Bill of Health

JANUARY 26, 2022

Incarcerated individuals need health care, but punitive policies make securing access to care particularly difficult among this population, which numbers about 2.1 million as of 2021. Gamble (1976), affirmed that incarcerated individuals have the constitutional right to health care. Legislation like H.R.

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Medicaid Medicaid COVID-19 Public Health 293

Bill of Health

APRIL 13, 2022

The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) expires at the end of this week, with Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra expected to renew the PHE once more to extend through mid-July. By Cathy Zhang. What States Are Doing Now.

Medicaid 144

Medicaid Medicaid COVID-19 Public Health 144

Bill of Health

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Considering these substantial consequences for patients’ access to mental health care, developing solutions to prevent ghost networks is critical. Federal legislative solutions The federal No Surprises Act , approved in 2021, mandates that health insurers update the information in their provider directory at least every 90 days.

Governance 144

Governance Medicaid Medicaid Medicare 144

Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

By Nicole Huberfeld Once again, health law has become a vehicle for constitutional change , with courts hollowing federal and state public health authority while also generating new challenges. In administrative law disputes, a critical aspect of public health law, clear statement rules enforce separation of powers.

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Public Health COVID-19 Medicaid Medicaid 246

Bill of Health

JANUARY 20, 2022

Today’s pandemic destabilized hospital care because hospitals were neither coordinated nor managed systemically in order to meet population demands. We also recognize that policymakers, specifically the U.S. president and state governors, enjoy emergency powers to contain behavior that otherwise would cause infections to spread.

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COVID-19 Hospitals Governance Public Health 130

Bill of Health

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Addressing algorithmic bias at the federal level Following a promise by the Biden Administration in 2022 to conduct an “evidence-based examination of health care algorithms and racial and ethnic disparities,” the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), began a systematic review last year.

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FDA Governance Public Health Hospitals 157

Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

By Elizabeth Weeks The most promising path forward in public health is to continue recognizing federal authority and responsibility in this space. Historically, public health law primacy resides with states via their core, Tenth Amendment reserved police powers to address residents’ health, safety, and welfare.

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