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The Department of Health and Human Services Oct. 7 released a fact sheet on actions it is taking to help address the outbreak of Marburg virus in Rwanda.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week confirmed the first two human cases of H5 bird flu in California.
The Department of Justice last week announced a new strategic approach to combating cybercrime which involves "using all tools” to disrupt cybercriminals and hold them accountable, as well as promoting cybersecurity through public education efforts.
In observance of National Hispanic Heritage Month, this conversation focuses on how Chester County Hospital in Pennsylvania deployed bilingual volunteers to learn how to address disparate patient outcomes driven by barriers to care such as food insecurity and transportation issues within its…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Oct. 21 will host a webinar on meeting its new hospital price transparency requirements becoming effective Jan. 1.
The AHA, 340B Health, the Minnesota Hospital Association and American Society of Health-system Pharmacists Oct. 4 filed an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, defending the state's law protecting 340B pricing for contract pharmacy arrangements.
The AHA filed an amicus brief Oct. 4 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit challenging a decision by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, which ruled that independent dispute resolution awards under the No Surprises Act are judicially unenforceable.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Oct. 4 released its proposed standards for the health insurance marketplaces, including the issuers and brokers who assist marketplace enrollees, for 2026.
AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack Oct. 7 sent a letter to President Biden urging the Administration to take immediate actions to increase the supply of IV solutions for hospitals and other health care providers that are struggling with shortages following the closure of a Baxter manufacturing…
In this Safety Speaks conversation, Hackensack Meridian Health's Avonia Richardson-Miller, senior vice president and chief diversity officer, and Rajan Gurunathan, M.D., vice president, discuss their organization's diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, assistance from AHA's Health Equity Roadmap…