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		  The latest AHA Today headline news stories.
  AHA proposed several recommendations in response to a CMS request for information.
  
  The centers will develop and evaluate innovative approaches to reduce pregnancy-related complications and deaths and promote maternal health equity.
  
  A record 44% of adults aged 19-30 and 28% of adults aged 35-50 reported using marijuana last year. 
  
  The AHA has made a donation to support health care personnel and communities impacted by the recent wildfires in Hawaii. 
  
  51 senators urged Senate leaders to avert $8 billion in annual payment cuts to the Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital program, scheduled to begin Oct. 1.
  
  HHS alerts organizations to Rhysida ransomware.
  
  FDA last month approved a new long-acting monoclonal antibody to prevent RSV in this age group.
  
  The Sept. 12-13 sessions seek input on whether to permit telemedicine prescribing for certain controlled substances without an in-person evaluation.
  
  Pfizer will ship certain sterile injectable products directly to customers due to high demand after a tornado struck the plant that makes them.
  
  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services April 4 issued a proposed rule  for fiscal year 2024 for the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system, which would increase aggregate Medicare spending by 3.7% or $1.2 billion compared with FY 2023.