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NIH launches clinical trials for long COVID; HHS office to coordinate federal response
The National Institutes of Health’s Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) Initiative opened enrollment for clinical trials to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of at least four potential treatments for long COVID in adults.
Proposed rule targets health plan mental health parity compliance
The departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Treasury released a proposed rule that seeks to ensure commercial health plans comply with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, which prohibits them from imposing more restrictive requirements on mental health or substance use disorder benefits than on medical and surgical benefits.
AVIA launches health care AI research collaborative
Digital health consulting firm AVIA announced a collaborative that will help hospitals, health systems and others research and share strategies to responsibly and ethically adopt artificial intelligence algorithms in health care.
AHA comments on CMS proposals to review Medicaid, CHIP payment and access challenges
Commenting yesterday on two major proposed rules related to access, finance and quality in the Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program managed care and fee-for-service delivery systems, AHA told the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services the wide-ranging regulations advance many important policies that will reshape the regulatory landscape for the Medicaid and CHIP programs.
CDC: COVID-19 hospital admissions, ED visits remain key indicators after PHE
After the COVID-19 public health emergency ends on May 11, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will use COVID-19-associated hospital admission levels as the primary indicator to guide community and personal decisions related to risk and prevention behaviors.
HRSA releases data on organ donations, transplants
The Health Resources and Services Administration today released 2017-2022 Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network data on the number of organ donors, organ transplant recipients and waitlist candidates, which it plans to update regularly.
AHA comments on proposed HIPAA transaction standards for health care attachments
The Department of Health and Human Services should adopt its proposed standard for claims attachments to help improve claims processing and eliminate unnecessary burdens on health care providers, AHA said in comments submitted today.
MedPAC adopts payment recommendations for 2024
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission today voted to recommend that Congress update Medicare payment rates for hospital inpatient and outpatient services by the current law amount plus 1% for 2024, and distribute an additional $2 billion to safety-net hospitals by transitioning to a safety-net index policy.
HRSA to host training webinar for National Practitioner Data Bank administrators
The Health Resources and Services Administration on Feb. 22 will host its first training webinar for National Practitioner Data Bank administrators, who manage their organization’s NPDB account.
AHA releases 2023 Environmental Scan
The AHA today released its 2023 Environmental Scan, which provides key data and insights on the current health care landscape and can help organizations explore the pandemic’s ramifications on the health care field for the upcoming year and beyond.