https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2023-05-15-court-preserves-preventive-services-requirement-pending-appeal
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit temporarily restored an Affordable Care Act requirement that most health plans cover certain preventive services...
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https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2016-11-03-how-one-hospital-applying-public-health-interventions-effort-curb-gun
Discovering that people treated for gunshot wounds in your hospital are 21 times more likely to get shot again and wind up back in the hospital is a disturbing...
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https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2019-03-18-study-finds-marked-decline-first-time-opioid-prescriptions?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=news&hootPostID=7a7fec4bf1348e76fe6712c647a08f1b
In a study of Blue Cross and Blue Shield enrollees reported last week in the New England Journal of Medicine, initial opioid prescriptions declined 54 percent...
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https://www.aha.org/news/blog/2024-07-19-turning-our-vision-toward-invisible-minority-mental-health
Minority Mental Health Awareness Month is an opportunity to acknowledge that we live in a time when the patients and communities we serve are experiencing the...
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https://www.heart.org/en/news/2024/12/17/aha-news-most-read-health-equity-stories-of-2024
Women's health topped the list of health equity topics covered this year.
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https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2020-09-17-blog-shining-light-physician-suicide
Each year roughly 400 physicians die by suicide in the U.S. Hundreds more report harboring serious thoughts of suicide.
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https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2025-01-15-cms-announces-increase-accountable-care-relationships
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Jan. 15 that 53.4% of people with Traditional Medicare are in an accountable care relationship with a...
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https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2024-12-11-senate-reauthorizes-emergency-medical-services-children-program
The Senate Dec. 10 unanimously passed legislation reauthorizing the Emergency Medical Services for Children Program (H.R. 6960) for an additional five years.
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https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2025-01-21-2025-aha-committee-governance-chair-james-liggins-shares-what-lies-ahead-boards
In the latest issue of AHA's Trustee Insights newsletter, James Liggins, Jr., 2025 AHA Committee on Governance chair and board chair of Bronson Healthcare...
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https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2025-11-06-webinar-discuss-cms-age-friendly-hospital-measure
Caitlin Gillooley, AHA director of quality and behavioral health policy, and Evelyn Ivy Mwangi, M.D., Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center geriatric...
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https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2023-10-20-agencies-issue-cyberthreat-alerts-risk-mitigation-resources
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, FBI and Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center this week alerted organizations to a critical...
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https://www.aha.org/news/insights-and-analysis/2018-10-18-how-hospitals-are-customizing-their-ehrs-better-patient-care
Also in this roundup of weekly health news: suicide rates are on the rise, but not for Latinos; and electric scooters are taking off, but people not wearing...
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https://www.aha.org/news/blog/2025-12-19-looking-ahead-2026-and-continuing-journey-toward-improving-health-outcomes-all
Hannah Nesich, AHA senior communications specialist, recently sat down with Joy Rhoden, AHA senior vice president and executive director, health outcomes and...
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https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2024-05-23-senate-committee-passes-legislation-mental-health-emergency-pediatric-services
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions May 23 passed legislation that included proposals on mental health and emergency pediatric...
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https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2024-11-13-cms-report-highlights-disparities-medicare-beneficiaries-rural-and-urban-areas
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Nov. 12 released a report on rural and urban disparities in care for Medicare beneficiaries. The report highlights...
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https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2017-09-27-cdc-sexually-transmitted-diseases-record-high
More than 2 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis were reported in the U.S. in 2016, a record high, according to the latest annual report by the...
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https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2025-11-20-report-finds-nirsevimab-80-effective-preventing-rsv-associated-icu-admissions
Nirsevimab was found to be 80% effective at preventing respiratory syncytial virus-associated intensive care unit admissions during the 2024-2025 RSV season,...
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https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/news/white-rose-now-available-on-aha-tamil-everything-you-need-to-know-7344001
White Rose starring Kayal Anandhi and RK Suresh, hits Aha Tamil on December 27, 2024
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https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2025-04-01-court-strikes-down-fda-rule-regulating-lab-developed-tests
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas March 31 ruled that the Food and Drug Administration does not have the authority to regulate...
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https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2025-09-23-olympus-recalls-endoscope-needles
The Food and Drug Administration yesterday announced that Olympus issued a global recall of its ViziShot 2 FLEX needles manufactured prior to May 12 following...
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https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2025-09-30-fda-seeks-feedback-measuring-ai-enabled-medical-device-performance
The Food and Drug Administration today issued a request for public comment on a series of questions regarding current approaches to evaluating artificial...
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https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2023-02-23-hhs-russia-linked-ransomware-group-claims-continued-health-care-attacks
The Russia-linked ransomware group Clop claims it used a vulnerability in the secure file transfer software GoAnywhere MFT to attack over 130 organizations...
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https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2019-11-15-rules-issued-disclosure-hospital-and-health-plan-negotiated-rates
The Administration today released a final rule requiring hospitals to disclose payer-specific negotiated rates, along with a proposed rule that would impose...
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https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2024-04-23-cdc-investigating-counterfeit-mishandled-botulinum-toxin-injections
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Food and Drug Administration are investigating adverse effects in 22 people in 11 states who received...
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https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2025-09-03-aha-study-finds-hopds-treat-sicker-patients-independent-physician-offices
The AHA Sept. 3 released a study conducted by KNG Health Consulting that found Medicare patients who receive care in a hospital outpatient department are more...
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https://www.aha.org/news/blog/2016-03-08-changing-340b-wrong-prescription-addressing-skyrocketing-pharmaceutical-costs
The rapidly rising costs of prescription drugs is causing significant financial challenges for patients and their care providers. Many groups, including the...
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https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2025-04-17-qa-highlights-value-nurses-boards
A Q&A in the latest edition of AHA Trustee Insights highlights how boards value the perspective of nurses. Experts interviewed include Kimberly Cleveland,...
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https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2023-11-08-aha-podcast-improving-maternity-care-indigenous-populations
Two maternal health experts explore common disparities and systemic barriers Indigenous people experience in pregnancy and postpartum, and ways hospitals and...
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https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2025-07-14-aha-responds-hhs-rfi-deregulation
The AHA July 14 responded to a Department of Health and Human Services request for information regarding lawful regulation and innovation to promote better...
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https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2023-08-01-cms-finalizes-long-term-care-hospital-prospective-payment-system-fy-2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Aug. 1 issued the long-term care hospital prospective payment system final rule for fiscal year 2024.
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https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2021-01-21-aha-hospitals-provided-416-billion-uncompensated-care-2019
Hospitals in 2019 provided $41.6 billion in uncompensated care, meaning care for which no payment was received from the patient or insurer, according to the...
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https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2025-10-02-hhs-doubles-childhood-cancer-research-funding-accelerate-ai-based-projects
The Department of Health and Human Services announced Sept. 30 that it is doubling its funding for childhood cancer research from $50 million to $100 million...
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https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2025-03-20-fda-alerts-risk-calyxo-aspiration-systems
The Food and Drug Administration March 20 issued an alert on a potentially high-risk issue with Calyxo CVAC Aspiration Systems.
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https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2023-06-08-aha-shares-hospital-perspective-senate-hearing-health-care-consolidation
Mergers and acquisitions are important tools that some hospitals use to manage financial pressures and increase access to care for patients, AHA told the...
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https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2026-01-15-white-house-releases-health-care-plan
The White House released a health care plan Jan. 15 addressing drug prices, health insurance premiums and price transparency efforts.
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https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2025-03-03-hhs-rescinds-long-standing-richardson-waiver-policy-public-participation
The Department of Health and Human Services Feb. 28 announced that it is rescinding its Nixon-era policy on inviting public participation when making rules and...
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The American Hospital Association (AHA) is the national organization that represents and serves all types of hospitals, health care networks, and their...
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https://www.aha.org/news/blog/2018-02-01-february-american-heart-month
Traditionally the month for lovers and all things heart related, February also reminds us to take care of our heart. It is American Heart Month.
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https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2023-04-18-report-most-hospitals-health-plans-posting-machine-readable-price-transparency-data
About 84% of hospitals had posted a machine-readable file containing rate information by the end of first-quarter 2023, up from 65% the previous quarter,...
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https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2025-08-15-aonl-announces-2026-board-president-elect-directors
The American Organization for Nursing Leadership Aug, 15 announced that Stuart Downs, DNP, R.N., was elected as the 2026 president-elect of the AONL Board of...
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https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2020-03-23-new-covid-19-ms-drg-assignment
As requested by AHA, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a corrected announcement regarding the Medicare Severity-Diagnosis Related Group...
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https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2024-11-26-cms-issues-final-rule-mandatory-organ-transplant-payment-model
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Nov. 26 released a final rule for the Increasing Organ Transplant Access Model.
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https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2025-02-07-fda-warns-potential-miss-notifications-smartphone-compatible-diabetes-devices
The Food and Drug Administration Feb. 5 released an alert notifying patients of a safety concern using diabetes devices such as continuous glucose monitors,...
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https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2025-05-01-hrsa-hotline-resources-available-maternal-mental-health-awareness-week
The Health Resources and Services Administration announced its toll-free number (1-833-TLC-MAMA) and promotional toolkit are available in advance of Maternal...
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https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2020-09-11-study-4-10-us-adults-deferred-medical-care-due-covid-19-worries
A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study is revealing the extent to which adults are bypassing medical care because of their COVID-19-related...
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https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2026-01-30-cdc-us-life-expectancy-hits-all-time-high-79-years
Life expectancy in the U.S. reached an all-time high of 79 years in 2024, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2018-11-01-court-rules-aha-medicare-appeals-backlog-case
A federal court today ruled in favor of the AHA and its member hospital plaintiffs, and reinstated a mandamus order establishing annual deadline-based targets...
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https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2023-08-09-aha-letter-editor-report-hospital-mergers-omits-their-benefits
In a letter to the editor published by Modern Healthcare, AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack responds to a recent report on hospital consolidation from...
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https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2023-07-05-federal-judge-sides-texas-medicaid-lawsuit-enjoins-cms
A federal court June 30 enjoined the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services from implementing and enforcing a bulletin addressing Medicaid funding and the...
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https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2025-04-23-cdc-us-birth-rate-1-2024
U.S. births grew 1% in 2024 to 3.6 million, according to preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2025-12-03-ahas-annual-workforce-guide-provides-insights-latest-trends-strategies
The AHA Dec. 3 released its 2026 Health Care Workforce Scan (https://www.aha.org/aha-workforce-scan) — an annual snapshot of America’s hospital and health...
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https://www.aha.org/news/blog/2024-05-28-beyond-birth-exploring-stories-motherhood-and-health-care
The award-winning five-episode Beyond Birth podcast series covers some of the pressing issues facing maternal health and well-being.
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