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The Health Resources and Services Administration today launched a new website that organizations participating in the 340B Drug Pricing Program can use to determine the maximum prices drug companies can charge them for medications sold under the program.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., will address attendees at the AHA Annual Membership Meeting during a special session on Tuesday, April 9 at 11 a.m. Speaker Pelosi will share insights on the 116th Congress and her legislative priorities for health care as the Democrats now control the gavel in the House

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Friday approved a Section 1115 waiver allowing Utah to amend its Primary Care Network demonstration to provide Medicaid coverage to adults under age 65 with incomes up to 100 percent of the federal poverty level, and require certain adults in the program to register to apply for work to remain eligible.

The Nebraska Hospital Association Research and Educational Foundation has established a disaster relief fund to help hospital employees adversely affected by recent flooding and other severe weather events in the state.

The American Organization of Nurse Executives will present a hospital, several members and a state affiliate with 2019 awards during its annual meeting next week in San Diego.

My four decades in health care have taught me there is no substitute for personal connections. Face-to-face conversations with colleagues, patients and caregivers keep us grounded and in touch with what is really going on.

Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Susan Collins, R-Maine, Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, yesterday introduced AHA-supported legislation (S. 948) to improve and extend the Conrad State 30 program until 2021.

A federal district judge yesterday vacated a Department of Labor final rule that modified the definition of “employer” under federal law such that more individuals, including sole proprietors, are eligible to participate in association health plans based on geography or industry.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday recommended treating all hospitalized, severely ill and high-risk patients who have suspected or confirmed influenza with antiviral medications as soon as possible.

California hospitals would need to invest between $34 billion and $143 billion statewide to meet 2030 state seismic safety standards.

AHA Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Maryjane Wurth today participated on a panel as part of the University of Miami School of Business Administration's conference on “The Business of Health Care: Technology & People: U.S. & Beyond.”

The health field is undergoing unprecedented change driven by patients’ evolving needs, new technologies and new entrants.

The Food and Drug Administration today published a proposed rule that would update requirements under the Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992, which authorized FDA oversight of mammography facilities.

President Trump this week signed an executive order to federal agencies on coordinating national resilience to electromagnetic pulses, which can disrupt, degrade and damage technology and critical infrastructure systems.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week reported more than 15,000 U.S. cases of hepatitis A since 2016.

The Health Resources and Services Administration expects to award up to $9 million over four years to develop a sustainable network approach to coordinate maternal and obstetrics care in rural regions.

A federal judge yesterday blocked Medicaid work requirements in Kentucky and Arkansas.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp yesterday signed legislation authorizing the state to pursue a federal waiver to expand Medicaid eligibility to uninsured adults earning up to 100 percent of the federal poverty level.

Department of Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan will address the AHA Annual Membership Meeting on April 8, the association announced today.

At AcademyHealth’s 10th Health Datapalooza conference yesterday in Washington, D.C., Duane Reynolds, president and CEO of the AHA’s Institute for Diversity and Health Equity, participated in a panel discussion focused on practical solutions to increasing diversity and inclusion for digital health companies.