The AHA today released the latest edition of the COVID-19 Snapshot, underscoring the persisting challenges facing hospitals and health systems during the ongoing public health emergency. The COVID-19 Snapshot combines important data points with news articles and testimonials from the field to illustrate the importance of providing hospitals and health systems with additional resources and support so that they can continue to deliver care to patients and families. Today’s edition features two new statistics highlighting the recent increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations for children in the past two months as well as the net income losses for hospitals through the end of 2021. 

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Nov. 9 announced allocations for the second year of the Rural Health Transformation Program, which will award…
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Nov. 4 released its calendar year 2027 final rule for the physician fee schedule. As required by law, CMS will…
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Nov. 4 issued a final rule that increases Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system rates by a…
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The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts yesterday ruled in favor of 25 states and the District of Columbia to vacate the Centers for Medicare…
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The AHA Oct. 27 submitted comments on the Supporting Underserved and Strengthening Transparency, Accountability, and Integrity Now and for the Future of 340B…
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The AHA Oct. 20 expressed support for the Addressing Boarding and Crowding in the Emergency Department (ABC-ED) Act (S. 1974), bipartisan legislation designed…