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AHA statement on District Court decision on mandated disclosure of negotiated rates from General Counsel Melinda Hatton.
Dear Secretary Mnuchin and Chairman Powell:
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CMS Releases Proposed Rule on Medicaid Drug Value-based Purchasing Arrangements
The AHA urged the Secretary of Health and Human Services to extend the public health emergency beyond its current July 25, 2020 expiration date so health care providers can continue to offer the most efficient and effective care possible during the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.
RE: Daily Data Collection on COVID-19 to Inform Critical Federal Decisions
Dear Dr. Birx:
AHA comments on the proposed rule on grants, contracts, and other agreements: fraud and abuse; information blocking; Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) civil money penalty (CMP) rules.
AHA expresses support of the Knowing the Efficiency and Efficacy of Permanent (KEEP) Telehealth Options Act of 2020.
In a letter to Congresswoman Cindy Axne, the AHA expresses support of the Knowing the Efficiency and Efficacy of Permanent (KEEP) Telehealth Options Act of 2020.
LokiBot Malware Threat to Healthcare, June 16, 2020
Lokibot is an information stealer; the main functionality of its binary is to collect system and application credentials and user information to send back to the attacker.
Pony malware, also known as Fareit, Classified by Trend Micro as a Trojan-Spyware, this crimeware is primarily used to steal user and File Transfer Protocol (FTP) credentials and passwords, download other payloads, and bring compromised systems into a botnet.