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The Department of Health and Human Services yesterday released new guidance on ordering, reporting, payment and cost-sharing for the COVID-19 monoclonal antibody therapy bebtelovimab, a treatment option for outpatients at high risk for hospitalization that begins transitioning from HHS to commercial distribution next week.

At this summer’s AHA Leadership Summit, senior health care executives, clinicians and experts shared state-of-the-art thinking on conquering the challenges facing our field and bold ideas for transforming health care in our country.

The FDA announced a Class 1 recall of devices used to access blood vessels through a patient’s bone because the devices may malfunction, and recommended customers quarantine the devices.

HHS purchased $26 million worth of intravenous TPOXX (tecovirimat) to treat monkeypox, which the manufacturer expects to deliver next year.

The CDC released updated guidance to help people protect themselves and others if they are exposed to, sick or test positive for COVID-19.   

Situated in the heart of Westchester County and just outside of New York City, White Plains Hospital was among the first hospitals in New York to face the COVID-19 pandemic during the early days of 2020, back when there were many unknowns.

The Food and Drug Administration yesterday issued an emergency use authorization allowing health care providers to administer the JYNNEOS vaccine intradermally to adults and subcutaneously to children at high risk for monkeypox infection, without an individual prescription for each vaccine recipient.

As the health care workforce faces unprecedented challenges and opportunities to redefine care delivery and encourage the next generation of leaders, Tom Yackel, M.D., president of the faculty practice plan at VCU Health in Virginia and past chair of AHA’s Committee on Clinical Leadership, shares his thoughts on the way forward.

The Department of Health and Human Services today released the Environmental Justice Index, a tool to help policymakers and communities identify health risks from pollution and other environmental hazards.

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra today took action that will allow the Food and Drug Administration Commissioner to grant emergency use authorizations for monkeypox vaccines. 

Health care leaders, innovators, entrepreneurs and others recently met in San Diego to explore opportunities to leverage their data and insights, and address workforce resiliency, venture capital investing, skill sets needed for next-generation leaders and more.

Hospital leaders from the AHA’s vaccine confidence initiative share tips for building COVID-19 vaccine confidence.

Fewer than one in three people with health insurance receive direct-acting antiviral treatment for hepatitis C within a year of diagnosis, ranging from 23% of Medicaid enrollees to 35% of people with private insurance, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Adults under 40 had the highest rate of new infections by age, most commonly through injection drug use, but are least likely to receive treatment, CDC said. 

Learn how hospital and health system leaders such as Cyndy Banik Dunlap, vice president of nursing/chief nursing officer for Ascension, are supporting caregivers with digital health technologies like smart beds and virtual nursing units to simplify workflows and relieve burden.

The first Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services model to screen patients for health-related social needs and refer them to needed services ended in April. In a new Health Affairs blog post, officials share findings and promising practices from the five-year model.

The Health Resources and Services Administration today awarded $45.7 million from the American Rescue Plan Act to develop the public health workforce in rural and tribal communities

The Senate yesterday voted 51-50 to pass the Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376), a roughly $700 billion social spending package that includes health care, climate change and tax provisions.

The AHA has long believed that tackling health disparities and promoting diversity within health care leadership are critical to ensuring high-quality care for all people.

Hospitals and health systems added 12,900 jobs in July, while U.S. jobs overall increased by 528,000, according to data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

HHS launched Giving = Living, a campaign to encourage Americans to donate blood and plasma regularly.