The Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing Feb. 11 on issues impacting physician burnout. The AHA provided a statement for the hearing and urged Congress to pass legislation to address burnout, including the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to …
Michelle Hood, AHA executive vice president and COO, and Bill Gassen, president and CEO of Sanford Health in Sioux Falls, S.D., and chair-elect designate of the AHA Board of Trustees, led a fireside chat on the realities of shepherding rural hospitals …
Capitol Hill was the focus of the second morning of the AHA 2026 Rural Health Care Leadership Conference, taking place through tomorrow in San Antonio. During the Washington Update session, AHA leaders Aimee Kuhlman, vice president, advocacy and grassroots …
The AHA’s Committee on Clinical Leadership has announced its 2026 officers and new members. The officers are Chair Sylvain “Syl” Trepanier, DNP, chief nursing officer and senior vice president, Providence Health; Chair-elect James Porter, M.D., president …
There are 933 cases in the South Carolina measles outbreak, the state’s Department of Public Health reported Feb. 10. Of those, 859 cases are unvaccinated, 20 are partially vaccinated, 25 are vaccinated and the status of 29 cases is unknown. The agency …
All hospital and health system leaders are committed to delivering the best possible care to the people we serve while navigating the changes and challenges we face. For the leaders of rural hospitals, those challenges come with an added degree of …
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 …
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