A federal judge in Texas Aug. 23 blocked the Biden Administration from enforcing new guidance related to the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, which it issued following the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The judge held the Department of Health and Human Services’ guidance does not preempt state law, exceeds the authority of EMTALA, and was improperly issued without notice and comment.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today approved state plan amendments allowing Hawaii, Maryland and Ohio to extend postpartum coverage from 60 days to 12 months after pregnancy for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program enrollees under the American Rescue Plan Act.
AHA's John Supplitt and Aisha Syeda joined the Rural Health Information Hub’s Exploring Rural Health podcast to discuss rural health care challenges and solutions.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released guidance on an optional home health services benefit for Medicaid-eligible children with medically complex conditions effective Oct. 1 under the Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019.
In a new report initiated by Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams, Apple ties together its expansive devices and applications, its partnerships with hospitals and health systems and work with researchers.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday released a plan to improve health outcomes and reduce inequities for people during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period.
The Senate today passed and sent to the president for his signature the Formula Act.
Priya Bathija, AHA’s vice president of strategic initiatives, shares digital health strategies from CommonSpirit Health and Boston Medical Center to help expecting and new moms communicate with their care teams.
Multiple states have reported parechovirus (PeV) cases in newborns and young infants since May, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention alerted clinicians and public health departments yesterday.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services June 30 approved a state plan amendment allowing Washington state to extend postpartum coverage from 60 days to 12 months after pregnancy for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program enrollees under the American Rescue Plan Act.
In this Advancing Health podcast, Priya Bathija, AHA’s vice president of strategic initiatives, sits down with leaders from ChristianaCare and Omaha-based Children’s Hospital & Medical Center to discuss the ongoing infant formula shortag
The CDC endorsed Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6-17.
Following today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a statement from AHA General Counsel.
We expect that today’s decision will have practical impacts on hospitals and health systems, including on health care provided across state lines, EMTALA obligations, maternal health care, the clinician-patient relationship, medical education and access to care for individuals regardless of socioeconomic status.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices today unanimously recommended Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6-11 and adolescents aged 12
The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on Saturday recommended the Moderna vaccine and the Pfizervaccine for children of certain ages.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today approved state plan amendments allowing Maine, Minnesota, New Mexico and Washington, D.C., to extend postpartum coverage from 60 days to 12 months after pregnancy for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program enrollees under the American Rescue Plan Act
The AHA launched a new video offering a simple, but stark look at the reality of the numbers of children getting infected, hospitalized and dying from COVID-19
An initial 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine are available for children under age 5 if the Food and Drug Administration authorizes and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends t
The Health Resources and Services Administration has released a report evaluating the Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies Program.