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The White House issued a presidential proclamation Sept. 18 renewing the $100,000 fee for new H-1B visa petitions for individuals entering the U.S., initially levied in September 2025.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will cancel approximately 315,000 enrollments impacting more than 760,000 individuals as part of its anti-fraud, waste and abuse efforts, the agency announced Sept. 22.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released preliminary calendar year 2027 Medicare clinical laboratory fee schedule payment rates.
The AHA will host a webinar on Nov. 12 at 2 p.m. ET exploring the AHA’s Economic Impact of Disparities in Health Outcomes Resource Guide which helps hospital and health system leaders build the business case for addressing health disparities by demonstrating their economic impact on communities and…
Corey Casper, M.D., senior vice president and chief research officer at Banner Health, and professor of clinical translational science at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, explores how Banner Health is using clinical research, technology and strategic partnerships to bring new…
The AHA’s Hospital Capacity Management Consortium will host a webinar Sept. 23 at noon ET that will explore how patient flow smoothing can increase throughput, reduce emergency department overcrowding and cancellations, improve patient safety and clinician satisfaction, and strengthen financial…
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration announced Sept. 18 that it awarded $42.3 million in grants to states and territories to support addiction programs using the new “Treatment First” framework, which prioritizes evidence-based treatment promoting care for sustained…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Sept. 18 that all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico have applied to participate in its initiative to make certain prescription drugs available to people with Medicaid at prices aligned with those paid in other countries, known as…
The AHA commented Sept. 21 on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed rule to implement the changes to Medicaid provider tax policies that were included in the July 2025 reconciliation law.
The Department of Health and Human Services Sept. 18 announced the launch of a new personal protective equipment forecast to identify, consolidate and publish anticipated HHS purchases of PPE covered by the Make PPE in America Act.