Medical workers exempt from suspension of new immigrant visas

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Certain PREP Act liability protections for COVID-19 countermeasures extended through 2029

The Department of Health and Human Services Dec. 10 amended the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act declaration for COVID-19, extending liability…

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AHA podcast: The Right Kind of Research — AcademyHealth Unveils a Roadmap to Advance Research Equity

In this conversation, Margo Edmunds, director of the AcademyHealth Center on Diversity, Inclusion and Minority Engagement, discusses the benefits its Roadmap…

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Chair File: Thank You This Week and Every Day to Our Incredible Health Care Workforce

In October 1863, in the middle of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln decreed that Thanksgiving be held across the U.S. to “heal the wounds of the nation…

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AHA blog: Creating a Culture of Connection — Combating Isolation and Loneliness in the Health Care Workforce

After noticing widespread loneliness among rural hospital staff, Margo Karsten, Banner Health Western Region president and AHA Policy Board member, was…

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CMS awards third round of Medicare-funded residency slots to hospitals

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Nov. 21 announced the allocation of 200 new Medicare-funded residency slots to more than 100 teaching…

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Congress urged by AHA, others to include workforce programs for foreign-born staff in end-of-year spending bill

The AHA and dozens of other organizations Nov. 20 urged House and Senate leaders to include bipartisan workforce legislation in the end-of-year spending…