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In a letter to governors, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra encouraged states to use all available options (https://www.medicaid.gov/resources-for-states/downloads/state-strategies-to-prevent-procedural-terminations.pdf) to streamline Medicaid and Children鈥檚 Health Insurance鈥
At the start of Community Health Improvement Week, the AHA鈥檚 Nancy Myers and Chris DeRienzo discuss where community health and equity goals are headed and the driving forces behind the movement to align them.
Eligible clinicians may apply through July 20 at 7:30 p.m. ET for up to $100,000 in loan repayment in exchange for working up to three years in an approved outpatient or inpatient facility providing primary medical or dental care and/or mental and behavioral health services in a health professional鈥
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals should reverse the Federal Trade Commission鈥檚 decision in Illumina Inc. v. FTC, 鈥渁 paradigmatic example鈥 of how the agency鈥檚 practices violate the Constitution鈥檚 due process clause, AHA said in a friend-of-the-court brief filed in the case.
In a letter led by Sens. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., and Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., a bipartisan group of over 30 senators urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to consider reevaluating the proposed payment update in the inpatient prospective payment system final rule, expressing concern鈥
Healthy lifestyles and summertime fun are the themes of AHA鈥檚 new social media toolkit promoting COVID-19 vaccination and boosters.
Mackinac Straits Health System was in dire financial straits, operating on only a few days of cash reserves. President and CEO Karen Cheeseman explains how the health system turned things around thanks to strategic planning and critical investments from community partners.
In a new AHA case study, Inova Health System credits its multidisciplinary team Safety Always for Everyone for reducing the severity and frequency of injuries in its emergency departments, behavioral health units and across the system.
The FBI and Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency this week advised all organizations to implement certain recommendations to defend their networks from the latest tactics by the CLOP ransomware gang, which include using a SQL injection vulnerability in Progress Software's managed file鈥
The man supporting Ukraine through donations of ambulances and other vehicles is preparing his next delivery of front-line medical equipment to the war-torn nation. Now, Chris Manson of OSF HealthCare is seeking donations from hospitals and health systems to bolster his relief efforts.