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The grants will establish centers for excellence to build behavioral health capacity and advance equity.
The U.S. Postal Service has delivered about 350 million free at-home tests to households since January. On December 15, 2022, the Biden Administration announced its COVID-⁠19 Winter Preparedness Plan. As part of this plan, free COVID-19 tests are once again available through www.COVIDTests.gov.
In Winona, Minn., local leaders responded to their Community Health Needs Assessment findings by organizing a framework for community-based care coordination.
FDA today authorized a single booster dose for children 5-11 who completed the Pfizer vaccine primary series at least five months before.
The RAND Corporation’s latest hospital pricing report again “overreaches and jumps to unfounded conclusions based on incomplete data,” said AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack.
The AHA and other hospital groups urged the courts to require drug companies to fulfill their legal obligations.
The hospital field continues to need COVID-19 relief and support, writes AHA’s senior vice president for federal relations, advocacy and political affairs.
Hospital and health system leaders focused on health equity and/or diversity and inclusion initiatives in their organizations are encouraged to complete the survey.
In a letter today, AHA asked GE Healthcare to provide additional information to help member hospitals manage the current shortage of GE intraveneous contrast mediaproducts for computed tomography imaging.
The AHA and other hospital and health care organizations Friday urged the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit to rehear Wit v. United Behavioral Health, a case that former congressman and mental health advocate Patrick Kennedy has described as the “Brown v.