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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services April 11 issued a proposed rule that would increase Medicare inpatient prospective payment system rates by a net 2.4% in fiscal year 2026, compared with FY 2025, for hospitals that are meaningful users of electronic health records and submit quality measure data. 

There have been 712 confirmed cases of measles reported by 25 states so far this year, according to the latest figures released April 11 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services April 10 released key priorities for new CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, who was confirmed to the position April 3.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services April 10 announced that it does not intend to approve new or extend existing requests for federal funds to match state expenditures on designated state health and designated state investment programs

The AHA April 11 commented on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ 2025 Marketplace Integrity and Affordability proposed rule.

Congressional lawmakers are heading home for a two-week district work period after both the Senate and House passed a revised budget resolution for fiscal year 2025.

The House, by a vote of 216-214, passed the revised budget resolution for fiscal year 2025, instructing the House Energy and Commerce Committee to cut a minimum of $880 billion in spending.

The Trump administration yesterday released executive orders on reducing anti-competitive regulatory

The National Counterintelligence and Security Center, the FBI, and the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Center yesterday released

The Coalition to Strengthen America’s Healthcare today launched a new television and digital advertisement as

The Government Accountability Office yesterday released a report calling for the Department of Health and Human Services

President Trump April 9 announced that reciprocal tariffs that went into effect after midnight for certain nations will be paused for 90 days, while tariffs for China would be increased to 125%.

The Office of Management and Budget April 9 released a notice seeking public input on rules to potentially be rescinded, requesting detailed reasons for their rescission.

The AHA and Catholic Health Association of the United States today released a report on the value of benefits nonprofit hospitals and health systems provide for their communities.

Claire Zangerle, DNP, R.N., chief executive officer of the American Organization for Nursing Leadership and senior vice president and chief nurse executive of the American Hospital Association, and Joel Moore, DNP, R.N., chief nursing officer of MercyOne Genesis and chair of the AONL Workforce Committee, discuss the strategies identified by the 2025 AHA Health Care Workforce Scan, including how organizations can rethink culture, improve workforce pipelines and leverage partnerships to rebuild a stronger health care workforce.

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas April 7 vacated the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' minimum staffing mandate for nursing homes.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention April 8 sent an alert to health care providers on measles prevention and treatment. The agency said that risk remains low for most individuals across the U.S. and that the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is the best way to protect against the disease.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is seeking inpatient psychiatric facilities to voluntarily participate in a beta test this summer through fall for its IPF patient assessment instrument, a new tool for reporting patient data.

The incidence of invasive group A strep infections increased from 3.6 to 8.2 cases per 100,000 people from 2013 to 2022, according to a study authored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published April 7 by JAMA.

The AHA Living Learning Network is launching the Quality Exchange, a virtual collaborative for health care quality and patient safety professionals at hospitals and health systems.