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NATIONAL 5 proposed medical debt solutions, per the AHA 5 recent moves from The Joint Commission 340B Program Enrollment Led to More Oncology Services at Rural Hospitals Acute care hospitals spend billions on quality data reporting: study AHA Comment Letter on Long-term Care Facility PPS AHA podcast: How Community Investment Saved a Rural Health... READ MORE

NATIONAL As AI advances in healthcare, industry players wrestle with its risks AHA Comments on FY 2024 Proposed Rule for Skilled Nursing Facilities AHA rebukes ‘flawed’ study on hospital finances AHA urges CMS to consider inflation, staffing in light of proposed inpatient rehab rule AHCA prepared to sue over minimum staffing mandate AMA, radiology... READ MORE

NATIONAL 9 health systems working with Amazon, Microsoft, Apple 293 hospitals at immediate risk of closure AHA chair-elect participates in CEO roundtable on rural health care crisis AHA report demonstrates benefits of 340B program AHA Urges OCR to Suspend or Amend Online Tracking Guidance AMA and others launch collective call for health equity in... READ MORE

NATIONAL 8 Questions About Proposed Changes to Rural Floor Wage Index AHA, other hospital groups oppose site-neutral legislation before markup AHA urges OCR to finalize HIPAA privacy proposal, suspend online tracking guidance   CMS rule would mandate greater transparency on drug prices CVS, Amazon shutting down their health businesses Envision to layoff 329 employees Expert... READ MORE

NATIONAL AHA recommends congressional action to improve rural access to care AmSurg to buy Envision’s ASCs ASC operator Envision to file for bankruptcy Black communities endured wave of excess deaths in past 2 decades, studies find Congress urged to make certain Medicare telehealth access permanent FTC orders records from Zinc Health, Ascent Health as... READ MORE

NATIONAL 4 Healthcare Design And Construction Trends To Watch AHA urges court to preserve ACA preventive services requirement pending appeal AI may pose ‘existential threat,’ physicians warn in BMJ Biden’s nursing home staff mandates expected soon CareFirst, Noom program aims to ‘retrain’ the brain of members with obesity, prediabetes CDC head to depart Cyberattacks... READ MORE

NATIONAL 6 health systems using GPT and AI tools 100,000 nurses left industry during the pandemic, report finds AHA backs bill to delay Medicaid DSH cuts by 2 years AHA launches info hub for healthcare quality leaders AHA opposes MedPAC recommendations to Congress on site-neutral, Part B drug, wage index policies AHA ramps up... READ MORE

NATIONAL 94% of Organizations Experienced a Cyberattack in 2022 AHA blog: Strengthening crisis management in rural health care Biden signs bill ending Covid-19 national emergency Cancer drug shortages are creating dire circumstances for some patients CMS Releases FY24 IPPS Proposed Rule, Seeks to Boost Rates by 2.8% CMS issues FY 2024 proposed rule for... READ MORE

NATIONAL AHA, AHCA warn CMS against unfunded nursing home staffing mandates AHA to Congress: Funding rural hospitals is critical for access AHA-supported bill to aid small rural hospitals reintroduced in Senate Biden won’t veto Republican-led bill ending COVID emergency CVS-branded hospitals? What’s next for company after Signify acquisition Is CMS pushing procedures away from... READ MORE

NATIONAL 42 Hospitals Sue HHS for ‘Tens of Millions’ of Dollars in Delayed Medicare DSH Payments A hospital fight is renewed — over hospitals Amazon underestimated complexity of healthcare: Report Between a rock and a hard place: Interest rate hikes alarm some hospital CFOs CEO of Moderna grilled by lawmakers about plants to quadruple... READ MORE