http://www.aha.org/aha_app/whatsnew/index.jsp What's New on aha.org. en-us help@aha.org Copyright 2006, American Hospital Association. AHA In house http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 2009-01-07 2009-01-07 http://www.aha.org/aha/press-release/2009/090107-pr-lincoln.html David R. Lincoln, president and CEO of Covenant Health Systems Inc., in Lexington, Mass., is the 2009 chair of the American Hospital Association's (AHA) Section for Health Care Systems. January 07, 2009 http://www.aha.org/aha/content/2009/pdf/090106-economic-recovery-mo.pdf AHA White papter, The Road to Economic Recovery: A Proposal to Support Health Care in America January 06, 2009 http://www.aha.org/aha/letter/2009/090105-fmap-moe-signon.pdf Coalition Letter to House and Senate Leadership on Medicaid FMAP and MOE Provisions January 05, 2009 http://www.aha.org/aha/content/2009/pdf/010509-ad-hurting.pdf AHA Hospitals are Hurting Ad, asking House members to sign the Brady Wilson letter urging President-elect Obama to maintain the economic health of America's hospitals. January 05, 2009 http://www.aha.org/aha/letter/2008/081223-cl-CMS1404-FC.pdf The AHA strongly opposes any approach that would pay hospitals differentially based on their participation in the 340B program. The program was created specifically to help safety-net hospitals and to improve access to care for the poor and uninsured. The program requires drug manufacturers who agreed to participate in the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program to provide deep discounts for drugs and biologics to qualified public and non-profit disproportionate share hospitals and other covered entities that serve these vulnerable populations. December 23, 2008 http://www.aha.org/aha/advisory/2008/081219-regulatory-adv.pdf DOD RELEASES TRICARE OPPS FINAL RULE December 19, 2008