Over 1,300 rural leaders are gathered at the 2026 AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference in San Antonio this week. Discussions are taking place on strategies and innovation to advance health care in rural America. Tina Freese Decker, president and …
AHA Board of Trustees Chair Marc Boom, M.D., today presented the team from WVU Medicine Potomac Valley Hospital of Keyser, W.Va., with the 2026 Rural Hospital Excellence in Innovation Award , sponsored by Microsoft, for their virtual ICU pilot program. …
Rural hospital and health system leaders gathered at the 39th annual AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference this week in San Antonio. Experts, practitioners and providers are sharing strategies, resources and innovative approaches to thrive in the …
John Riggi, AHA national advisor for cybersecurity and risk, talks with Brett Leatherman, FBI assistant director, Cyber Division, and Gretchen Burrier, FBI assistant director, Office of Private Sector, about the agency’s new campaign against cyberthreats …
John Riggi, AHA national advisor for cybersecurity and risk, talks with Brett Leatherman, FBI assistant director, Cyber Division, and Gretchen Burrier, FBI…
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Feb. 9 affirmed a district court ruling upholding Louisiana’s 340B contract pharmacy law. The state law prohibits drug companies from denying hospitals the same 340B discounts for drugs dispensed at community …
The AHA commented Feb. 9 on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed rule that would make changes to the Increasing Organ Transplant Access Model beginning July 1. The AHA expressed concerns about the model and provided recommendations to …
The AHA Feb. 9 released a series of behavioral threat assessment and management resources developed in partnership with the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit-1. The report’s leadership guide provides practical, evidence-based and informed strategies to …
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Feb. 9 released its 2027 proposed standards for the health insurance marketplaces, including the issuers and brokers who assist marketplace enrollees. Notably, the proposed rule would allow CMS to certify …
More than 34.1 million Americans were enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan in 2025, accounting for 54% of all Medicare beneficiaries. We have seen enrollment in MA plans increase significantly over the past two decades, and the Congressional Budget Office …
The Medical Student Education Authorization Act (H.R. 5428), legislation which would authorize a federal program to provide grants through fiscal year 2028 to public graduate medical education programs for physicians, was introduced in the House Feb. 4 …
The White House yesterday launched TrumpRx, the direct-to-consumer platform that will serve as a hub to direct cash-paying consumers to drug manufacturers and pharmacies to purchase discounted prescription drugs. The website offers coupons to consumers to …
The National Institute of Standards and Technology Feb. 2 published details on a critical vulnerability that impacted Notepad++, a free, open-source text and source code program widely used by several industries, including health care. The vulnerability …
A new AHA blog published Feb. 3 discusses how the 340B Drug Pricing Program serves as an effective solution to some of the nation’s most persistent and bipartisan health care challenges. The blog highlights how the 340B program helps keep drug prices lower …
The AHA Feb. 5 announced WVU Medicine Potomac Valley Hospital in Keyser, W.Va., as the 2026 recipient of the new Rural Hospital Excellence in Innovation Award. The award, sponsored by Microsoft, seeks to recognize and share the accomplishments of rural …
The Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology announced the selection of nine pilots as part of the Behavioral Health Information Technology Initiative to help improve behavioral health …
The Department of Health and Human Services Feb. 5 in a court filing said it would scrap its current 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program and potentially restart the administrative process for such a program. These moves come after the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of …
The Coalition to Strengthen America’s Healthcare Feb. 5 released a new research brief examining the impact of proposed site-neutral payment policies on hospitals and patient access to care. The analysis found that expanding site-neutral payment proposals …
Many Americans may be unaware that the services they rely on every day through their local hospital are supported by a program called the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Indeed, the discounts on drug purchases authorized under the 340B program directly support …
Carmela Coyle, California Hospital Association president and CEO, announced plans Feb. 5 to retire in early 2027, according to the CHA. Coyle has been in health care policy and advocacy for 44 years and has been CHA president and CEO since 2017. She …
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