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Failures of Imagination in Public Health Policy

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This replacement, “neoliberalism,” has as its central tenet that markets are, in all ways and at all times, superior to government in allocating societal resources. 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.

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

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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

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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. Medicare penalizes 40 hospitals in Florida for patient safety. How $1 million grant will boost Ochsner’s digital health innovations.