The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Dec. 4 and 5 discussed draft payment update recommendations for 2027, which the ...

The Food and Drug Administration announced Dec. 5 that it will launch the Technology-Enabled Meaningful Patient Outcomes for ...

If you had to describe a hospital’s mission, philosophy and guiding light with a single word, safety would sit at the top of ...

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Dec. 5 recommended individual-based decision-making for parents deciding whether to give the hepatitis B vaccine, including the birth dose, to infants ...

President Trump Dec. 1 signed the AHA-supported SUPPORT Act (H.R. 2483) into law. The legislation reauthorizes key prevention ...

A study published Dec. 3 by the New England Journal of Medicine found that one dose of the HPV vaccine could be as effective as two in preventing cervical cancer.

New data show that hospitals’ and health systems’ relentless focus on safety and quality improvement is paying off for ...

The Trump administration announced a trade agreement with the U.K. Dec. 1 on pharmaceuticals that exempts U.K. drug products ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an advisory Dec. 3 on an outbreak of Marburg virus in Ethiopia.

The House Dec. 1 passed the Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act (H.R. 4313), legislation extending certain Medicare ...

The AHA released a report Dec. 4 that found patient safety in hospitals and health systems across the nation continues to improve.

The AHA Dec. 3 released its 2026 Health Care Workforce Scan ( — an annual snapshot of America’s hospital and health system ...