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The AHA and seven other national hospital organizations today urged congressional leaders to act quickly to ensure hospitals and health systems have the additional resources they need to continue t

INSIGHTS FROM AHA RURAL CONFERENCE Lassiter, Pollack thank rural health care leaders as conference kicks off

On a recent AHA webinar with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, health care leaders discussed key strategies for building among pregnant people trust in the safety and efficacy of COVI

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Friday

In a study of over 13,000 pregnant individuals who delivered at 17 U.S.

The Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies Friday launched the

The AHA Friday submitted comments on a

The chance of acquiring COVID-19 during a hospital stay is low, according to a

Today I had the opportunity to welcome more than 1,000 people to the AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference.

Hospitals and health systems added 3,400 jobs in January, while U.S.

The AHA and a number of other national health care organizations yesterday published a new resource with five evidence-based action items that hospital and health system leaders can use to support the well-being of nurses, doctors and other team members during the current stage of the pandemic.

The Government Accountability Office today extended to Feb. 11 its survey for HIPAA-covered health care entities and business associates on their experiences complying with the Department of Health and Human Services’ data breach reporting requirements and HHS efforts to improve the data breach reporting process. The AHA assisted GAO in developing the survey, which will inform a future GAO report to Congress on data breach reporting by covered entities, including any challenges reported by covered entities and HHS efforts to address them.

The AHA today responded to a request for information on design considerations for legislation to make health care more affordable, released last month by a House Republican task force led by Reps. Kevin Hern, R-Okla.; Rick Allen, R-Ga.; and Victoria Spartz, R-Ind.

The Coalition to Protect America’s Health Care, of which the AHA is a founding member, will launch a new TV ad urging Congress to act now to prevent pending Medicare cuts and ensure hospitals and health systems have the resources they need to care for their patients and communities.

Community-based ambulatory patient care centers that sponsor an accredited primary care residency program can apply through March 31 for grants from the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program to expand their residency positions, particularly in rural and underserved areas, the Health Resources and Services Administration announced yesterday. HRSA expects to award about $19.2 million in grants. 

Rural hospitals have been and always will be a critical part of the nation’s health care delivery system. For nearly one-in-five Americans, they offer a caring and compassionate lifeline for individuals and families who would have few health care options otherwise.

The White House today released a preliminary planning guide to inform jurisdictional, federal partner and pharmacy planning to distribute the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6 months through 4 should the Food and Drug Administration authorize the vaccine for emergency use in this age group.

In a statement submitted to the House Ways and Means for a hearing yesterday on the nation’s mental health crisis, AHA voiced support for several initiatives that would expand access to mental health professionals, enforce parity in mental health coverage, and better integrate and coordinate mental and behavioral health care for patients.

Starting this spring, Medicare will allow beneficiaries to receive up to eight free over-the-counter COVID-19 tests monthly at eligible pharmacies and other entities, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced today.

The AHA today released its latest edition of the COVID-19 Snapshot underscoring the persisting challenges facing hospitals and health systems dur