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Reclaiming Salus Populi

Bill of Health

In the past three years, courts, led by the Supreme Court, have endangered reproductive health and handcuffed governments’ capacity to meet a wide array of public health challenges. For example, in 2012, New York City’s board of health proposed a cap on the portion size of sugary sodas, a measure that was struck by that state’s high court.

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Monthly Round-Up of What to Read on Pharma Law and Policy

Bill of Health

The selections feature topics ranging from a review of modifications to blood glucose monitoring systems and related patent protections, an examination of insulin price changes from 2012-2019, and a discussion of why a proposed federal bill that would ban government health care programs from using the quality-adjusted life-year is misguided.

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Unlocking the mRNA Platform Technology: Walking the Talk with Investment Protection

Bill of Health

By Aparajita Lath Two articles published last month in the BMJ analyze the public investment and financing of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, highlighting the extensive government funding that has supported the development of mRNA technology from 1985 to 2022. government. government substantially de-risking the vaccine development process.

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Donor Government Funding for Family Planning Reports

KFF

These reports track funding levels of the donor governments that collectively provide the bulk of international assistance for family planning activities and is part of an effort by KFF that began after the London Summit on Family Planning in 2012.

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A Look at Epic Culture and Interoperability with Brendan Keeler – Part 1

Healthcare IT Today

Brendan started working at Epic back in 2012 and worked there for almost 6 years. Plus, we can’t talk interoperability without some discussion of government regulation and agencies like ASTP (Formerly known as ONC) and CMS as we continue to digitize the sharing of health data.

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ONRAD Inc. Acquires Direct Radiology in a Move That Expands Capabilities, Enhances Quality and Outcomes

Healthcare IT Today

Founded in 2012, Direct Radiology is a Joint Commission-accredited practice with approximately 80 radiologists serving more than 430 healthcare facilities nationwide. government. The resulting unified organization creates the largest independent teleradiology provider in the United States.

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Pushing Forward Healthcare Interoperability Efforts by The Sequoia Project in 2025

Healthcare IT Today

TEFCA: Ramping Up a National Framework for Trusted Exchange Yeager has been CEO of The Sequoia Project since it began in 2012. The Sequoia Project workgroup is assembling the leading industry and government experts to solve these complexities.At