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The Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this week released a guide to health plan resources for health care providers impacted by the Change Healthcare cyberattack, including health plan contact information, noting in an accompanying letter that many providers continue to face significant disruptions as a result of the cyberattack or difficulty getting information from health plans about prospective payments and other flexibilities.

The Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency March 27 released a proposed rule implementing cyber incident and ransom payment reporting requirements under the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022, intended to help the agency prevent cyberattacks and deploy assistance to victims.

The latest iteration of the Lown Institute’s report on hospital community benefits suffers from the same biases, flaws and shortcomings as its previous reports, writes AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack.

A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine calls for developing better diagnostics, vaccines and treatments to enhance U.S. readiness for an outbreak or attack involving smallpox or related diseases, and systems and policies that would allow public health and health care systems to respond quickly and effectively.

This April through June under the Inflation Reduction Act, Medicare will reduce the coinsurance amount for 41 Part B prescription drugs from 20% to somewhere between 3.8% and 19.9%, depending on the drug, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced March 26.

Get access to the 340B Access Act and learn how it can protect and clarify the 340B program. Stay informed with the latest updates and advocacy efforts.

President Biden March 24 signed legislation funding the rest of the federal government through Sept. 30, including Department of Health and Human Services programs.

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-H) has released a draft solicitation for app

In today’s episode, I talk with David Zuckerman, president and founder of the Healthcare Anchor Network.

States can apply through May 20 for up to $2 million to partner with communities to integrate primary and behavioral health care in clinical practices and $900,000 to implement a primary care model that integrates mental health and substance use conditions, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration announced March 22.

Over 21.4 million Americans selected or were automatically re-enrolled in 2024 Marketplace coverage, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reported March 22, up slightly from the 21.3 million reported in January.

The House March 22 voted 286-134 to pass the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024, legislation that would fund all remaining federal agencies through Sept. 30.

The Coalition to Protect America’s Health Care, which for 24 years has fought to protect access to high-quality care for all Americans, will now be known as the Coalition to Strengthen America’s Healthcare: Protecting 24/7 Care.

In the latest edition of AHA's Trustee Insights newsletter, Schonay Barnett-Jones, a trustee at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., and a member of the AHA Board of Trustees and Committee on Governance, shares how board members at pediatric hospitals can help improve the health and well-being for children they serve.

A new AHA Resource Snapshot highlights training and other resources to help hospital leaders strengthen and support workforce well-being. 

U.S. and international cybersecurity authorities this week released additional guidance to help health care and other critical infrastructure leaders defend their networks from Volt Typhoon, a People’s Republic of China state-sponsored group that has been pre-positioning itself on U.S. networks to disrupt critical services in the event of increased geopolitical tensions or conflict with the U.S. and its allies. 

The Food and Drug Administration’s proposal to regulate laboratory developed tests would undermine innovation and reduce access to effective and appropriate care for patients, AHA March 21 told the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health.

The House and Senate Appropriations committees March 20 released the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024, legislation that would fund all remaining federal agencies through Sept. 30.

U.S. health care organizations should immediately transition away from using certain unauthorized plastic syringes made in China by Jiangsu Caina Medical Co. and Jiangsu Shenli Medical Production Co., and should only use other plastic syringes made in China until they can transition to alternatives, the Food and Drug Administration announced.

Former AHA board member Roxie Wells, M.D., senior vice president, chief physician executive and strategy officer with Novant Health Coastal Region, discusses her long journey to the health care C-suite and the importance of mentoring young women leaders through the glass ceiling and beyond.