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Senate passes revised budget resolution
The Senate by a vote of 51 to 48 passed its revised budget resolution for fiscal year 2025 with Sens. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, voting with Democrats in opposition.
Senate confirms Mehmet Oz as new CMS administrator
The Senate April 3 by a vote of 53-45 confirmed Mehmet Oz as the new administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
AHA, others urge Congress to reauthorize and expand workforce program for foreign-born staff
The AHA and dozens of other organizations yesterday urged House and Senate sponsors of the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act to reauthorize and expand the program which allows foreign-born medical graduates trained in the U.S. to practice medicine in rural and underserved areas.
AHA opposes legislation allowing physician self-referrals, POH expansion
The AHA March 27 voiced opposition to the Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act (H.R. 2191), a bill that would lift the ban on the establishment of physician-owned hospitals in certain rural areas and permit the unfettered expansion of POHs nationwide, regardless of location.
Senate confirms new FDA, NIH leaders
The Senate March 25 confirmed Marty Makary as the new commissioner of the Food and Dr
Continuing resolution moves to President Trump for signing
The Senate March 14 approved by a vote of 54-46, a continuing resolution to fund the government through Sept. 30. The House passed, by a vote of 217-213, the bill earlier in the week. President Trump is expected to sign the measure.
White House withdraws nomination for CDC director; Senate committee advances NIH, FDA picks
The White House March 13 withdrew the nomination of former Republican congressman Dave Weldon for director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
AHA discusses how Congress can improve support for post-acute care
The AHA March 11 shared ways Congress could better support patient access to post-acute care in comments for a hearing held by the House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health.
House passes continuing resolution to fund government through September, extend key health care provisions
The House of Representatives March 11 voted 217-213 to pass a continuing resolution to fund the federal government through Sept. 30.
As part of AHA Advocacy Day, hospital leaders urge Congress to protect patient access to care
More than 150 hospital and health system leaders March 4 participated in an AHA Advocacy Day briefing in Washington, D.C., to get the latest updates on key issues before meeting with lawmakers and their staff on Capitol Hill.