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		  AHA Advisories provide urgent information for AHA members and the health care field, and actions they may need to take.
  Government funding and certain health care programs and waivers expired at midnight
Sept. 30 as congressional leaders were unable to reach an agreement to keep the
government funded.
  
  On Oct. 20, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released updated guidance on the new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas that the administration announced last month. 
  
  Over the past 15 days, the Senate has voted nine times on the House-passed continuing resolution (CR) to extend government funding and health care waivers until Nov. 21.
  
  Over the past 15 days, the Senate has voted eight times on the House-passed continuing resolution (CR) to extend government funding and health care waivers until Nov. 21. These votes have failed. While additional legislative activity is expected in the Senate throughout the week, there is no clear…  
Hospitals That Are Oracle Customers Urged to Take Immediate Action to Address Security Vulnerability
  Oracle has published a Security Alert that addresses vulnerability CVE-2025-61882 in the Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS). This vulnerability is remotely exploitable without authentication, i.e., it may be exploited over a network without the need for a username and password. If successfully exploited…  
  Government funding and certain health care programs and waivers expired at midnight Sept. 30 as congressional leaders were unable to reach an agreement to keep the government funded. 
  
  A federal government shutdown began at midnight Sept. 30. The impact on health care is that government funding and certain health care programs and waivers expired.
  
  The AHA today asked the administration to provide exemptions for health care personnel from the
proclamation issued Sept. 19, 2025, announcing changes to the H-1B visa program.
  
  Advisory revised Sept 28. with fiscal year 2026 agency contingency plans. Government funding is set to expire at midnight Sept. 30 without congressional action.
  
  As part of the AHA’s long-standing commitment to helping hospitals and health systems defend against and deflect cyberattacks, the AHA and Microsoft announced this week several new and updated offerings as part of the Rural Health Resiliency program. 
  
