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Bipartisan legislation introduced in Senate, House would allow some providers more time to use PRF money

The Provider Relief Fund Deadline Extension Act (S. 2493/H.R. 4735) was introduced in the Senate and House. The AHA-supported bill would allow providers that received COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund payments prior to June 30, 2020, to use their payments through Dec. 31, 2021, or the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, whichever is later.

FDA extends J&J vaccine’s authorized shelf life

The Food and Drug Administration July 28 extended to six months the shelf life for Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine.

AHA urges CMS to make permanent, extend certain COVID-19 waivers

AHA urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to make permanent COVID-19 waivers that removed regulatory barriers to better patient care, and temporarily extend certain other waivers beyond the public health emergency to help hospitals transition back to normal care delivery.

House passes HHS appropriations bill

The House voted 219-208 to approve legislation that would provide $253.8 billion in funding for the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education in fiscal year 2022, a 28% increase over the prior fiscal year.

CMS webinar Aug. 11 on hospital price transparency rule

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host an Aug. 11 webinar on complying with the hospital price transparency rule, which took effect Jan. 1.

Proposed rule seeks to strengthen critical supply chains

The Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration released a proposed rule intended to support domestic production of products critical to national and economic security.

AHA podcast: African American mental health clinicians discuss effects of dual stressors, COVID-19 and social injustice

Communities of color, who over the past year have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, also experienced emotional distress exacerbated by events surrounding the murder of George Floyd.
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Urge Support for Legislation Extending the Deadline for Hospitals to Spend PRF Payments

The Provider Relief Fund Deadline Extension Act (S. 2493/H.R. 4735) was introduced yesterday in the Senate and House.
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AHA Board Names John Haupert Chair-Elect Designate

The American Hospital Association (AHA) Board of Trustees has elected John Haupert, president and CEO of Grady Health System in Atlanta, as its Chair-elect Designate.
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Reports: Senate Bipartisan Infrastructure Package Does NOT Include Using COVID-19 Provider Relief Funds as Offsets

The Senate last night voted 67-32 to move forward on a roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package.