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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a 2019 court order requiring the federal government to reimburse insurers for unpaid cost-sharing reductions provided through the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchanges in 2017 and 2018.
The AHA urged the Departments of the Treasury, Labor and Health and Human Services to not finalize a proposed rule that would allow certain grandfathered health plans to increase patient cost-sharing beyond current limits without losing their grandfathered status.
The AHA today urged UnitedHealthcare to forgo a new coverage policy for laboratory tests that the association believes is burdensome and negatively impacts patients’ access to care.
The Food and Drug Administration will host a webinar Aug. 18 at 12 p.m. ET on its umbrella emergency use authorization for certain disposable, single use surgical masks.
The National Urban League released its annual State of Black America report, detailing the state of racial equality in America across economics, employment, education, health, housing, criminal justice and civic participation.
AHA Board Chair Melinda Estes, M.D., hosts short conversations on a range of key issues with hospital and health system leaders from across the country.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency Aug. 10 issued a temporary final rule allocating certain health and medical resources exclusively for domestic use to ensure front line healthcare workers’ needs are met during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Almost 80 free-standing children’s hospitals will receive $1.4 billion in relief funds from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, the Department of Health and Human Services said.
AdventHealth’s Central Florida division is weathering massive financial losses due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, with losses close to $263 million due in part to declines in so-called elective procedures and the need to source personal protective equipment to aid its pandemic response.
U.S. adults were more likely this June than a year ago to report adverse mental health conditions, substance use and suicidal ideation, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.