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CMS March 28 released an updated online validator tool that hospitals can use to test price transparency machine-readable files against the new format and data specifications going into effect on July 1, 2024, and Jan. 1, 2025.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services March 28 announced an extension of its temporary Marketplace special enrollment period for those who lost Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Program eligibility following the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency continuous coverage period.
The Office of Management and Budget March 28 released its final updated standards for Federal agencies on maintaining, collecting and presenting data on race and ethnicity.
The Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Treasury March 28 released a final rule to limit the sale of one type of non-comprehensive health care coverage and promote greater consumer understanding of their coverage options. 
The Environmental Protection Agency March 26 presented AHA’s American Society for Health Care Engineering with a 2024 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year — Sustained Excellence Award, the program’s highest honor, for its long-term commitment to fighting climate change and protecting public health through energy efficiency.
The latest iteration of the Lown Institute’s report on hospital community benefits suffers from the same biases, flaws and shortcomings as its previous reports, writes AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack.
A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine calls for developing better diagnostics, vaccines and treatments to enhance U.S. readiness for an outbreak or attack involving smallpox or related diseases, and systems and policies that would allow public health and health care systems to respond quickly and effectively.
This April through June under the Inflation Reduction Act, Medicare will reduce the coinsurance amount for 41 Part B prescription drugs from 20% to somewhere between 3.8% and 19.9%, depending on the drug, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced March 26.
AHA March 26 submitted comments on a discussion draft of the SUSTAIN 340B Act, legislation proposed in the Senate to clarify Congress’ intent in creating the 340B program and protect 340B providers from egregious behavior by drug companies, insurers and pharmacy benefit managers.
President Biden March 24 signed legislation funding the rest of the federal government through Sept. 30, including Department of Health and Human Services programs.