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Failures of Imagination in Public Health Policy

Bill of Health

By Daniel Swartzman If public health is to prosper, we will need to overcome the after-effects of several failures of imagination. Failing to use litigation against inadequate public health actions, as did the early civil rights and environmental movements. Failing to demand moral leadership of governmental actors.

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Eight Opportunities to Use the Law to Address Social Determinants of Health

Bill of Health

State Government Opportunities: States can increase expungement rates by amending laws to apply automatic expungement to minor drug possession convictions and seal the records. States can also remove barriers to local governments setting a livable local minimum wage. Code § 32) by making the tax credit monthly. 34:11-56a et seq.

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Addressing Ghost Networks in Mental Health Care

Bill of Health

By Hannah Rahim Many mental health provider directories for private and public insurance plans contain inaccurate or outdated provider information , which creates a misleading illusion of accessible care. These ghost networks result in many patients being unable to access essential mental health care.

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Struggles Over Care Will Shape the Future of Work

Bill of Health

Yet I see clients driven into institutional facilities when the promise of aging in place meets reality: they cannot afford to hire homecare workers, and Medicaid rates are insufficient to attract would-be care workers to demanding and dangerous jobs.

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Five Opportunities to Use the Law to Address Persistent OUD Treatment Gaps 

Bill of Health

With support from the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE), public health law experts from Indiana University McKinney School of Law and the Temple University Center for Public Health Law Research at the Beasley School of Law recently embarked on a systematic review of U.S.

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

Healthcare IT Today

Specifically, what if the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rescinds the emergency orders it has put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic? had adopted value-based care, it wouldn’t matter whether you saw your doctor in the office, online, or in the bleachers of Beaver Stadium. What if the trumpet shall sound?

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Merck Price Negotiation Lawsuit May Face Same Obstacles as 340B Takings Claims

Bill of Health

Merck alleges that the price negotiation program operates as a price control because it effectively requires manufacturers to accept the maximum fair price as a condition of participation in Medicare and Medicaid. For example, under the Fifth Amendment, a taking only occurs where the government fails to provide “just compensation.”

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