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CMS proposes 6.4% decrease to home health payments for CY 2026, updates to quality and value-based purchasing programs

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services June 30 issued its calendar year 2026 proposed rule for the home health prospective payment system. This rule would reduce HH payments by an estimated 6.4%, or $1.13 billion, in CY 2026 relative to 2025.

AHA video highlights potential impact of Medicaid cuts to maternal care in West Virginia 

The latest video in the AHA’s series “Medicaid: Real Lives, Real Care” features Melissa Fannon-Wisner, DNP, nurse educator and nurse practitioner at Valley Health’s Winchester Medical Center. She explains how Medicaid cuts could limit access to care for new mothers, simply because they cannot afford the care.

Meeting Patients’ Perinatal Mental Health Needs

Hospitals can play a key role in building holistic treatment and support for perinatal mental health disorders during this critical period.

AHA video highlights how Medicaid cuts could imperil behavioral, maternal health care 

Kevin McEwan, DNP, R.N., chief nursing officer at Madison Memorial Hospital, shares how Medicaid provides vital behavioral health and maternal and child care access for vulnerable rural communities in Idaho, in the latest video in the AHA’s series “Medicaid: Real Lives, Real Care.”

New AHA website focuses on behavioral health care in older adults

As the American population ages, the behavioral health care needs of older adults are becoming an area of vital focus.

AHA podcast: Preparing Fathers for Parenthood — A Prenatal Program Supporting Dads, Moms and Babies

Wrenetha Julion, Ph.D., R.N., of Rush University Medical Center, and Paul Florsheim, Ph.D., of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, discuss the collaborative Preparing for Parenthood program, success stories on how to engage fathers early in the pregnancy journey, and what supporting dads mean for stronger and healthier families.

Learning series to focus on obstetric readiness for EMS, EDs in rural areas

The Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health, with support from the Health Resources and Services Administration, will host a five-part learning series beginning June 25 on obstetric readiness for emergency medical services and emergency departments in rural and under-resourced communities.

CDC report finds 61% of violent deaths were by suicide, 30% by homicide in 2022

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday released its National Violent Death Reporting System re

AHA’s new Care Delivery Transformation Framework highlights resources for hospitals and health systems

The AHA today launched the new Care Delivery Transformation Fr

Study finds declines in maternal mental health

A study published May 27 by JAMA Internal Medicine found declines in self-reported maternal m