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The White House announced Dec. 19 that it reached most-favored-nation deals with nine pharmaceutical companies, aligning their drug prices with the lowest paid by other developed nations.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dec. 19 announced the creation of the Office of Rural Health Transformation.
The AHA Dec. 18 filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in support of a district court’s dismissal of an online tracking lawsuit. Plaintiffs in the case claimed a health care provider shared protected health information following use of the provider’s website.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has allocated 400 Medicare-funded residency slots to 169 teaching hospitals.
The Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy has issued new FAQs regarding information blocking. The updates are intended to provide clarifying guidance regarding revenue sharing, the role of a “requestor” under the alternative manner condition of the Manner Exception, the scope of electronic…
Joy A. Rhoden, AHA senior vice president and executive director of health outcomes and care transformation, shares the AHA’s top strategic goals for supporting members as they work to improve health for all and previews a plenary session at the inaugural Healthier Together Conference, taking place…
The Department of Health and Human Services today issued a request for information seeking public comments on how the department can accelerate the adoption and use of artificial intelligence in clinical care.
The House Dec. 17 passed the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act (H.R. 6703), legislation to expand association health plans, increase transparency requirements for pharmacy benefit managers, and fund cost-sharing reductions for some Health Insurance Marketplace enrollees.
The Department of Health and Human Services Dec. 18 announced three regulatory actions related to the practice of “sex-rejecting procedures” on children.
The AHA Dec. 17 urged Elevance Health, which is the parent company of the Anthem brand of health plans, to rescind Anthem’s nonparticipating provider policy that is set to go into effect Jan. 1, citing the harm it will inflict on patients.