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A U.S. district court judge for the District of Columbia May 15 ruled the Department of Health and Human Services must preapprove the use of 340B “rebate models” before they can be implemented, which the department has not yet done for any of the models pursued by the plaintiff drug companies. 

The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response May 15 announced it is launching four pharmaceutical manufacturing projects using artificial intelligence and other technologies in collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and private sector organizations.

There have been 1,024 confirmed cases of measles across the U.S. so far in 2025, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Cases have been reported by 30 states, and there have been 14 outbreaks. Most cases (947 of 1,024) are outbreak-associated. The vaccination status of 96% of all cases is classified as “unvaccinated or unknown.” There were 285 confirmed measles cases in 2024.

The Food and Drug Administration May 16 announced it cleared the first blood test to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease.

Three key House committees — Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Agriculture — after long debates and discussions this week advanced their portions of a massive reconciliation bill aimed at realizing President Trump’s legislative agenda.

The AHA May 15 urged the Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council to immediately act on expediting the processing of applications, reimbursement of funds and other actions regarding its Public Assistance Program.

The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury May 15 announced that they will not enforce the 2024 mental health parity final rule, a regulation intended to ensure compliance by insurers with the Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services May 12 released

The AHA May 14 filed an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota in defense of the state’s 340B contract pharmacy law prohibiting drug companies from denying hospitals the same 340B discounts for drugs dispensed at community pharmacies that would be provided via in-house pharmacies.

The Senate May 15 unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution recognizing National Hospital Week, May 11-17. The resolution was sponsored by Sens. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I. 

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Beth Heinz, senior vice president, Women’s and Children’s Services at Yale New Haven Health, and Cheri Johnson, chief nursing officer, Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge, La., write about how the inte

The House Energy and Commerce Committee today advanced by a 30-24 vote along party lines its portion of the fiscal year 2025 reconciliation bill following a markup that lasted more than 24 hours.

Zaira Khalid, M.D., senior staff geriatric psychiatrist at Henry Ford Behavioral Health Hospital, discusses the unique physical, emotional and social needs of patients over 65, the hospital’s compassionate and multidisciplinary approach to whole-person care, and how to recognize the silent struggles of older loved ones and provide support.

The AHA May 9 urged the Department of Health and Human Services to deny drug companies’ requests to approve their unlawful 340B rebate models.

The AHA May 14 urged the Senate Finance Committee to take steps to strengthen the supply chain for essential pharmaceutical and other medical products.

Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. May 14 testified on President Trump’s discretionary budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 in hearings before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies and the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. The proposal includes $93.8 billion for HHS, which is a 26.2% reduction from the FY 2025 enacted level. 

The House Ways and Means Committee today advanced its portion of the fiscal year 2025 reconciliation bill by a 26-19 vote along party lines, following an hours-long, overnight markup.

The House Energy and Commerce Committee May 13 is beginning to mark up its portion of the fiscal year 2025 reconciliation bill.

The House Ways and Means Committee May 13 began to mark up its portion of the fiscal year 2025 reconciliation bill, with some proposals impacting the health care field.