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A Texas federal court Aug. 20 ruled set aside the Federal Trade Commission’s Non-Compete Clause Final Rule. U.S. District Judge Ada Brown held the FTC lacked the authority to enact the rule, which would ban, as an unfair method of competition, contractual terms that prohibit workers from pursuing certain employment after their contract with an employer ends.

The Centers for Disease Control COVID-19 data tracker shows an 18.1% test positivity rate for the week ending Aug. 10, the highest it has been since January 2022.

The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services Aug. 20 released a report presenting data on complaints and enforcement efforts by the agency concerning title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, which includes both the surprise billing and price transparency provisions of the No Surprises Act.

Boston Medical Center is the winner of the AHA’s 2024 Foster G. McGaw Prize, which recognizes the efforts of hospitals and health systems to improve the health and well-being of their communities.

The Organ Donation and Transplantation Alliance has created new resources for health care providers to encourage more organ donation and transplants.

The Centers for Disease Control Aug. 16 issued an advisory to clinicians and public health officials warning of increased Oropouche virus disease, which insects like mosquitos transmit.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Aug. 15 released a state funding notice for the Cell and Gene Therapy Access Model.

The latest Arnold Ventures-backed report from Third Way uses flawed tools and data to push a false narrative about the critical role hospitals and health systems play for the patients and communities they serve, according to an AHA blog published Aug. 16.

The White House this week announced plans to improve health insurance for consumers, with a particular focus on easing claims and appeals processes.

Hospitals and health systems — and the women and men who work there — are the heart of health care.

The World Health Organization Aug. 14 declared a global health emergency due to the recent mpox outbreak in Africa, the second mpox declaration in two years.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Aug. 15 announced it negotiated lower prices with drug makers for 10 high-cost, sole-source drugs, with the new prices becoming effective in 2026 for individuals with Medicare Part D coverage.

In the latest "Safety Speaks" conversation, Christi Barney, R.N., vice president of quality and patient safety at Emerson Health, discusses the health system’s innovative approach to culture building, and how quality and safety trainings for all stakeholders drove buy-in and measurable success.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Aug. 13 issued an advisory alerting of an uptick of cases of parvovirus B19 across the U.S.

The AHA, joined by five other national hospital associations, Aug. 14 filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to correct the Department of Health and Human Services’ misinterpretation of the formula set by Congress to calculate Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payments, which includes a Medicare fraction that counts supplemental security income-eligible Medicare beneficiaries in the numerator and the total Medicare-eligible population in the denominator.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is seeking virtual participants for its Rural Health Hackathon by Sept. 9. The event brings experts together to create actionable ideas to address rural health challenges.

The AHA Aug. 13 commented to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission in anticipation of the commission’s 2024-2025 cycle.

In this conversation, three experts from Dartmouth Health discuss their five-part virtual behavioral health training program, "Keeping Students Safe: Supporting Youth in Mental Health Distress."

In his latest AHA Cyber Intel blog, John Riggi, AHA national advisor for cybersecurity and risk, explains why cybercriminals are shifting from directly targeting hospitals to hitting the third-party technology and service providers critical to supporting hospitals’ clinical care.

The connection between a hospital and its community is special. Hospitals are woven into the fabric of their communities, and working together, hospitals and communities can enhance the environment where people live, work and play.