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MedPAC, MACPAC release June reports to Congress
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission issued its June report to Congress on refinements to Medicare payment systems and issues affecting the Medicare program, which includes recommendations approved by the commission in April.
Federal government buys 200 million more doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
Moderna Inc. announced an agreement with the U.S. government for the purchase of an additional 200 million doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, along with an option to purchase other COVID-19 vaccine candidates in the biotech company’s development pipeline.
Local Businesses’ Role In Increasing Equitable Health Outcomes
In this AHA Advancing Health podcast, Leon Caldwell, AHA’s senior director of health equity strategies and in
The Story Isn’t Finished but Early Chapters on Disruption Have Been Written
Some of America’s largest companies have made it their business to disrupt health care. And in 2019, these six firms took significant steps to improve efficiency and make high-quality care more accessible. Here are some of their biggest moves.
Case study: Advocate Aurora Health shows value of health system during pandemic
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Milwaukee-based Advocate Aurora Health used its broad resources to ensure adequate supplies and equipment, develop a flexible staffing strategy, create surge predictive models and increase operational efficiencies.
CDC reports disparities in COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy
Only 11% of pregnant women in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Vaccine Safety Datalink, which includes vaccine safety monitoring data from nine integrated health systems, were fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by May 8, compared with 25% of non-pregnant women, the CDC reported.
CDC releases COVID-19 testing tool
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a COVID-19 Viral Testing Tool to help health care providers and individuals understand their COVID-19 testing options and take appropriate next steps.
Senate holds hearing on mental health care policy solutions
The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing to examine how to improve access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment and address inequities.
AHA-supported bill would fix Medicare ACO benchmarking flaw
A coalition of 13 health care organizations, including the AHA, voiced support for the Accountable Care in Rural America Act, bipartisan legislation that would revise the benchmarking formula for the Medicare Shared Savings Program to ensure participating accountable care organizations have an equal opportunity to share in savings regardless of their geographic location.