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by Rick Pollack, President and CEO, AHA
More than 34.1 million Americans were enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan in 2025, accounting for 54% of all Medicare beneficiaries.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology Feb. 2 published details on a critical vulnerability that impacted Notepad++, a free, open-source text and source code program widely used by several industries, including health care.
Carmela Coyle, California Hospital Association president and CEO, announced plans Feb. 5 to retire in early 2027, according to the CHA.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Feb. 2 revised its approach to determining grandfathering eligibility by redefining the 180‑day window around July 4, 2025, to be calculated using business days.
The measles outbreak in South Carolina has increased to 876 cases, the state’s Department of Public Health reported Feb. 3. Last week, the South Carolina outbreak surpassed last year’s outbreak in Texas, which had 762 cases. 
The Food and Drug Administration has identified a
Thomas McGinn, M.D., senior executive vice president and chief physician executive officer at CommonSpirit Health, shares how the organization aligns leadership, standardizes processes and uses analytics to reduce variation and improve patient outcomes — work that made CommonSpirit Health a 2025 finalist for the AHA Quest for Quality Prize.
The Society for Health Care Strategy and Market Development has released Futurescan 2026, the newest edition of its strategic outlook by health care leaders, developed with the American College of Healthcare Executives.
A new blog shares key takeaways from the AHA’s Better Health for Mothers and Babies webinar series, where hospitals share how they are putting the initiative’s four core principles into action.
The Food and Drug Administration Feb. 3 released an early alert on a heart pump issue from certain Abiomed products.
The AHA’s Committee on Governance has announced its 2026 officers and new members.
The House Feb. 3 voted 217-214 to pass the government funding plan approved by the Senate Jan. 30, ending the four-day partial shutdown.
The Department of Health and Human Services today announced a new behavioral health
A KFF survey published today found that peopl
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its annual progress report on health care-as
Zelia Baugh, senior vice president of behavioral health for JPS Health Network, and Melanie Cooper, peer support specialist for JPS Health Network, discuss how utilizing peer support specialists ca
The Senate Jan. 30 is expected to pass a government funding plan ahead of a midnight deadline.
The Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology released a request for information Jan. 29 on the potential adoption of diagnostic imaging interoperability standards for health IT under ONC’s Health IT Certification Program.
The South Carolina Department of Public Health announced Jan. 30 that the state’s measles outbreak now has 847 cases.
Life expectancy in the U.S. reached an all-time high of 79 years in 2024, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.