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The AHA March 10 filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, urging the court to oppose a motion by data analytics firm MultiPlan to dismiss claims that the company conspired with insurers to reduce out-of-network reimbursements for hospitals and health systems.

The AHA March 11 shared ways Congress could better support patient access to post-acute care in comments for a hearing held by the House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services March 10 released new proposed policies for health insurance marketplaces, including the issuers, agents and brokers who assist marketplace enrollees.

The House of Representatives March 11 voted 217-213 to pass a continuing resolution to fund the federal government through Sept. 30.

The Department of Health and Human Services March 7

John Riggi, AHA national advisor for cybersecurity and risk, and Justin Spelhaug, corporate vice president and global head of Tech for Social Impact at Microsoft Philanthropies, discuss the unique

A Microsoft report published March 5 identified recent tactics by Silk Typhoon, a Chinese state-sponsored cyberthreat group known for extensive espionage activities.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention March 7 released a health advisory on the measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico. As of today, Texas has reported 198 cases and New Mexico has reported 10 cases, with more expected.

The AHA has filed a number of friend-of-the-court briefs in cases before the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, urging the court to uphold the Health Resources and Services Administration’s decision to reject drug companies’ proposed 340B rebate models in separate lawsuits brought by a number of drug companies to bar the agency from doing so.

We look forward to welcoming hospital and health system leaders to our 2025 AHA Annual Membership Meeting in Washington, D.C., in less than two months.

Hospitals and health systems are urged to nominate candidates as soon as possible for the AHA Next Generation Leaders Fellowship so they can apply by the March 31 deadline.

Cigarette smoking by adults has dropped to its lowest level in 60 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported today.

Microsoft March 5 announced that 550 rural hospitals have joined the Cybersecurity for Rural Hospitals Program, an initiative created last year in partnership with the AHA that includes free and heavily discounted cybersecurity services.

In recent days, the AHA and the FBI have received multiple reports of hospitals and health systems receiving data extortion letters delivered through the U.S. Postal Service and originating domestically. The AHA has engaged with recipient organizations and the FBI on this issue.

Mindy Estes, M.D., former CEO of Saint Luke's Health System and former AHA board chair, and Roxanna Gapstur, R.N., CEO of WellSpan Health, discuss the strategies that enabled WellSpan to maintain high-quality care during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, solutions for nursing retention and how WellSpan is addressing critical community health challenges.

The Food and Drug Administration March 5 announced that Baxter Healthcare Corporation recalled its Spectrum infusion pumps due to the potential for missing motor mounting screws.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention March 4 announced it sent agency experts to Texas to assist local officials in responding to the state’s measles outbreak.

More than 150 hospital and health system leaders March 4 participated in an AHA Advocacy Day briefing in Washington, D.C., to get the latest updates on key issues before meeting with lawmakers and their staff on Capitol Hill.

The AHA voiced support for the Assistance for Rural Community Hospitals Act, legislation reintroduced March 3 by Reps. Carol Miller, R-W.Va., and Terri Sewell, D-Ala., that would extend the Medicare-dependent hospital and low-volume adjustment programs for five years each. 

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