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The AHA today sent a letter to the Office of the United States Trade Representative to ask that medications, medical devices and other healthcare equipment and supplies be exempted from proposed duties on goods from other nations. While “America’s hospitals and health systems support…
The Social Security Administration today announced actions to help parents enroll newborns in Trump Accounts, which are investment accounts for children under age 18 established by the July 2025 reconciliation bill. The agency said that next week it will begin updating guidance…
Sara Bode, M.D., pediatrician and medical director of School Health Services at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and Carneshia Edwards, lead of the Kindergarten Readiness program at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, share how pediatric providers are using literacy screenings during routine well-child…
The Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement Recognized Coordinating Entity published updated standard operating procedures for the individual access services exchange protocol and new FAQs.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services July 2 issued a proposed rule that would increase Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system rates by a net 2.4% in calendar year 2027 compared to 2026.
The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions July 1 examined whether direct health care contracts between employers and providers could help address rising health care costs.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services July 1 issued its calendar year 2027 proposed rule for the home health prospective payment system. The rule proposes a 2.4% update, which includes a 3.1% market basket update, reduced by a 1.0 percentage point cut for productivity, as well as an 0.3…
The House Ways and Means Committee July 1 voted along party lines to advance a bill, H.R. 9504, the Tax-Exempt Hospitals Transparency Act, that would add reporting requirements for nonprofit hospitals’ Schedule H IRS forms. The AHA June 30 provided a statement to the committee expressing serious…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services July 1 launched the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge, a short-term demonstration program designed to provide eligible Medicare Part D beneficiaries with access to certain GLP-1 medications through Dec. 31, 2027.
Maya Sandalow, associate director of the Health Program at the Bipartisan Policy Center, shares how states are investing the funds in rural hospitals, telehealth and workforce development to improve care across rural America.