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AHA mourns the passing of Rep. John Lewis
The AHA July 18 issued a statement on the passing of Rep. John Lewis, a long-standing former member of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee and Chairman of its Subcommittee on Oversight. Congressman Lewis was a close ally of America’s hospitals and a powerful advocate for the Medicare program, the Affordable Care Act and health equity.
AHA comments on Medicaid drug rebate proposed rule for FY 2021
The AHA July 20 submitted comments on proposed Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regulations that would support state flexibility in Medicaid drug value-based purchasing arrangements and other changes to the Medicaid drug rebate program for fiscal year 2021.
AHA Board selects Wright Lassiter as chair-elect designate
The AHA Board of Trustees July 20 announced the selection of Wright Lassiter III, president and CEO of Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, as its chair-elect designate. He will become AHA chair in 2022.
FDA greenlights new COVID-19 tests, anti-coagulant drug
The Food and Drug Administration last week reissued its emergency use authorization of Quest Diagnostics’ SARS-CoV-2 rRT-PCR test for use with pooled samples containing up to four individual swab specimens collected under observation.
Dexamethasone study shows promising results for treating COVID-19 patients
The New England Journal of Medicine last week released a study showing that the use of dexamethasone resulted in a lower, 28-day mortality rate among patients receiving invasive ventilation or oxygen.
Senate urged to support hospitals in next COVID-19 legislative package
More than 350 hospital and health system leaders from across the country participated in an AHA Virtual Advocacy Day to urge senators to include priorities that support hospitals and health systems in the next COVID-19 legislative package.
AHA Letter to CMS on Supporting Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) for Drugs Covered in Medicaid
On behalf of our nearly 5,000 member hospitals, health systems and other health care organizations, our clinician partners – including more than 270,000 affiliated physicians, 2 million nurses and other caregivers – and the 43,000 health care leaders who belong to our professional membership groups, the American Hospital Association (AHA) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed regulation related to supporting Medicaid drug value-based purchasing (VBP) arrangements and other changes to the Medicaid drug rebate program.
AHA Statement on the Passing of Congressman John Lewis
Statement on the passing of Congressman John Lewis from AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack.
Chair File: Finding Joy in the Work and Mission
In 2016, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and former Archbishop Desmond Tutu spent one week together in deep discussion about joy. How to obtain it and hold on to it in a changing and often chaotic world.
Senate Finance Committee issues report on 'concurrent and overlapping surgeries'
Senate Finance Committee leaders today issued a staff report on “concurrent and overlapping surgeries,” which the report describes as a practice involving a surgeon scheduling and conducting operat