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Illinois permanently expands access to telehealth

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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. "Illinois is now one of the first states in the nation to turn our emergency pandemic response into a permanent reality.

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

Healthcare Law Today

It also requires that the Secretary report to Congress on the state of the SNS, and to issue guidance and hold annual meetings with public health officials and stakeholders on how states, territories, and Tribes can access the SNS. Modernizes public health data through biosurveillance and infectious disease data collection.

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Forrester Unveils 5 Healthcare Predictions for 2023

HIT Consultant

More than 30% of all rural hospitals are at immediate risk of closure due to low financial reserves or reliance on government aid. Patient volumes, high-deductible health plans, and commercial insurance rates will move the needle on hospital sensitivity to recession from low to high. billion by 2027, from $53.6

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

Jane Sarashon

An intriguing look at ESG goals (environmental, social, governance) was published earlier this month in Fortune by Michelle Williams and Patricia Geli, making the case to add “H” — “health” — to the “ESG” abbreviation. and care for society.” ” In the U.S.,

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SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary | Monthly Update 2023 – January

SQA

ICMRA recognizes that AMR is a complex, multifaceted problem and calls for better coordination across all sectors, including public health, animal health, and the environment, through a ‘One Health’ approach. Tackling AMR is one of ICMRA’s strategic priorities.

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CMS Begins Option to Extend Medicaid Postpartum Coverage

Healthcare Law Blog

The new state plan option allows state Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (“CHIP”) agencies to provide 12 months of continuous postpartum coverage, regardless of any changes in circumstances, through a state plan amendment (“SPA”). This option is available for five years and ends on March 31, 2027.

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SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary 3 | Monthly Update 2021

SQA

Establishing a Program for the Union’s Action in the Field of Health (EU4Health Programme) for the Period of 2021-2027, Regulation (EU) 2021/522, 24 March 2021. Regulation (EU) 2021/522 establishes a new and reinforced program for the Union’s action in the field of health, called the EU4Health Programme , for the period of 2021-2027.