Policy and Legislation
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Dr. Brian Lein, DHA assistant director of healthcare administration, said one system now covers every patient – about 2.7 million beneficiaries.
The requirements would result in federal savings, but would pass costs on to states and cause large coverage losses, data shows.
Out of the improper payments, $348 million were for telehealth-based psychotherapy services.
"The end of the COVID-19 public health emergency marks a tremendous transition for our country, for public health, and in my tenure as CDC Director."
Lawmakers expressed concern that the DEA's plan to roll back flexibilities could make OUD medication more difficult to obtain.
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J29 works with "HIMSS Gives Back" in the Chicago area, leveraging public and private relationships, as well as the government’s role in social impact success, says president and founder Tracy Mills and VP of HHS programs Nick Vass.
Both cite as a reason the implications of a court overriding drug decisions by the FDA.
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The power of innovation has no more important place than in addressing cancer, says Jennifer Goldsack, CEO of the Digital Medicine Society, during a discussion with ONC's Stephen Konya and Moffitt Cancer Center's Santosh Mohan about the public-private collaboration.
Rising expenses for labor, supplies and drugs, continued workforce shortages, and longer hospital stays have increased financial pressures, AHA says.
The Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization left a number of questions for healthcare stakeholders.