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President Trump Dec. 1 signed the AHA-supported SUPPORT Act (H.R. 2483) into law. The legislation reauthorizes key prevention, treatment and recovery programs for patients with substance use disorder. It also includes programs to support the behavioral health workforce. 

A coalition of organizations, including the AHA, urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to ensure accountable care organizations and Merit-based Incentive Payment System-eligible clinicians are held harmless from increased billing for skin substitutes.

The House Dec. 1 passed the Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act (H.R. 4313), legislation extending certain Medicare waivers authorizing the hospital-at-home care program for five years.

The AHA, the Maine Hospital Association and four safety-net health systems from across the country Dec. 1 filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine to challenge the 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program.

The AHA provided recommendations to the Food and Drug Administration Dec. 1 in response to a request for information on the measurement and evaluation of artificial intelligence-enabled medical devices.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Innovation Center will launch a new, outcome-aligned payment model

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Dec. 1 that it intends to expand the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Review Choice Demonstration to include IRFs in Texas and California.

The Food and Drug Administration has identified a

Eilidh Pederson, CEO at Western Wisconsin Health, shares lessons from her unique birthing experience — in which she delivered her own baby — and outlines how rural hospitals can continue to provide

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Nov. 25 announced lower prices for 15 Medicare Part D drugs selected for the second cycle of negotiations under the Inflation Reduction Act’s Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program.

The Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT announced Nov. 24 that it will exercise temporary enforcement discretion for health IT developers regarding certification criteria compliance dates and attestations of condition and maintenance for certification to account for the impact of the lapse in government appropriations which rendered the ASTP/ONC website unavailable, including access to attestation submission portals, testing tools and other resources.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Nov. 25 issued a proposed rule for policies governing the Medicare Advantage and Part D programs for 2027.

The Trump administration issued an executive order (https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/11/launching-the-genesis-mission/) Nov. 24 launching the Genesis Mission, an artificial intelligence initiative focusing on scientific research.

The Food and Drug Administration has identified a Class I recall of Max Mobility/Permobil SpeedControl Dials used with the SmartDrive MX2+ Power Assist Device for wheelchairs after identifying a design issue that can lead to unexpected behavior of the SmartDrive motor.

A Washington resident recently hospitalized with the H5N5 strain of bird flu died Nov. 21, according to the Washington State Department of Health.

A critical vulnerability has been identified in 7-Zip, a free software program used for archiving data, according to the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The flaw allows cyber actors to write code outside of the intended extraction folder where the user did not intend.

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health announced Nov. 21 that it will fund up to $100 million in projects for quantitative measures of mental and behavioral health through its new Evidence-Based Validation & Innovation for Rapid Therapeutics in Behavioral Health initiative.

AHA Board Chair Tina Freese Decker talks with AHA VP Aimee Kuhlman and Monument Health CEO Paulette Davidson about the benefits of the 340B program.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released an updated notice Nov. 20 on the processing of Medicare provider claims impacted by the government shutdown.

The AHA will host a webinar Dec. 18 at 1 p.m. ET on strategies to better protect senior leaders in hospitals.