Jane Sarashon

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In addition to highlighting the Patient’s Bill of Rights, NABIP’s keynotes and general sessions will speak to similar topics being brainstormed at VIVE this week — including mental health, maternal health, pharmacy and prescription drugs (pricing, PBMs), population health, and Medicare and Medicaid innovations.

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Health Populi

JUNE 18, 2021

Health Populi’s Hot Points: U.S. workers with private insurance more likely report poor access to health care, greater costs of care, and lower satisfaction with care versus people covered by public health insurance plans — whether Medicaid, Medicare, VHA or military coverage. households.

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 3, 2022

Since California expanded health coverage under the Affordable Care Act, a large number of people have been mistakenly bounced between Covered California, the state’s marketplace for those who buy their own insurance, and Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid program for low-income residents.

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Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 26, 2023

The provisions also prohibit entities that receive federal funds from denying admission or discriminating against any applicant for training or study based on their reluctance or willingness to counsel, recommend, perform, or assist in certain health services or research activities because of their religious beliefs or moral convictions.

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Health Populi

JUNE 22, 2022

The last chart from the Commonwealth Fund 2022 State Scorecard talks about the rate of uninsurance by state — think ZIP code or personal GPS — calling out the fact that a dozen Governors did not expand Medicaid to accommodate ACA health plan enrollment for their health citizens.

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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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Health Populi

MARCH 11, 2021

Note: I may be biased as a University of Michigan graduate of both the School of Public Health and Rackham School of Graduate Studies in Economics]. health care, patient assistance programs, Medicare Advantage plans, and the bundling of proven high-value preventive services into the Affordable Care Act.

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Kaiser Health News

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

. “Unfortunately, pretty much in every regard, the program has been a failure,” said Andrew Ryan , a professor of health care management at the University of Michigan’s School of Public Health, who has published extensively on the program. .

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YouCompli

AUGUST 9, 2023

An opportunity to reframe, regroup, and refocus  Now that the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) is well behind us, we have an opportunity to reframe patient expectations – and regroup and refocus on compliance-related patient care needs.

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Healthcare Law Blog

APRIL 6, 2022

On April 1, 2022 , the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced states may seek to extend Medicaid postpartum coverage from 60 days to one year through a new state plan option offered by the American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”). In states that have not expanded Medicaid, however, many postpartum women lose coverage.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

So only in America in the coronavirus pandemic have millions of people lost their health security just when folks would be most needful of access to health care services: during a public health crisis. Race matters for health insurance in America. Just weeks into the COVID-19 pandemic, cracks in the U.S.

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

ALABAMA American Family Care opens new health care center in Northeast Birmingham doctors secure $13.9M operating margin, $1B net gain halfway through its first year Illinois public health officials warn of “rising COVID-19 activity” St.

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Hall Render

MAY 2, 2023

As the COVID-19 pandemic took its toll, the year 2020 ushered in declarations of a National Emergency (“NE”) and a Public Health Emergency (“PHE”). The post What Will Expiration of the Public Health Emergency and National Emergency Mean for Employers? The PHE is set to expire on May 11, 2023. In addition, H.J.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 12, 2020

This funding record (“already” before year-end, tallied by the third quarter as Rock Health notes) was driven by “mega”-deals accelerated during the public health crisis of COVID-19. based digital health start-ups adding up $9.4 In the third quarter of 2020, some $4 billion was invested in U.S.

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MedTrainer

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the primary federal agency responsible for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services. Office for Civil Rights The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is another branch of HHS.

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Hall Render

MARCH 31, 2023

County-owned buildings facing potential earthquake risk Gilead drops option to buy cancer therapeutics company Health and Life Organization Inc. in 2022, survey finds Senate votes to end COVID-19 national emergency Why are 600+ rural hospitals at risk of closing? buys industrial property in Rancho Cordova for $5.12

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Hall Render

AUGUST 19, 2022

CDC, amid criticism for COVID-19 response, plans reorganization as public health threats grow. ChristianaCare backs out of deal to buy Crozer Health from Prospect Medical Holdings. Delaware public health officials focus efforts on Monkeypox. Kaiser mental health worker strike to expand to Hawaii. NEW MEXICO.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

face growing challenges to stay open KENTUCKY BehaVR merges with New York City-based Fern Health For years, a powerful Louisville hospital sued people for unpaid bills. 11 Plan To Slash $1.5B

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Here’s why Grady Health System recognized as health care I.T. Million Health Care Fraud Conspiracy in Idaho Orthopedic activity in the 5 most underserved states St. Louis-based health system to form Michigan joint venture Mercy opens ‘high-tech’ multispecialty center, ASC in St.

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Bill of Health

MAY 12, 2023

No state Medicaid program covers IVF. Working the infertility shift may reduce IVF’s financial risk but increases health risks. HIPAA and the ACA both responded to concerns about “job lock” – that employer-sponsored insurance restricted job mobility and entrepreneurship. Elizabeth Y.

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Healthcare Law Blog

AUGUST 25, 2022

With respect to biological products, however, such drugs must be licensed in accordance with the Public Health Service Act (“PHSA”) for at least 11 years, and marketed in conformance with the PHSA. Additional updates of note include: ACA Premium Tax Credit Eligibility. Other Updates.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 27, 2023

to revisit whether to set limits for numbers of patients assigned to a nurse Tufts spent $70M on EHR install Wait times for long-term psychiatric care span months for some patients Health care leaders applaud appointment of Kate Walsh as Massachusetts health secretary As ER waits stretch for days, Mass.

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Hall Render

JULY 1, 2022

How hospitals should prepare for the end of the public health emergency. Arizona Medicaid Director Points to Success of Supportive Housing. Balderas Joins $230M Settlement Against Pharmaceutical Company Over Allegations Of Medicaid Fraud. Dr. Anthony Torres named CEO of Dignity Health hospital. CONNECTICUT.

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Hall Render

APRIL 7, 2023

Judge denies challenge to measure that would cap LA hospital exec pay COLORADO Builders show little interest in city, hospital employee housing project Capitol Pain Institute acquires 3 Colorado practices, ASC Colorado lawmakers seek financial information from hospitals in larger debate over health care costs Colorado to advance $1.4

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Health Populi

MARCH 15, 2021

One-in-three people were also dealing with a mental health conditions, split roughly between anxiety disorders and depression of some type. voters support efforts to expand government subsidies for people to buy health insurance as well as for U.S. State Governors to expand Medicaid. electorate is in favor.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

HHS falling short in handling public health crises, GAO says. Florida’s ACA enrollment is tops nationally, but Medicaid expansion questions remain. 91M Veteran Mental Health Clinic Slated For Florida. Georgia nurse practitioner convicted of health care fraud in complex telemedicine fraud scheme.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

institute focused on health equity Medical providers at D.C.’s institute focused on health equity Medical providers at D.C.’s Vincent’s Riverside has conducted over 800 robotic-assisted procedures Baptist Health Care in talks to donate hospital campus Florida nonprofit hospitals focused on serving low-income residents Florida Rep.

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Hall Render

MAY 12, 2023

Connecticut is weighing several changes to Medicaid. Cloud Hospital names Chief Quality Officer Tampa’s Lions Eye Institute adopts new name Troubled Cano Health records $60.6M Here’s what it means.

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Health Populi

APRIL 3, 2023

public does not want politicians to “up-end” government-funded health programs, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation’s March 2023 Health Tracking Poll. The post Don’t Mess with Medicare and Medicaid, Washington: They Remain Popular with Americans Across Party ID appeared first on HealthPopuli.com.

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Health Populi

MARCH 27, 2019

. “Break” is an appropriate description, because about 21 million people who finally enrolled in health insurance would lose their benefits. Twelve million people would lose Medicaid coverage. About 2 million young people would also lose coverage, now health-insured under their parents’ health plans.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Women, being Chief Health Officers of their Families, influencing 80% of health care decisions, well know how to connect the dots between health care costs and their household financial wellness.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 6, 2023

In second place in terms of total responses was the affordability of health care — a top-of-mind concern for U.S. The future of Medicare and Medicaid as well as access to mental health care also rank high among two-thirds of U.S. voters, but ranking lower in top importance than gun violence and immigration.

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Health Populi

MAY 10, 2018

Arguably, gun policy can cut in two ways: in light of the Stoneman Douglas High School shootings and wake-up call for #NeverAgain among both students and the public-at-large, vis-a-vis Second Amendment issue voters. And, as a growing public health issue, “guns” could also be adjacent to health.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

voters were driven to polls with health care on their minds. The key issues for health care voters were costs (for care and prescription drugs) and access (read: protecting pre-existing conditions and expanding Medicaid). concerned about state citizens’ public health in the era of COVID-19.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

The Governor expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act in the State of Ohio, discussed in this insightful Washington Post article. “I His approach to expanding Medicaid as a Republican Governor was both compassionate and pragmatic. When the Supreme Court made Medicaid expansion optional, Kasich didn’t hesitate.

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Kaiser Health News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

This week’s panelists are Julie Rovner of KHN, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico, and Rachel Cohrs of Stat. Democrats were aware of this problem even as they passed the ACA. Democrat John Fetterman’s campaign for a U.S.

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Hall Render

JUNE 2, 2023

of Maryland medical school opens addiction research institute in Baltimore MedStar Health breaks even in Q1 as revenues near $2B MASSACHUSETTS Boston Hospital Pays $5.7

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