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The AHA today released a guide to help hospital and health system board members and leaders implement an emerging strategy to ensure continued access to emergency and outpatient services in vulnerable communities.
The Department of Homeland Security鈥檚 Office of Cyber and Infrastructure Analysis will host a Nov. 28 webinar for public and private sector stakeholders on its most recent analysis of 鈥渟oft target鈥 attacks in Western countries and possible critical infrastructure-related consequences. For more on鈥
The AHA Workforce Center will host a Dec. 6 webinar on 鈥淲orkforce Planning from a Health System Perspective,鈥 the second in an AHA series on 鈥淪ustainable Healthcare Delivery through Strategic Workforce Development.鈥 Speakers will discuss challenges and successes in strategic workforce planning and鈥
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late this afternoon released a proposed rule that would make programmatic and operational changes to the Medicare Advantage and prescription drug benefit programs for contract year 2019. According to the agency, the rule would revise program鈥
The House of Representatives today voted 227-205 to approve the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1), legislation to reform the tax code. Among other changes, the bill would eliminate hospitals鈥 ability to access low-cost capital financing through tax-exempt private-activity bonds and advance refunding鈥
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services plans to release in coming weeks details on a new Medicare appeals settlement option for health care providers and suppliers with a low volume of appeals pending at the Department of Health and Human Services鈥 Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals鈥
Today is National Rural Health Day , an annual event spotlighting the unique health care needs and access and delivery challenges of America鈥檚 rural and frontier communities. 鈥淲ithout action from Congress, critical programs that protect health care in rural communities will expire,鈥 notes a new AHA鈥
The Food and Drug Administration yesterday alerted health care providers and the public to an increased risk of heart-related death from a drug used to treat gout, a type of arthritis in adults. Preliminary results from a safety clinical trial of the drug febuxostat (Uloric) show an increased risk鈥
A new AHA guide offers strategies and case examples to help hospitals and health systems address transportation issues in their communities. The guide is the latest in a series of resources by AHA and its Health Research & Educational Trust and Association for Community Health Improvement鈥
Reps. David McKinley (R-WV) and Mike Thompson (D-CA) last night introduced H.R. 4392, a bill that would prevent a dramatic reduction in Medicare Part B payments for certain hospitals that participate in the 340B Drug Pricing Program.