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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released guidance on a new web portal effective Feb. 1 for submitting Medicaid and Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program state plan amendments (SPA) and section 1915 waivers.
The Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury seek nominations to a congressionally mandated committee that will advise their departments and Congress on ground ambulance patient billing, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced.
A two-dose series of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was 100% effective against COVID-19 in 12-14 year olds more than four months after the second dose in the companies鈥 phase 3 clinical trial, Pfizer and BioNTech announced.
The Department of Health and Human Services began distributing $7.5 billion of the $8.5 billion in American Rescue Plan Act payments designated for providers who serve rural Medicaid, Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program, and Medicare beneficiaries.
AHA鈥檚 2022 Rural Health Care Leadership Conference offers 鈥渁n unparalleled opportunity to learn and share with rural health leaders innovating at the forefront of change,鈥 writes Michelle Hood, AHA executive vice president and chief operating officer.
COVID-19 has reshaped health care in many ways. The AHA鈥檚 2022 Environmental Scan, sponsored by B.E. Smith, provides key data and insights on the current landscape and can help organizations explore the pandemic鈥檚 ramifications on the health care field for the upcoming year and beyond.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky, M.D., expanded eligibility for COVID-19 booster shots to include all adults aged 18 and older who received a second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine at least six months ago, as recommended by the agency鈥檚 Advisory Committee鈥
The Health Resources and Services Administration in September gave health care providers who received more than $10,000 in Provider Relief Funds between April 30 and June 30, 2020, until Nov. 30, 2021, to comply with the original reporting requirements before recouping the funds or taking other鈥
The AHA, American Medical Association and American Nurses Association released a television and digital ad in English and Spanish thanking health care workers during the holiday season.
Vice President Kamala Harris expects to announce $1.5 billion in American Rescue Plan Act funding for the National Health Service Corps, Nurse Corps, and Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery programs to grow and diversity the nation鈥檚 health care workforce.