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Roses from anonymous volunteers lift patients’, loved ones’ spirits

Feeling exhausted and emotionally drained from a visit to the emergency room with a loved one at Lakeview Hospital in Bountiful, Utah, Nancy Lawrence was surprised as she walked to the parking lot to see several people placing roses and handwritten notes on the cars.
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CMS adds two new No Surprises Act IDR entities

The departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury have certified two more independent dispute resolution entities, bringing the total number to 15.
Fact Sheets

Fact Sheet: Hospital Price Transparency

Hospitals and health systems are committed to empowering patients with all the information they need to live their healthiest lives. This includes ensuring they have access to accurate price information when seeking care. Most hospitals use cost estimate tools to provide patient-specific price information because every course of care is unique.
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CMS releases No Surprises Act complaint data, enforcement report

The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services Aug. 20 released a report presenting data on complaints and enforcement efforts by the agency concerning title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, which includes both the surprise billing and price transparency provisions of the No Surprises Act.
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AHA Comments on the CMS and ASTP/ONC Request for Information Re: The Health Technology Ecosystem

AHA comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Request for Information regarding the Health Technology Ecosystem.
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Englewood Health's Strategies to Combat Rising Opioid Use in Post-Pandemic America

n this conversation, Vinnidhy Dave, D.O., hospice specialist and director of palliative medicine at Englewood Health Physician Network, and Lauren Savage, director of population health at Englewood Hospital, discuss what Englewood Health is doing to prevent opioid use in its communities.
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Appeals court affirms district court decision invalidating provisions in No Surprises Act 

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals Aug. 2 affirmed a district court's decision to set aside certain regulations implementing the No Surprises Act. In particular, the decision invalidates regulatory provisions governing how arbitrators are to weigh the qualifying payment amount in arbitration proceedings.  
Letter/Comment
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AHA Comments to HRSA on Proposed 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program

AHA comments on the Health Resources and Services Administration’s notice of the 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program.
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Sparking Social Connection and Community With Indiana University Health

In 2023, the U.S. Surgeon General issued a shocking 80-plus page advisory declaring loneliness and social isolation as reaching epidemic levels in American society.
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A Full Court Press to Protect Access to Care for Patients and Communities

With March kicking off tomorrow, we’re approaching March Madness when college basketball teams across the country compete in the annual tournament that often is full of twists, turns and surprises.