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The AHA will present its 2018 Board of Trustees Award to author and futurist Ian Morrison July 26 at the AHA Leadership Summit in San Diego.
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health today hosted a hearing focused on the 340B drug savings program, including examining more than a dozen legislative proposals that would make changes to the program.
The Federal Communications Commission will seek to establish a new $100 million Connected Care Pilot Program to support telehealth for low-income Americans, especially those living in rural areas and veterans.
Eligible individuals and entities, including hospitals, can apply through Aug. 9 for funding to operate as “navigators” in states with a federally-facilitated health insurance exchange in plan year 2019.
The departments of Health and Human Services and Housing and Urban Development should work with state and local governments and other concerned entities to increase the supply of permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals.
The Food and Drug Administration yesterday announced safety labeling changes for fluoroquinolone antibiotics to strengthen warnings about the risk of mental health side effects and serious blood sugar disturbances.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a proposed rule that would eliminate 2014 regulatory text allowing states to reassign Medicaid payments to third parties on behalf of certain providers.
The Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs today voted to advance President Trump’s nomination of Robert Wilkie to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs permanently.
Three programs that expand the reach of palliative and end-of-life care will receive 2018 Circle of Life Awards July 27 at the AHA Leadership Summit in San Diego.
Health care and public health professionals can register to attend a Sept. 19-20 workshop in Omaha, NE, on preparing for Ebola and other emerging infectious diseases, offered by the National Ebola Training and Education Center.