The CDC endorsed Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6-17.
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CMS released Frequently Asked Questions regarding No Surprises Act implementation.
Following today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a statement from AHA General Counsel.
The House today voted to pass bipartisan legislation to help reduce gun violence in communities.
by Rick Pollack
Earlier this year we formed the AHA Board of Trustees’ Task Force on Workforce, a key part of our ongoing efforts to sound the alarm about this national emergency and take steps to address it. The task force has worked to identify ideas, policies and solutions to support our current workforce and assure that we have enough health care workers to meet the future needs of our nation.
HHS announced nonprofit organizations and state and local governments can apply for funding to reduce unsheltered homelessness.
The AHA has elected to a vacancy on its Board of Trustees Kate Walsh, president and CEO of Boston Medical Center Health System.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices today unanimously recommended Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6-11 and adolescents aged 12
The House voted to pass the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-being Act.
AHA called on Congress to urge CMS to make two critical changes to the hospital inpatient prospective payment system proposed rule for FY 2023.
The CDC and Florida Department of Health are investigating at least 24 cases of meningococcal disease among gay and bisexual men.
The FDA approved the second generic naloxone nasal spray.
Federal agencies have updated their guidance for handling Category A solid waste, including waste that may be contaminated with monkeypox virus.
AHA released the first report in a three-part series that will offer immediate and longer term strategies to help hospital and health system leaders navigate workforce challenges and opportunities.
The AHA’s American Society for Health Care Risk Management is celebrating Health Care Risk Management Week.
Organizations can apply through July 29 for a portion of $10 million in funding to expand access to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder in rural communities, the HRSA announced.
CMS issued its calendar year 2023 proposed rule for the home health prospective payment system, which would reduce net HH payments by $810 million in calendar year 2023 relative to CY 2022.
Dispensing rates of prescriptions for COVID-19 antiviral pills were lowest in the most socially and economically disadvantaged communities, according to a study released by the CDC.
The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on Saturday recommended the Moderna vaccine and the Pfizervaccine for children of certain ages.
Commenting today on the proposed rule for the inpatient prospective payment system for fiscal year 2023, AHA today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to adjust the market basket update to account for the unprecedented inflationary environment hospitals and health systems are experiencing, and eliminate the productivity cut.