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The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri July 11 granted a motion by the state to dismiss claims by AbbVie that the state’s 340B contract pharmacy law is invalid and should not be enforced. The Missouri law prohibits drug companies from denying hospitals the same 340B discounts…
To help hospitals across the country improve sepsis care, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention created the Hospital Sepsis Program Core Elements, consisting of seven strategies designed to enhance early detection and treatment.
Fairview Health Services, a Minneapolis-based nonprofit health system of 10 hospitals and medical centers serving the greater Twin Cities metro area and north-central Minnesota, is the winner of the AHA’s 2025 Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service. The prize recognizes Fairview’…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services July 10 announced it will provide resources and flexibilities to health care providers and residents who suffered damages in the storms and flooding in Texas. Providers can benefit from emergency waivers and flexibilities, while…
A bill was introduced July 10 to extend certain Medicare waivers authorizing the hospital-at-home care program. The bill was introduced in the House by Reps. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., Lloyd Smucker, R-Pa., and Dwight Evans D-Pa., and in the Senate by Sens. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Rev. Raphael…
The Food and Drug Administration July 10 approved Moderna’s Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine for children under 12 with at least one underlying condition that puts them at high risk for severe outcomes from the disease. The vaccine also is approved for adults 65 years of age or older.
The Rural Hospital Excellence in Innovation Award honors rural hospitals that are leading the way in innovative, sustainable and community-centered care.
AHA’s Circle of Life Award celebrates innovation in palliative and end-of-life care and seeks to provide best practices and models for the field. Programs and organizations that are making progress as shown in metrics and current data are encouraged to apply by noon CT, July 15.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services July 10 rescinded a policy that extended certain federal public benefits to immigrants lacking permanent legal status. A 1998 interpretation of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 previously allowed access to…
Senior leaders from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, along with White House representatives, visited pharmaceutical company Phlow Corp.’s new production system that manufactures key starting materials, active pharmaceutical…