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The Center’s Top 10 Most Noteworthy Headlines of 2024
The Weekly Wrap Up this year covered a wide range of topics, from social determinants of health to the maternal and infant health crisis. As we reflect on 2024, here are the year’s top 10 most noteworthy stories:
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The Center for Health Affairs Advocates for Hospitals and Patients as Congress Finalizes End-of-Year Legislation
The Center for Health Affairs is advocating for several healthcare policies that provide vital services to patients, protections to workers, and funding to hospitals, before the end, on Dec. 20, of the continuing resolution (CR) currently funding the federal government.
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AHA Report: Hospitals Face Pressures that Challenge Ability to Provide 24/7 Care
Citing an increase in inflation, labor costs, and claim denials, the 2025 Environmental Scan released this week by the American Hospital Association (AHA) sheds light on the many costs forcing the nation’s hospitals to operate under intense financial uncertainty.
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AHA Releases 2025 Health Care Workforce Scan, Providing a Roadmap for Navigating Workforce Challenges
The American Hospital Association (AHA) released its 2025 Health Care Workforce Scan — an in depth look at the current state of healthcare employment, and the emerging challenges amplified by the pandemic.
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Announces Health Equity Advisory Committee, Opens Nomination of Members
On Nov. 8, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the creation of the Health Equity Advisory Committee (HEAC) and solicitation of nominations for members to be appointed to the committee by the director of the CMS Office of Minority Health.
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The Center for Health Affairs Opposes Site-Neutral Payment Policies
On behalf of our more than 30 hospital members caring for patients in 10 Northeast Ohio counties, The Center for Health Affairs calls on Congress to reject proposals that seek to further reduce hospital reimbursement for quality, 24/7 care delivered by our community hospitals.
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Declining Vaccination Rates and Increasing Disease Outbreaks are a Troubling Trend
Childhood vaccination rates have been declining in recent years and preventable diseases like measles and whooping cough are on the rise. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sheds light on these trends, attempts to explain them, and is working to reverse them.
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Greater Cleveland High School Students Learn About Healthcare Careers at “Explore Your Future” Summit
The Cleveland State University Wolstein Center was buzzing with excitement this week as 150 Cleveland-area high school students got a unique, immersive glimpse into the world of healthcare at Explore Your Future, the Northeast Ohio Healthcare Careers Summit.
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Multipronged Strategy Underway to Address IV Solution Shortage Resulting from Hurricane Helene
Due to the devasting impact of Hurricane Helene’s flooding in North Carolina, Baxter International’s North Cove IV fluid manufacturing plant — responsible for producing approximately 60% of the IV fluid in the United States — hospitals in Northeast Ohio, and across the nation, are currently facing shortages of IV fluids,…
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