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Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, introduced the Rural Maternity Options for Medical Support Act on May 19. The bill would guarantee that beds used solely for labor and delivery are not counted toward the 25-bed limit for critical access hospitals. The bill is co-sponsored by Reps. Darin LaHood, R-Ill…
The House Education and Workforce Committee May 21 unanimously passed the Transparency in Billing Act (H.R. 8684). The bill would require off-campus hospital outpatient departments to obtain a separate unique health identifier and include it on all claims for services billed to commercial group…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services May 20 released a proposed rule that would modify policies governing Medicaid state-directed payments as authorized under last year’s reconciliation package and would establish new requirements for certain fee-for-service supplemental payments.
A lawsuit filed May 19 by 25 states and the District of Columbia against the Department of Education claims that the agency’s final rule establishing new federal student loan limits would harm the health care workforce. The rule, issued April 30, defines the terms “professional student” and “…
The AHA today provided comments to the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health for a hearing on the physician fee schedule, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act and potential payment reform. The AHA highlighted responses to previous congressional requests for information on…
The Wall Street Journal today published a letter to the editor from AHA General Counsel Chad Golder responding to a May 7 editorial criticizing the 340B Drug Pricing Program. The letter states:
An AHA Cyber & Risk Intel blog by John Riggi, AHA national advisor for cybersecurity and risk, explores what health care leaders need to consider to reduce their organization’s cyber risk — including health care’s top three current and anticipated cyberthreats of 2026. LEARN MORE
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday issued an advisory on the Ebola disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The agency said the risk of spread to the U.S. is currently considered low. The notice includes recommendations for clinicians and guidance…
The AHA has won two Telly Awards for its three-part video series, Voices of Leadership: Breaking Mental Health Stigma. The Telly Awards, a global competition founded in 1979, honor excellence in video and television across all platforms. The AHA is a Silver Telly Winner in the Online — Public…