Maternal Health
The action gives the HHS Secretary authority to allocate all ingredients necessary to manufacture infant formula in response to the U.S. shortage.
The program currently receives just 2% of total federal spending on graduate medical education.
The agency is investigating 109 potential hepatitis cases of unknown cause in U.S. children since last October, including five deaths.
CDC is investigating 109 potential hepatitis cases of unknown cause in U.S. children since last October; over 90% of the patients were hospitalized.
Tennessee and South Carolina extend postpartum coverage from 60 days to 12 months after pregnancy for Medicaid and CHIP enrollees under the American Rescue Plan Act.
1 in 5 children experience a mental illness. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has increased mental health challenges and suicide risk among children. In this Members in Action podcast featuring maternal and child health efforts, Aisha Syeda, senior program manager at the AHA is joined by Chanda…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today released a report on the nine children recently hospitalized in Alabama with acute hepatitis of unknown origin who also had adenovirus.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) April 18 issued its hospital inpatient prospective payment system (PPS) and long-term care hospital (LTCH) PPS proposed rule for fiscal year (FY) 2023.
Unvaccinated children aged 5-11 were twice as likely as vaccinated children to be hospitalized for COVID-19 in the first few months of the omicron wave, the study found.
The need to improve maternal and child health equity in America while reducing access disparities has become a national focus. As policymakers and provider organizations continue to seek ways to reverse these trends, hospitals and health systems are stepping up with innovative efforts.