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The Food and Drug Administration today authorized Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6 months through 17 years old and Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6 months through 4 years old, as recommended this week by its vaccine advisory committee.

Two studies released last week during Community Health Improvement Week highlight the tremendous value hospitals provide to benefit their communities.

A new special issue of Health Services Research focuses on how health care organizations can use implementation science and community-engaged research methods to improve population health and reduce care disparities.

“Understanding potential costs is an important part of the patient experience when planning for care, and hospitals and health systems are committed to helping patients navigate that process,” writes Ari Levin, AHA’s director of coverage policy.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today approved state plan amendments allowing Maine, Minnesota, New Mexico and Washington, D.C., to extend postpartum coverage from 60 days to 12 months after pregnancy for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program enrollees under the American Rescue Plan Act

COVID-19 hospitalization rates are about 50% higher for adults eligible for Medicare because of a disability than for other adults enrolled in Medicare.

President Biden yesterday directed the Health and Human Services Secretary to develop and release sample policies for states “to safeguard and expand access to health care for LGBTQI+ individuals and their families, including mental health services.”

A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee today recommended the agency authorize Moderna’s COVID-19 two-dose vaccine for children aged 6 months through 5 years old and Pfizer’s three-dose COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6 months through 4 years old

The National Center for Healthcare Leadership is accepting nominations through July 8 for the 2022 Gail L. Warden Leadership Excellence Award.

The Food and Drug Administration Friday authorized the first COVID-19 test to identify and differentiate certain SARS-CoV-2 lineages in respiratory samples that test positive for the virus.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday updated its guidance to help clinicians evaluate and test patients with relevant history, signs and symptoms for monkeypox

The Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee last night voted 13-9 to advance legislation that would reauthorize Food and Drug Administration user fee programs and modify the regulatory framework for laboratory developed tests

The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled unanimously in favor of the AHA and others, reversing a 2020 court of appeals decision upholding the authority of the Department of Health and Human Services to significantly cut payments to certain hospitals that participate in the 340B Drug Pricing Program, and thereby threatening access to care for patients. 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week released the procedure for laboratory personnel using its generic real-time PCR test to diagnose monkeypox virus.

The AHA and seven other national hospital organizations today voiced support for the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act, bipartisan legislation introduced last week.

AHA today voiced support for the Senate’s bipartisan framework to help reduce gun violence in communities.

AHA today urged Congress to stop additional Medicare sequester cuts to hospitals scheduled to take effect July 1.

The International Hospital Federation is accepting nominations through June 30 for its 2022 awards, including a new American Hospital Association Excellence Award for Healthcare Workers’ Wellbeing

Hospitals and health systems can apply through June 17 for the Environmental Services Department of the Year Award.

From sounding the alarm on the workforce emergency to shining a spotlight on commercial payer abuses, a new AHA video highlights some accomplishments and key initiatives the association has undertaken to support members this year.