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Inflation Could Result in Additional $370B in Healthcare Costs by 2027

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – McKinsey & Company’s latest report reveals inflation could result in $370 billion in an additional increase above the baseline in healthcare costs by 2027, causing the government, employers and consumers to burden the cost. trillion through 2027, according to McKinsey analysis. trillion and $2.8

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Illinois permanently expands access to telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The bill, HB 3308, requires insurance reimbursement parity for virtual mental health and substance use disorder services, as well as authorizing all other telehealth to be covered through 2027. The new law builds on executive orders Pritzker put into place earlier in the COVID-19 pandemic. " WHY IT MATTERS. ON THE RECORD.

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Senate Committee’s PREVENT Pandemics Act Draft Released: What to Know

Healthcare Law Today

Establishes a COVID-19 Task Force to examine the origins of COVID-19 and to examine the country’s response at the Federal, state and local levels. The pilot program, which will wind down at the end of 2027, first requires the FDA to issue guidance on implementation and to provide regular reporting on projects.

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Forrester Unveils 5 Healthcare Predictions for 2023

HIT Consultant

Healthcare in the Era Post-Covid. COVID-19 changed how consumers and brands do business, and healthcare organizations are no exception; the pandemic accelerated transformation by a decade. More than 30% of all rural hospitals are at immediate risk of closure due to low financial reserves or reliance on government aid.

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Primary Care in the U.S. – Still a Weak Backbone for the Health of Health Citizens

Jane Sarashon

I’ll point to one that’s become a key learning in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is mental health care. communities, worsening health disparities that grew in the COVID pandemic. There are other important metrics in the Fund’s report that illustrate primary care gaps in the U.S.

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SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary 3 | Monthly Update 2021

SQA

Commission Extends Transparency and Authorization Mechanism for Exports of COVID-19 Vaccines, 11 March 2021. The EC has extended until the end of June 2021 the transparency and authorization mechanism for COVID-19 vaccine exports. The mechanism provides for authorizations of exports of COVID-19 vaccines outside the EU.

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SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary | Monthly Update 2023 – January

SQA

Until EUDAMED is brought fully online, a series of performance study application/notification documents have been created to support performance study procedures with respect to the IVDR (see MDCG 2022-19). Additional details are provided with respect to the validity of certificates and “sell-off” periods.