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Countercyclical Aid Is Not Enough to Fix the Broken US Approach to Public Health Financing

Bill of Health

Consider, for example, the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Program (SLFRF) — enacted as part of the American Rescue Plan Act — which provided $350 billion in flexible aid to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments. This precludes rebuilding the decimated public health workforce.

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Hall Render’s Health Provider News – February 25, 2022

Hall Render

342 hospitals have received price transparency noncompliance notices from CMS. The 55 hospitals penalized by Medicare 8 years straight over patient complications. CMS overhauls Direct Contracting model to include new requirements on governance, health equity in 2023. Delta Dental gives $750K for oral health services.

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What’s The Role of Digital Health in Public Health?

HIT Consultant

To a certain extent, the national conversation about the importance of a robust public health system has been happening for the last couple of years in the context of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Even so, public health professionals endure because they know they must.

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Most Americans Concerned About Coronavirus Impact on Economy & Families, and Not a “Hoax”

Health Populi

Health Populi’s Hot Points: In a public health emergency, health citizens need to trust the sources of information available to help them make informed decisions — for business operations, for travel, and most importantly, for our families.