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The Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said June 3 they are rescinding 2022 CMS guidance with the subject “Reinforcement of EMTALA Obligations specific to Patients who are Pregnant or are Experiencing Pregnancy Loss” (QSO-22-22-Hospitals) and (QSO-21-22-Hospitals), and the accompanying letter from the former HHS Secretary, which “do not reflect the policy of this Administration.”

A JAMA study published June 3 found that of 2,237 counties across the U.S., 78% reported declines in vaccinat

The AHA Leadership Summit will be held July 20-22 in Nashville, Tenn. AHA Executive Vice President Michelle Hood previews the conference designed to equip health care executives with solutions to tackle pressing health care issues.

The AHA June 2 released a new, comprehensive report that measures the substantial financial resources hospitals and health systems spend on preventing and responding to violence in their facilities and communities.

The Wall Street Journal June 2 published online a letter to the editor from AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack responding to a recent editorial, “The Medicaid Scare Campaign.”

The Trump administration May 30 released supplemental documents on its fiscal year 2026 discretionary budget request to Congress.

The AHA and other national health care groups sent a letter to members of the House and Senate appropriations committees, urging them to provide $778 million in funding for fiscal year 2026 to support the Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education program.

The AHA June 2 launched a new virtual Member Center to provide members with valuable resources, tools and insights that can help them get the most out of their AHA membership.

The Government Accountability Office May 29 released a report recommending the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services target behavioral health services when auditing Medicare Advantage plans’ use of prior authorization.

Rebecca B. Chickey, MPH, AHA’s senior director, behavioral health services, closes Mental Health Awareness Month with a blog highlighting what the AHA and member hospitals and health systems are doing to support American children and adolescents during the current mental health crisis and previewing how the AHA will share more insight about youth mental health throughout the year.

Adrienne Coopey, D.O., a child and adolescent psychiatrist at the West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, discusses how a fully virtual collaborative care model helps deliver early behavioral health interventions and improve access and outcomes for children across West Virginia

After approval in the House last week by a one vote margin, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — a sweeping package that would enact many of President Trump’s legislative priorities on taxes, border security, energy and deficit reduction, including significant changes and cuts to Medicaid and other health care programs — now moves to the Senate.

The U.S. Court of International Trade May 28 blocked (https://www.cit.uscourts.gov/sites/cit/files/25-66.pdf) a series of tariffs issued by the Trump administration under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, a law granting the president authority to regulate various economic transactions following the declaration of a national emergency.

A new AHA video highlights how Corewell Health is transforming youth behavioral health care access in rural Michigan through school-based clinics and telemedicine.

The American Society for Health Care Engineering will hold its 2025 Health Care Facilities Innovation Conference July 27-30 in Columbus, Ohio.

An article in the May edition of AHA’s Trustee Insights highlights what physicians seek in their relationships with hospitals, and how those relationships are important for hospital boards to understand their role.

The Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation has recognized 50 licensure boards and 635 hospitals for changing invasive and stigmatizing mental health questions in their licensing applications. 

The National Security Agency, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and international partners May 22 released guidance on securing data used for artificial intelligence and machine learning systems.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services May 27 announced it will increase oversight of states to prevent the misuse of federal Medicaid funding to cover health care for individuals in the U.S. illegally.

The AHA, hospitals and health systems will recognize the ninth annual #HAVhope Friday on June 6. Visit the HAVhope website to prepare for the national day of awareness.