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FDA approves new flu antiviral medication
The Food and Drug Administration last week approved a new antiviral flu medication for patients aged 12 and older.
Urge your Representatives to Sign on to ‘Dear Colleague’ Letter on 340B Contract Pharmacy Issue
In response to recent actions taken by a number of drug companies to limit the distribution of certain 340B drugs to hospitals and health systems, Reps. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., and David McKinley, R-W.Va., along with Reps. Peter Welch, D-Vt., Greg Gianforte, R-Mont., Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., and Doris Matsui, D-Calif., are circulating and asking House of Representatives members to sign a Dear Colleague letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) urging the agency to use its authority to address these troubling actions and require these companies to comply with the law.
Rural Health Update - August 2020
This newsletter updates readers on federal advocacy and policy actions in general as well as those that are COVID-19 related.
NIH awards contracts for COVID-19 rapid point-of-care tests
The National Institutes of Health announced as part of its Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics initiative $129.3 million in contracts to nine companies for technologies that include portable point-of-care tests for immediate results and high-throughput laboratories that can return results within 24 hours.
AHA again urges HHS to protect 340B program from drug companies’ actions
The AHA again expressed concern to the Department of Health and Human Services about recent actions taken by several major drug manufacturers to limit the distribution of certain 340B drugs to hospitals.
LHA establishes fund for employees affected by Hurricane Laura
The Louisiana Hospital Association Research and Education Foundation has established a fund to help hospital employees who experienced significant property loss or personal hardship as a result of Hurricane Laura.
FDA greenlights injection to aid tracheal intubation
The Food and Drug Administration approved a new drug for facilitating tracheal intubation and to provide skeletal muscle relaxation during surgery or mechanical ventilation.
Main Street Lending Program now fully operational
The Federal Reserve Sept. 4 said that its Main Street Lending Program is now fully operational and accepting submissions of eligible loans to nonprofit organizations.
CMS issues new COVID-19 reporting guidance for labs and long-term care facilities.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued new surveyor guidance for COVID-19 laboratory test result reporting for Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments-certified laboratories.
Senate Republican leaders introduce ‘targeted’ COVID-19 relief bill
Senate Republican leaders released a roughly $500 billion COVID-19 relief package that would provide additional assistance for priorities, including small businesses, enhanced unemployment insurance, child care, COVID-19 testing and schools.