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The AHA Aug. 31 submitted comments urging the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Health Care Affordability and Mitigation Working Group to take a more comprehensive approach to evaluating healthcare affordability policies in a series of issue briefs being developed as a resource for…
The House voted Sept. 1 on a continuing resolution (H.R. 6500) to fund the federal government through Dec. 11. The measure passed on a 370-48 bipartisan vote; the Senate passed its version by a vote of 90-6 on Aug. 8.
The Trump administration announced Aug. 31 agreements with nine additional pharmaceutical manufacturers aimed at lowering prescription drug prices through a most-favored-nation pricing model, which ties U.S. drug costs to the lowest prices paid by other developed countries.
The AHA Aug. 31 joined a coalition led by LeadingAge and other national healthcare organizations in submitting comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Medicare provider enrollment provisions of the calendar year 2027 home health prospective payment system proposed rule.
AHA, CMS webinar explores how hospital and health system leaders can prepare for Medicare Advantage’s new electronic prior authorization mandate, which goes into effect Jan. 1, 2027.
The Food and Drug Administration has identified a Class I recall of certain convenience kits by AVID Medical that contain recalled Medline Namic Angiographic Star Off Handle Manifolds.
The AHA Aug. 28 shared concerns with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding the calendar year 2027 hospital outpatient prospective payment system and ambulatory surgical center payment system proposed rule, explaining why the proposed net payment update of 2.4% is not adequate…
The AHA provided comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Aug. 28 on its calendar year 2027 home health prospective payment system proposed rule, focusing on two specific concerns.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ six-month moratorium on the enrollment of new durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supply companies in Medicare expired Aug. 27.
The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy’s Rural Health Redesign Center will host a webinar on Sept. 24 at 2 p.m. ET, where hospital CEOs will discuss the process of converting to a rural emergency hospital designation.