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The AHA provided comments on a number of provisions affecting hospitals and health systems that were included in the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act — a $3 trillion COVID-19 relief package that was unveiled Tuesday by House Democratic leaders.

As part of Mental Health Awareness Month, Bruce Bailey, president and CEO of Tidelands Health based in Georgetown, S.C., talks about how hospitals and health systems without inpatient behavioral health services or onsite mental health clinicians can still address the needs of these patients.

Two health systems and a physician received 2019 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards from The Joint Commission and National Quality Forum for “groundbreaking” initiatives at the national, local and individual level.

The Kaiser Family Foundation released a study showing the scope of COVID-19’s effect on health insurance coverage.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid released a new toolkit of best practices to help nursing homes, states and departments of health address the COVID-19 crisis within nursing homes.

More than 150 organizations, including hospitals, received $15 million in grants to increase telehealth training during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Health and Human Services announced.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has posted a FAQ on the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act requirement that providers of COVID-19 diagnostic tests make public the cash price for the tests on their website during the public health emergency.

The nonprofit hospital and health care sector will continue to face credit risks from the coronavirus into 2021, according to a report released by Moody’s Investors Service.

The Coalition to Protect America's Health Care, of which the AHA is a founding member, is urging 2.2 million members to ask their lawmakers to include support for hospitals and health systems in the next COVID-19 relief proposal.

President Trump announced plans to expand and restructure the Strategic National Stockpile.

The AHA, joined by America’s Essential Hospitals, Association of American Medical Colleges, and Federation of American Hospitals urged the Supreme Court to reverse a federal appeals court decision that held the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate unconstitutional.

China and its proxies have been observed attempting to identify and illicitly obtain valuable intellectual property and public health data related to vaccines, treatments and testing from networks and personnel affiliated with COVID-19-related research, which could jeopardize the delivery of secure, effective and efficient treatment options, the FBI and CISA warned.

This week of thanks acknowledges the tremendous effort front-line caregivers are putting forth each day to treat and protect Americans during COVID-19.

The Food and Drug Administration authorized the emergency use of the Ascom telecare IP Nurse Call System and Eko electrocardiogram Low Ejection Fraction Tool.

Community-based primary and behavioral health care providers, hospital emergency departments and other eligible entities can apply through May 22 for grants of up to $800,000 to support suicide prevention during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration announced.

The Internal Revenue Service today issued guidance that, among other changes, expands the ability of taxpayers to make mid-year elections for health coverage, health flexible spending arrangements and dependent care assistance programs in response to changing needs due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Small Business Administration provided further clarity on how it reviews borrowers’ required good-faith certification for Paycheck Protection Program loan requests.

FEMA updated its policy for determining medical care costs eligible for assistance under its Public Assistance Program, available to government entities and certain private non-profit organizations during the COVID-19 emergency. 

Recognizing the ongoing efforts of hospital and health systems fighting COVID-19 in their communities while also providing care for other patient needs, the AHA has cancelled its Leadership Summit, scheduled for July 19-21, 2020 in San Diego, and all affiliated events.

CMS next month will begin collecting and distributing risk adjustment payments in the permanent risk adjustment program for benefit years 2014-2018, the agency announced yesterday.