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Obituary: Renowned health care author and futurist Ian Morrison 

Ian Morrison, a highly regarded author, consultant and futurist, died last week. He specialized in long-term forecasting and planning with a particular emphasis on health care.
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House Budget Committee advances resolution calling for $2 trillion in cuts 

The House Budget Committee Feb. 13 voted 21-16 to advance its fiscal year 2025 budget resolution to the full House. The bill, focusing on the Trump administration's agenda on border security, defense, energy and taxes, calls for $2 trillion in spending cuts that could potentially impact Medicaid and other key health care programs. The proposal also allows for up to $4.5 trillion in spending for tax cuts. 
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Senate Budget Committee passes FY 2025 budget resolution; House marking up its own resolution

The Senate Budget Committee Feb. 12 advanced a budget resolution for fiscal year 2025 focusing on the border, military and energy by a vote of 11-10.
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AHA leadership discusses health care innovation, governance and more during World Hospital Congress in Brazil 

Leaders of the AHA this week are participating the International Hospital Federation's 47th annual World Hospital Congress in Rio de Janeiro, leading a series of panels that include presentations from health care executives and other officials from around the world. 
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Pollack receives ASHP Award of Honor 

AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack this week received the ASHP Award of Honor, which recognizes individuals outside the pharmacy discipline who have made extraordinary national or worldwide contributions to the health field.
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Baxter announces updated IV solutions production timeline

Baxter expects to restart a second IV solutions manufacturing line within the next week, the company announced Nov. 7. Along with the first line that resumed production last week the two lines comprise approximately 50% of the North Cove, N.C., site’s total pre-Hurricane Helene production of IV solutions and about 85% of one-liter solutions production.
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Administration sends letter to hospital, doctor groups on EMTALA enforcement 

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure sent a letter July 2 to hospital and provider groups restating its position that the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act requires Medicare-participating hospitals to offer necessary stabilizing medical treatment (or transfer, if appropriate) to all patients who are found to have an emergency medical condition.
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Obituary: Renowned health care leader Herbert Pardes 

Herbert Pardes, M.D., 89, former president and CEO of NewYork-Presbyterian, died this week following an illness. Pardes was a longstanding and influential figure within health care, and an outspoken proponent for academic medicine, medical research and children’s health education, among other areas.