Sens. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, yesterday introduced the Senate companion to the Opioid Workforce Act (H.R. 3414/S.2892), AHA-supported legislation to increase the number of resident physician slots in hospitals with programs focused on substance use disorder treatment. The legislation would add 1,000 Medicare-funded training positions to approved residency programs in addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry or pain management. The House bill, sponsored by Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Ill., cleared the Ways and Means Committee in June.

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The AHA provided a statement to the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health today for a hearing titled “Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans:…
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The House Appropriations Committee June 4 released the fiscal year 2027 appropriations bill for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education…
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Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, introduced the Rural Maternity Options for Medical Support Act on May 19. The bill would guarantee that beds used solely for labor…
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The House Education and Workforce Committee May 21 unanimously passed the Transparency in Billing Act (H.R. 8684). The bill would require off-campus hospital…
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The AHA and other national health care groups sent a letter to members of the House and Senate appropriations committees, urging them to provide $1.…
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The Department of Education April 30 released a final rule that defines the terms “professional student” and “graduate student” to determine federal…