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AHA elects new trustee to board
The AHA has elected Marc L. Boom, M.D., president and CEO of Houston Methodist, to a three-year term on its Board of Trustees beginning Jan. 1. Dr. Boom will fill an interim vacancy on the board. He currently serves on the AHA Health Systems Committee and was an AHA Regional Policy Board 7 delegate from 2010-2012 and 2013-2015.
AHA Report Finds Rural Hospital Closures Threaten Patient Access to Care As Hospitals Face Numerous Challenges
The AHA today released a new report highlighting the variety of causes that resulted in 136 rural hospital closures from 2010 to 2021, and a record 19 closures in 2020 alone.
CMS: 2 more states extend Medicaid postpartum coverage
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today approved state plan amendments allowing Indiana and West Virginia to extend postpartum coverage from 60 days to 12 months after pregnancy for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program enrollees under the American Rescue Plan Act. They join 21 other states and Washington, D.C., in opting to extend the coverage under either the ARPA state plan option or section 1115 demonstration authority.
DHS finalizes rule excluding Medicaid, CHIP from public charge determinations
The Department of Homeland Security today released a final rule excluding noncash benefits, such as the Children’s Health Insurance Program and most Medicaid benefits, when making a public charge inadmissibility determination for noncitizens requesting admission to the United States or permanent residency. AHA voiced support for the proposed rule in April, saying its clarifications would address confusion and uncertainty for legal immigrants and their families wrought by earlier policies.
Administration announces fall COVID-19 response strategy
The Biden Administration will make over 170 million doses of the bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster available to Americans for free at pharmacies, doctor’s offices, health centers, and state and local health departments, the White House announced today.
Congress urged to update Medicare laboratory payment system
Twenty-six organizations, including the AHA, today urged congressional leaders to enact the Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act (H.R.8188, S.4499), bipartisan legislation that would update Medicare’s payment system for clinical diagnostic lab services and reporting requirements for labs.
AHA report: Rural hospital closures threaten patient access to care
A new report from the AHA highlights the variety of causes that resulted in 136 rural hospital closures from 2010 to 2021, and a record 19 closures in 2020 alone. These include many longstanding pressures, such as low reimbursement, staffing shortages, low patient volume and regulatory barriers, as well as the continued financial challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
HHS OCIO HC3 – TLP White Threat Briefing: Emerging Technology and Security for the HPH
Modern information technologies are having a profound effect on the health sector, but they also bring with them security consid
White House: Public will need annual COVID boosters
White House health leaders stated this week the public likely will need annual COVID-19 booster shots,
Nursing homes struggle to recover from pandemic
Although nursing homes increased employee wages more than any other health care sector during the pandemic, staffing is at a nearly 30-year low