Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)
The Department of Health and Human Services announced that it will distribute a second round of funding from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund to hospitals that have been highly impacted by COVID-19. Payments totaling $10 billion will go out to over 1,000 hospitals as early as鈥
AHA鈥檚 Board Chair Dr. Mindy Estes talked with Dr. Marc Boom, President and CEO of Houston Methodist, about how his hospital has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. This episode of Leadership Rounds was recorded on July 16, 2020.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced that it will distribute a second round of funding from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund to hospitals that have been highly impacted by COVID-19. Payments totaling $10 billion will go out to over 1,000 hospitals as鈥
Statement from AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack on HHS's announcement to distribute additional funds for 鈥渉ot spot鈥 hospitals.
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Congress returns to Washington, D.C., on Monday, and the stakes are extremely high. The Senate will begin serious negotiations on the next COVID-19 relief package, and we expect Congress to pass legislation before the August congressional recess.
Disproportionate rates of COVID-19 illness and death among racial and ethnic minorities likely stem from a higher probability of exposure to the virus at work and at home, according to a study by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality researchers published in Health Affairs.
AHA issued a refresh of its COVID-19 resource on ways hospitals and health systems are caring for mothers and babies during the pandemic.
The Food and Drug Administration added to its FAQs on testing for SARS-CoV-2 a list of laboratories that should no longer be used.
The Internal Revenue Service July 6 issued a clarification on the tax treatment of funds received from the Provider Relief Fund.