Rural issues
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CMS鈥 proposal mandating the disclosure of negotiated charges between health plans and hospitals is the wrong approach, exceeds the Administration's legal authority and should be abandoned, AHA told the agency today.
The AHA today expressed support for the Closing Loopholes for Orphan Drugs Act, H.R. 4538, bipartisan legislation that would limit the 鈥渙rphan drug鈥 exclusion for 340B Drug Pricing Program rural and cancer hospitals.
Duane Reynolds, president and CEO of AHA鈥檚 Institute for Diversity and Health Equity, and other AHA leaders recently visited Kearny County Hospital, a critical access hospital in Kansas, where they met with the hospital鈥檚 board and community leaders about the organization鈥檚 innovative efforts to鈥
Nonprofit or public rural entity organizations located in the eight Delta States can apply through Dec. 6 for funding to support the development of integrated health care networks.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee June 19 introduced the Lower Health Care Costs Act (S.1895), legislation to prevent surprise medical bills, reduce prescription drug prices, improve transparency in health care, invest in public health and improve health information鈥
The Federal Communications Commission鈥檚 Connected Care Pilot Program is 鈥渁 welcome and critical step鈥 toward advancing the progress of connected care, and the FCC should 鈥渁dopt rules that will implement the Pilot Program as soon as possible,鈥 the AHA said.
The AHA's comments on the the Federal Communications Commission鈥檚 notice of proposed rulemaking for the Connected Care Pilot Program .
The Health Resources and Services Administration seeks input through Oct. 9 on how best to conceptualize and measure access to health care in rural communities as the Department of Health and Human Services鈥 Rural Health Task Force considers policy changes to meet their needs.
On this AHA Advancing Health Podcast, author Safi Bahcall shares innovation lessons from his recent book, Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Disease, and Transform Industries, that health care leaders can apply.