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American Hospital Association Press Releases

1,034 Press Releases

Published on June 11, 2025 - 23:07 GMT

AHA advocates for stronger health care supply chain in comments for House subcommittee hearing

The AHA submitted a statement today to the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health for a hearing today on the health care supply chain. The AHA advocated for strengthening the health care supply chain while acknowledging significant time would be …

Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry
Published on June 11, 2025 - 23:07 GMT

Senate HELP Committee releases text for budget reconciliation bill

The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee today released its text for the budget reconciliation bill. The text includes one health care provision, which would fund cost-sharing reduction payments to insurers in Affordable Care Act …

Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry
Published on June 11, 2025 - 00:25 GMT

ASHE deputy executive director appointed to battery safety committee to advocate for health care

The American Society for Health Care Engineering June 10 announced (https://www.ashe.org/ashes-chad-beebe-appointed-technical-committee-new-standard-nfpa-800) that Chad Beebe, its deputy executive director, has been selected by the National Fire Protection …

Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry
Published on June 11, 2025 - 00:25 GMT

AHA expresses support, concerns with FY 2026 IRF proposed rule

The AHA June 10 commented to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on its fiscal year 2026 proposed rule for the inpatient rehabilitation facility prospective payment system, voicing support for provisions in the rule that include the removal of …

Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry
Published on June 11, 2025 - 00:25 GMT

AHA provides comments on TEAM proposed rule, asks CMS to make voluntary

The AHA commented on proposed changes to the Transforming Episode Accountability Model, a new, mandatory, episode-based payment model scheduled to begin Jan. 1, 2026. The five-year program will require acute care hospitals in selected geographic areas to …

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Published on June 11, 2025 - 00:25 GMT

Reduced FY 2026 LTCH payment updates ‘inadequate,’ AHA tells CMS

The AHA expressed concerns (LINK) to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today on payment updates for the fiscal year 2026 proposed rule for the long-term care hospital prospective payment system. The updates include an insufficient market …

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Published on June 11, 2025 - 00:25 GMT

AHA comments to CMS on FY 2026 IPPS proposal

The AHA commented to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services June 10 on the fiscal year 2026 inpatient prospective payment system proposed rule (https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2025-04-11-cms-issues-hospital-ipps-proposed-rule-fy-2026), …

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Published on June 11, 2025 - 00:25 GMT

Video highlights Medicaid’s importance for preventative care

The AHA June 10 released a new video in its series, “Medicaid: Real Lives, Real Care,” that features Missouri Hospital Association President and CEO Jon Doolittle sharing how important Medicaid is for preventative care and keeping people healthy. With …

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Published on June 10, 2025 - 02:07 GMT

Current Employee Experience Trends in Health Care

Recent data from Press Ganey, reflecting input from over 1.4 million health care employees, reveals that after an initial post-pandemic rebound, employee engagement declined slightly in 2024 — a decrease of 0.02 on a 5-point scale. This downward trend cut …

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Published on June 10, 2025 - 02:07 GMT

Blog examines 4 challenges to advancing employee and physician experience

In a new AHA blog, Chris DeRienzo, M.D., AHA’s senior vice president and chief physician executive, and Nell Buhlman, chief administrative officer and head of strategy at Press Ganey, reflect on four challenges to driving employee and physician experience. …

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Published on June 10, 2025 - 02:07 GMT

Study finds declines in maternal mental health

A study published May 27 by JAMA Internal Medicine found declines in self-reported maternal mental health from 2016 to 2023. Researchers used the National Survey of Children’s Health to assess the mental and physical health of more than 198,000 U.S. …

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Published on June 10, 2025 - 02:07 GMT

White House memo directs HHS to eliminate ‘waste, fraud and abuse in Medicaid’

The White House June 6 issued a memorandum directing the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services “to take appropriate action to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicaid, including by ensuring Medicaid payments rates are not higher …

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Published on June 7, 2025 - 00:03 GMT

Hospitals Lead a National Day of Awareness to End Violence

America’s hospitals and health systems experience firsthand the devastating impact all forms of violence have on individuals’ lives and health. And they see how violence can ripple through a community, affecting not just the injured but their family, …

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Published on June 7, 2025 - 00:03 GMT

AHA podcast: SSM Health’s United Front Against Workplace Violence

SSM Heath’s Amy Wilson, DNP, R.N., chief nurse executive, and Todd Miller, vice president of security, discuss how collaboration between clinical and security teams for workplace violence simulations and de-escalation scenarios is reshaping the culture of …

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Published on June 7, 2025 - 00:03 GMT

Measles cases surpass 1,100

There have been 1,168 confirmed cases of measles across 33 states as of June 6 this year, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This year’s figure is more than four times higher than the 2024 total of 285 cases. …

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Published on June 7, 2025 - 00:03 GMT

Infographic highlights Save Healthcare Workers Act, impacts of violence in hospitals and health systems

SSM Heath’s Amy Wilson, DNP, R.N., chief nurse executive, and Todd Miller, vice president of security, discuss how collaboration between clinical and security…

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Published on June 6, 2025 - 01:10 GMT

ASPR to test automated sterile saline system to help prevent IV shortages

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response June 5 announced it selected two locations to test an automated, point-of-care, sterile saline manufacturing system that could help prevent or mitigate …

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Published on June 6, 2025 - 01:10 GMT

AHA files brief defending Tennessee’s 340B contract pharmacy law

The AHA June 4 filed an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee in defense of the state’s 340B contract pharmacy law prohibiting drug companies from denying hospitals the same 340B discounts for drugs dispensed at …

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Published on June 6, 2025 - 01:10 GMT

Agencies issue advisory on updated tactics by Play ransomware group

The FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and Australian Cyber Security Centre June 4 released an advisory on updated actions and tactics used by the Play ransomware group. The group, active since 2022, has impacted a wide range of …

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Published on June 6, 2025 - 01:10 GMT

Senators reintroduce the SEPSIS Act

Sens. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Andy Kim, D-N.J., June 5 reintroduced the SEPSIS Act, legislation which would task the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with continuing its efforts addressing sepsis care. The agency's …

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