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NATIONAL 14 rural senators push CMS to extend low-wage hospitals’ payment bump in FY2024 American Hospital Association voices support for telehealth expansion bill Behavioral health market to hit $262B by 2029 Biden administration moves to establish ‘guardrails’ for telehealth prescriptions CMS Officials Confirm End of PHE Nursing (..)

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Dunleavy adds $9M to budget to address food stamp, Medicaid backlog New study provides snapshot of increase in maternal deaths in Alaska Mental Health Trust Grants $1.6M Dunleavy adds $9M to budget to address food stamp, Medicaid backlog New study provides snapshot of increase in maternal deaths in Alaska Mental Health Trust Grants $1.6M

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Health Provider News – October 7, 2022

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How tight nursing home capacity is bottlenecking hospital operations. Investigators found high rates of bed sores and extended isolation among Providence nursing home patients, leading to $310K fine. Could virtual nursing help combat the shortage of nurses? Congress gives rural hospitals a reprieve, for now.