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The Future of Health Care Reform is Top of Governor Hochul’s State of the State Address

Health Care Law Brief

The address featured a number of health care reform initiatives—a strong indication that New York will prioritize health care issues and spending in the year ahead. Below is a summary of Governor Hochul’s big-ticket health care agenda items.

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Failures of Imagination in Public Health Policy

Bill of Health

Since markets are inherently individualistic and the basic unit of analysis of public health is the community, this ideology was and is antithetical to our goals. For instance, which Congressional power enumerated in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution would support such a law? Should we have seen this coming? Absolutely.

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Reviewing Solidarity in the Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights and Public Health Emergencies

Bill of Health

Article 28 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: States must work individually and collectively to ensure a social and international order where human rights can be enjoyed by everyone. The Principles aptly characterize solidarity by paraphrasing, in Principle 2.1,

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Food is Medicine Approaches to Address Diet-Related Health Conditions

Bill of Health

By Hannah Rahim Food is Medicine interventions aim to prevent and treat diet-related chronic health conditions and reduce food insecurity by providing food to individuals and communities, in connection with the health care system.

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Zealous for Wellness: The Ongoing Quest for Standard Measures

Healthcare IT Today

The previous articles in this series showed how payers, providers, and digital health companies try to prove that they’re helping to create healthier patients. Sara Shanti, a partner specializing in health care at law firm Sheppard Mullin , says that organizations in the wellness space are searching for strong algorithms.

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Old Dogs and New Tricks: A Case for the Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights & Public Health Emergencies

Bill of Health

By Nerima Were and Allan Maleche Taking into account our experiences as human rights lawyers working in Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic, in this article we briefly analyze the Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights and Public Health Emergencies (the Principles) and make a case for their utility in guiding State measures to prepare for, prevent, (..)

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Telehealth Visits Can Improve Revenue, But They’re No Cornucopia

Healthcare IT Today

This article focuses on revenue, because I and other writers frequently cover impacts of televisits on access and care plans. The premise of this article embraces an irony. ” How does all this relate to revenue, the topic of this article? The advantages for clinicians could be seen throughout this article.

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