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SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

NATIONAL 988 suicide hotline adds support for American Sign Language 3 Takeaways from Physician Compensation Trends Adventist Health completes merger with Montebello’s ailing Beverly Hospital AHA-supported bill to protect health care workers introduced in Senate AHA weighs in on CMS’ proposed ASC payment system AHA submits comments on CY 2024 (..)

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MARCH 29, 2024

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APRIL 7, 2023

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?

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AUGUST 19, 2022

Amazon to offer behavioral health services through Ginger partnership. CDC, amid criticism for COVID-19 response, plans reorganization as public health threats grow. CISA warns of ransomware threat targeting healthcare, medical organizations. House approves sweeping climate, tax, health care package. CALIFORNIA.

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JANUARY 28, 2022

FDA halts use of antibody drugs that don’t work vs. omicron. Healthcare groups urge Congress to extend Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver. Hospital discharge pressures build as nursing homes clamor for help. The nursing home staffing crisis right now is like nothing we’ve seen before.

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OCTOBER 27, 2023

Ransomware attacks against hospitals put patients’ lives at risk, researchers say States, FTC continue to target noncompetes: 3 updates The best hospital in each state, per Newsweek What to know about Stark law’s $9.2M

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JUNE 3, 2022

4 benefits of behavioral health partnership for hospital performance. Court OKs denying coverage for mental health, substance-use care. Court OKs denying coverage for mental health, substance-use care. COVID-fatigued health workers are mobilizing. Doctors, nurses risked their lives to battle COVID.

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JUNE 30, 2023

Report: Amazon Pauses 50-State Virtual Care Service Expansion UnitedHealth acquires Amedisys for $3.3B after home health provider reneges on Option deal Will the doctor see you now? Maybe not amid the changing healthcare landscape in the US. Here’s why.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2022

How CVS, Amazon and Walgreens are pushing into primary care, home health. Like ordering from Amazon: Where health tech is heading, according to 3 CIOs. Medical groups to Biden: ED boarding at a ‘crisis point’ Nursing home groups request public health emergency extension. CALIFORNIA.

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MARCH 18, 2022

Amazon Expands Into Telehealth and Home Care. Amazon Pharmacy partners with health plans for discount drugs. Conti Ransomware Group Continues to Threaten Healthcare. Former CMS Chief Seema Verma Blasts Nursing Home Reform Proposals. HHS putting $35 million toward mental health support for children, young adults.

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JULY 28, 2023

million for rural hospital expansion Hospices in Arizona & other states receive scrutiny over concerns of fraud, waste & abuse Phoenix Children’s Building New 44,000-Square Foot Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Firefighters oppose Banner’s planned $400M hospital There’s a growing nurse shortage in Arizona.

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JANUARY 7, 2022

CDC gives nursing home workers a big break – if they’re boosted. CDC shortens COVID isolation rules for health workers. CMS Issues Additional Vaccine Mandate Guidance for Nursing Homes. FDA expands use of Pfizer vaccine, green-lights boosters for children 12-15. COVID-19 hospitalizations up in 34 states.

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MARCH 11, 2022

AHA urges Congress to address health care workforce challenges. 50 best hospital, health systems supply chains in the US, per GHX. CMS Innovation Center Launches New Initiative To Advance Health Equity. Cybersecurity companies offering US hospitals free protection. Biden administration requests $22.5B

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FEBRUARY 3, 2023

NATIONAL Biden plans to end the Covid public health emergency this spring in a major shift to federal response Biden administration will end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11 Can a drugstore be your only doctor?

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MARCH 25, 2022

Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act becomes law. Here are the top health systems by patient reviews. Hospital stays for nursing home residents down nearly 9%, federal data shows. Sensitive health data of 50 million Americans hacked or breached last year: analysis. FDA to revive facility visits.

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MARCH 17, 2023

NATIONAL AMA pressures federal government to fix prior authorization problem plaguing radiology AHA pushes back on new 340B alliance Biden’s $6.8T Lawmakers are now mulling limits.

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JUNE 23, 2023

NATIONAL AHA, CHA respond to Human Rights Watch report on nonprofit hospitals AMA urges end of noncompete clauses in physician contracts Amazon launches $100M generative AI center, targeting healthcare As urged by AHA, Supreme Court rules government can dismiss FCA case over relator’s objection Biden announces leader of the CDC Bill would give Biden (..)

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OCTOBER 14, 2022

Biden administration extends COVID public health emergency. Bill would use CMS’s Five-Star system to punish consistently 1-star nursing homes. How hospital CIOs, IT leaders prepared for the new information-blocking rule. USDA awards health care grants to rural hospitals in Mississippi, Alabama.

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APRIL 14, 2023

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%

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JANUARY 20, 2023

nursing home workers get $690,000 in denied overtime and break time pay in court order California sues major PBMs, drugmakers over insulin prices Coast Surgery Center sues major insurance providers over reimbursement disputes Former nurse wins $1.2M

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FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Dunleavy proposes extending Medicaid coverage for new mothers ARIZONA Banner Health pays $1.25M penalty over HIPAA failures from 2016 breach Arizona nursing school at risk of losing accreditation St. billion since pandemic U.S. billion since pandemic U.S. billion since pandemic U.S. billion since pandemic U.S.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Here’s why.

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APRIL 21, 2023

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 340B protection efforts (..)

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AUGUST 11, 2023

But that wasn’t the whole story.

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APRIL 22, 2022

GAO investigating private equity ownership of nursing homes. HHS Secretary Outlines FY 2023 Mental Health Investments at Senate Hearing. HHS Issues Warning to HPH Sector about Hive Ransomware. million in ARP funds to train health workers in local communities. Alabama health system CEO to retire; replacement named.

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APRIL 1, 2022

AHA Urges DOJ to Protect Health Care Workers??from Coalition of hospitals, health plans and others urge for stronger guidance around third-party apps. Ex-Vanderbilt nurse’s trial could set dangerous precedent, ANA warns. Hospital, long-term care groups again petition Becerra to extend COVID-19 public health emergency.

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MAY 5, 2023

acquisition of Oak Street Health to expand primary care footprint Did Hospitals Violate EMTALA by Failing to Provide Abortion Care? acquisition of Oak Street Health to expand primary care footprint Did Hospitals Violate EMTALA by Failing to Provide Abortion Care?

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NOVEMBER 27, 2023

11 Plan To Slash $1.5B 11 Plan To Slash $1.5B 11 Plan To Slash $1.5B

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MAY 12, 2023

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, (..)

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JULY 21, 2023

Vincent’s nurse, physician communication among top in Alabama UAB Hospital receives millions in state funds to expand ED 988 one year later: More needed to expand mental health in Alabama communities of color Alabama lawmakers hear from Pickens County on effort to re-open medical center ALASKA City OKs $8.1M Million St. Million St.

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MAY 26, 2023

Experts say why it matters.

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