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The Food and Drug Administration has identified Class I recalls of the following products: Hudson RCI Neonatal/Infant Heated Wire Breathing Circuits and certain reprocessed electrophysiology and ultrasound catheters by Medline, and all unused Infinion CX Leads by Boston Scientific.
A report on obstetric services in hospitals by the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center found that between 2010 and 2024, 718 hospitals nationwide lost obstetric services due to obstetric unit or hospital closure.
The Department of Health and Human Services Sept. 4 announced that it awarded $11.2 million in grants to 15 recipients across 14 states to develop new physician residency programs in rural and tribal communities.
Boston Scientific announced Sept. 8 that the network disruption to its remote monitoring services following an Aug. 25 cyber incident has been resolved.
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.