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Acclaimed Musicians Send Holiday Cheer to Front-line Caregivers and Patients

Announcement of new Musicians On Call/AHA holiday concert for hospitals and front-line caregivers.
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CMS Memo Confirms it will not Enforce Vaccine Mandate while it Remains Enjoined in Courts

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued a memorandum confirming that it will not enforce its vaccine mandate while it remains enjoined by the Missouri and Louisiana district courts.
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Court Ruling Puts CMS Vaccine Mandate on Temporary Hold across the Country

A federal district court in Louisiana late yesterday issued a preliminary injunction placing a temporary hold on enforcement of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services vaccine mandate for health care facilities in all states, except the 10 already covered by the Missouri district court’s preliminary injunction issued on Nov. 29.
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AHA Expresses Support for H.R. 5699, the Student Assisted Vaccination Effort (SAVE) Act

AHA's letter of support to Reps. Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ), David McKinley (R-WV), Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), and David Joyce R-OH) for the Student Assisted Vaccination Effort Act (H.R. 5699).
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CMS Issues Rule Requiring Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccinations for Health Care Workers

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued an interim final rule requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for workers in most health care settings, including hospitals and health systems, that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
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AHA, Others Urge Congress to Delay Clinical Laboratory Payment Cuts, Reporting

Twenty-five organizations, including the AHA, urge Congress to immediately extend the hold on payment cuts and private payer data reporting period under the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule due to the continued COVID-19 public health emergency.
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Urge Congress to Remove Hospital Cuts, Advance Other Priorities in Legislative Packages

Congress is back in Washington, D.C. this week with a number of major priorities to tackle before the end of the year. Congress could act as soon as this week on some of these year-end items so it is important that you weigh in now.

HHS Begins Distributing $7.5 Billion in Funding to Rural Providers through the American Rescue Plan Act

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today began distributing $7.5 billion of the $8.5 billion in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) payments designated for providers who serve rural Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and Medicare beneficiaries.
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Urge Your Representatives to Cosponsor Bill That Would Make Important Changes to COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund

Contact your representatives today and urge them to cosponsor the Provider Relief Fund Improvement Act (H.R. 5963).