adequacy and…