Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy
AHA urges the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse the Federal Trade Commission’s decision in Illumina Inc. v. FTC, “a paradigmatic example” of how the agency’s practices violate the Constitution’s due process clause.
The Food and Drug Administration on May 3 approved the first U.S. vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus, Arexvy by GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, for use in individuals aged 60 and older.
As urged by the AHA, the U.S. Supreme Court today unanimously reversed a 9th Circuit decision that impliedly stripped federal district courts of jurisdiction over constitutional challenges to the Federal Trade Commission structure, procedures and existence.
The White House today released additional details related to President Biden’s budget request for fiscal year 2024. The main budget documents were released March 9 — today’s request provides more granular detail and historical information.
Hospitals and health systems are committed to empowering patients with all the information they need to live their healthiest lives. This includes ensuring they have access to accurate price information when seeking care. Our members are working to comply with both state and federal price…
The U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut this week largely dismissed a lawsuit alleging that Yale New Haven Hospital violated its fiduciary duties by selecting a retirement plan with excessive fees or poorly performing investments. The court allowed certain ancillary claims related…
In comments submitted today, AHA encouraged the Department of Health and Human Services to finalize as written its proposed rule regarding statutory conscience protections.
January 31, 2023
April Tabor
Secretary Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Suite CC-5610 (Annex C)
Washington, DC 20580
Re: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Trade Commission; Non-Compete Clause Rule; 88 Fed. Reg. 3482 (RIN: 3084-AB74) (January 19, 2023)
Dear Ms. Tabor:
The AHA shares CMS’ goals to improve patient access to provider information and to facilitate health information exchange and data reporting. However, we are concerned that adding one more provider directory requirement will not support patients in accessing the information they need about their…
On Oct. 31, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its calendar year (CY) 2023 final rule for the home health (HH) prospective payment system (PPS).