Cigarette smoking by adults has dropped to its lowest level in 60 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported today. Despite that, tobacco is the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S., the agency said. From 2017-2023, an …
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. It also includes …
In this conversation, 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 …
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 letters mostly purport to be from the Russian …
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. The CDC said the partnership, known as an Epi-Aid, is a rapid response effort by the …
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 …
The AHA Feb. 28 filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, urging the court to affirm a decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland in September to deny a preliminary injunction sought by drug …
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. During the briefing, AHA …
In this conversation, Dave Newman, M.D., vice president and chief medical officer for virtual care at Sanford Health, discusses how innovative virtual care models and artificial intelligence-powered solutions are breaking down barriers, improving patient …
The AHA Feb. 28 filed a friend-of-the-court brief in 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 Johnson & Johnson’s proposed 340B rebate model …
The Department of Health and Human Services Feb. 28 announced that it is rescinding its Nixon-era policy on inviting public participation when making rules and regulations related to public property, loans, grants, benefits or contracts. “The extra- …
The AHA Feb. 28 voiced support for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's proposal to reduce beneficiary cost-sharing at critical access hospitals while holding those hospitals harmless. However, the AHA urged MedPAC to more closely examine the …
Congress passed into law legislation in 2021 that allowed additional eligibility for enhanced premium tax credits to help certain individuals and families purchase insurance on the health insurance marketplaces. This change has been especially impactful …
With March kicking off tomorrow, we’re approaching March Madness when college basketball teams across the country compete in the annual tournament that often is full of twists, turns and surprises. On Capitol Hill, we’re facing our own March Madness. …
A new fact sheet by the AHA explains why Congress should extend enhanced premium tax credits set to expire at the end of 2025, as not extending them would negatively impact patients in rural areas. In addition, a blog by Lisa Kidder Hrobsky, AHA senior …
The AHA Jan. 31 commended Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., John Cornyn, R-Texas., and Michael Bennet, D-Colo., on draft legislation…
The AHA Jan. 31 commended Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., John Cornyn, R-Texas., and Michael Bennet, D-Colo., on draft legislation…
Susan Doherty, the AHA’s vice president of field engagement, began the closing session of the 2025 AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference by reemphasizing the vital importance of rural hospitals and health care providers. “Rural health care is not …
In this conversation, Mindy Estes, M.D., former CEO of Saint Luke's Health System and former AHA board chair, and Tori Bayless, CEO of Luminis Health and AHA board member, discuss how hospital leaders and boards can drive meaningful change, the impact …
A school-aged child in Texas is the first reported individual to die from measles amid an outbreak in the South Plains and Panhandle regions of the state, the Texas Department of State Health Services announced today. The child was not vaccinated against …
