Access & Health Coverage
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit denied the federal government鈥檚 request to lift pending appeal a preliminary injunction blocking a presidential proclamation requiring most individuals seeking to enter the United States via an immigrant visa to have approved health insurance coverage鈥
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) March 9 issued final rules to implement the 21st Century Cures Act prohibition on information blocking and require patient access to health information in Medicare,鈥
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg blocked Medicaid work requirements in Michigan, citing an appeals court decision last month that affirmed his decision blocking Medicaid work requirements in Arkansas.
On this Advancing Health podcast, John Supplitt, AHA senior director, speaks to two rural hospital leaders about the importance of implementing an effective community health worker program to expand health care access.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services鈥 proposed rule on the standards governing health insurance issuers and the Health Insurance Marketplaces for 2021 includes a number of policies that could benefit patients by lowering drug prices and premiums, incentivizing use of high-value services鈥
The Supreme Court said it will review, during its term beginning in October, a federal appeals court decision that held the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate unconstitutional.
Four drugs used in hospitals for years increased their prices between 525% and 1,644% after receiving formal approval through the Food and Drug Administration鈥檚 Unapproved Drug Initiative, according to an analysis released by Vizient.
The Food and Drug Administration approved the first generic albuterol sulfate inhaler to treat and prevent bronchospasms in patients with asthma or reversible obstructive airway disease.
鈥淭he recent Modern Healthcare article 鈥楾op not-for-profit hospitals offer less charity care, study finds,鈥 does not tell the full story of how hospitals and health systems improve community health,鈥 writes AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack in a letter to the editor.
The Department of Veterans Affairs offers a host of materials to help community partners, including health care organizations, prevent suicide among veterans.