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AHA rebuts commentary on hospital consolidation

A recent JAMA article, “recycles old and tired arguments about hospital consolidation without any examination of the impact of consolidation in the commercial health insurance industry or related health care sectors that promise to have a profound impact on the cost, quality and accessibility of health care for consumers,” AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack writes in a new blog post.

CMS allocates additional navigator funding for federal marketplace SEP

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services allocated $2.3 million in additional funding to current navigator grant recipients in the 28 states using the federally facilitated marketplace to help enroll consumers in marketplace, Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance coverage during the special enrollment period that runs through May 15. 

AHA-supported bill would expand access to telehealth services

The AHA voiced support for the Telehealth Modernization Act (S.368), legislation that would remove geographic and originating site restrictions to allow patients to receive telehealth in their homes and other locations.

U.S. to purchase at least 100K doses of Lilly antibody cocktail

The federal government has agreed to purchase at least 100,000 doses of the combination monoclonal antibody therapy bamlanivimab and etesevimab, Eli Lilly and Company announced.

FDA authorizes Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine’s emergency use; CDC concurs

The Food and Drug Administration granted an emergency use authorization for Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine.

CMS clarifies when health plans must cover COVID-19 tests; FDA authorizes new at-home test

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released guidance clarifying federal requirements for health plans to cover certain items and services related to diagnostic testing for COVID-19 without cost-sharing, prior authorization or other medical management requirements.
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Motion to Intervene AstraZeneca v. Cochran, Feb. 26, 2021, Re: 340B Contract Pharmacy Intervention

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Chair File: Using Data to Transform Health Care

During our rapid response to the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals and health systems have developed new ways of collecting, evaluating and sharing data to improve patient care. It’s one way the pandemic is reshaping health care now and into the future.

AHA compiles one-stop shop to help meet hospitals’ COVID-19 vaccine communication needs

AHA released a one-stop web hub for hospitals and health systems to find communication resources related to COVID-19 vaccines.