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Chair File: Planning for the Future

The AHA’s 2021 Environmental Scan is a useful resource for looking ahead. It provides key data and insights on the current operational landscape and is designed to help leaders maneuver the rough road ahead.

CMS: 2021 open enrollment surpasses 2.3 million

More than 2.3 million people selected a 2021 health plan through HealthCare.gov Nov. 1-21, including nearly 760,000 last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced. About 75%

Members in Action: SDOH data drives efforts to reduce breast cancer disparities

Parkland Hospital & Health System uses social determinants of health data to guide its efforts to reduce incidents of breast cancer in women who are economically vulnerable and experience challenges accessing care.

AHA podcast: AHA and Shatterproof tackle opioid use disorder stigma

The AHA recently partnered with Shatterproof, a national nonprofit dedicated to reversing the U.S. addiction crisis, to develop materials for clinicians to tackle the stigma of opioid use disorder.

CMS finalizes rule amending risk adjustment data validation program

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a final rule amending the Department of Health and Human Services’ Risk Adjustment Data Validation program, which validates the data that health insurers submit to HHS to determine risk adjustments based on the individuals they enroll.

CDC study: COVID-19 antibodies decline over time

In a study of 156 front-line hospital workers who tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies, 94% had lower antibody levels 60 days later, including 28% whose antibodies fell below the threshold for a positive test result, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.

NIAID trial enrolling hospital patients in remdesivir combination therapies

Over the next several months, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases expects to enroll up to 1,500 adult COVID-19 hospital patients who require supplemental oxygen in a global clinical trial that aims to determine whether baricitinib or dexamethasone is more effective at preventing mechanical ventilation or death when administered with remdesivir.

Medicare to implement new ICD-10 codes for COVID-19 on Jan. 1

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has assigned Medicare Severity-Diagnosis-Related Groups to six new ICD-10 diagnosis codes for reporting conditions related to COVID-19 on medical claims effective Jan. 1.

HHS seeks input on making COVID-19 regulatory flexibilities permanent.

The Department of Health and Human Services seeks comments for 30 days from health care providers and other stakeholders on the need to make permanent any regulatory flexibilities the agency has implemented in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency.

CMS announces Acute Hospital Care At Home program

As urged by the AHA, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services gave hospitals facing a surge in COVID-19 patients expanded flexibility to care for Medicare patients outside their walls.