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Guidance on the implementation timeline for the No Surprises Act independent dispute resolution operations final rule was released Aug. 7 by the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury, along with the Office of Personnel Management.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday announced that the ongoing cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce has expanded to 15 states.

The AHA Aug.

The Senate Aug. 5 voted 51-44 to confirm Erica Schwartz as the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Schwartz was previously deputy surgeon general during the first Trump administration.

A bipartisan group of senators Aug. 5 introduced the Supporting Underserved and Strengthening Transparency, Accountability and Integrity Now and for the Future of 340B Act (SUSTAIN 340B Act), a bill aimed at providing statutory clarity for the 340B Drug Pricing Program while establishing new transparency, reporting and program integrity requirements. The bill was introduced by Sens. Jerry Moran, R-Kan.; Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis.; Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va.; Tim Kaine, D-Va.; John Boozman, R-Ark.; and John Hickenlooper, D-Colo.

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Aug. 5 granted a motion for the AHA and the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania to file an amicus brief submitted in June in support of Jefferson Health’s challenge to Aetna’s “level of severity” reimbursement policy.

A blog by Shannon Wu, AHA director of payment policy, explains why having access to care close to home and the existence of rural hospitals are fundamental factors of healthcare affordability.

Jackie Gerhart, M.D., chief medical officer at Epic, Thomas McGinn, M.D., chief physician executive officer at CommonSpirit Health, and Zia Agha, M.D., chief medical officer at West Health, discuss the rapid pace of healthcare’s evolution and what that means for physicians, patients and health systems.

The Senate is expected to vote this week on its own continuing resolution to fund the federal government through Dec. 11.

The Food and Drug Administration Aug. 3 identified Class I recalls of two convenience kit products.

The AHA and The John A. Hartford Foundation have launched the inaugural AHA Age-Friendly Healthcare Impact Award.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration announced July 31 that it awarded $73.2 million in grants for children’s mental health, suicide prevention and assisted outpatient treatment programs.

Two individuals have died in Michigan in connection to the current multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced Aug. 3.

The Food and Drug Administration has identified Class I recalls of two products: certain Astral ventilators by Resmed due to a supercapacitor that may leak over time, and 14Fr Low Profile Introducer Kits by Abiomed due to thrombus formation following prolonged use of the introducer.

Anne Seymour, of the National Mass Violence Center, and Michael Schmidt, Ph.D., professor of microbiology and immunology at the Medical University of South Carolina, explain how crime victim compensation programs can help survivors of mass violence cover medical bills, mental health care, transportation and other recovery costs.

Since 2017, the AHA has partnered with The John A. Hartford Foundation and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement on the Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative.

The AHA has elected seven new members to its Board of Trustees for three-year terms beginning Jan. 1.

The Department of Health and Human Services today issued a notice announcing a revised 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program, allowing qualifying drug manufacturers to use rebates rather than upfront discounts to effectuate the 340B ceiling price for certain drugs purchased by 340B covered entities. 

The AHA July 31 provided comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on its interim final rule on Medicaid community engagement requirements.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today finalized a 2.3% payment update for long-term care hospitals for fiscal year 2027 relative to FY 2026.