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2024 Health Care Legislative and Regulatory Activity …

(4 days ago) WEBThe Forecast for Legislative and Regulatory Activity on Health Care in 2024. The House of Representatives meets at the U.S. Capitol on October 18, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Congress has limited time in 2024 to advance meaningful health …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2024/forecast-legislative-and-regulatory-activity-health-care-2024

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Biden’s prescription for 2024 turnaround will include major health …

(3 days ago) WEBCNN —. President Joe Biden is preparing a package of health care measures that he would aim to pass in a second term, with announcements starting this …

https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/04/politics/biden-health-care-2024/index.html

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Health Care Policy In 2023: Five Areas To Watch

(8 days ago) WEBFor 2023, public policies should be enacted to help modernize and adapt supply chains to ensure greater resiliency. To help mitigate drug shortages, Congress should grant the …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/health-care-policy-2023-five-areas-watch

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Congress passes spending package with health care extenders

(9 days ago) WEBCongress passes spending package with health care extenders. Mar 11, 2024 - 03:02 PM. The Senate voted 75-22 on March 8 to pass and send to the president …

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2024-03-11-congress-passes-spending-package-health-care-extenders

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Health Care and Reform Issues RAND

(1 days ago) WEBConsidering Health Care Policy in the 117th Congress. What are the biggest health care policy issues facing the 117th Congress? RAND experts offer up insight on a variety of …

https://www.rand.org/congress/health.html

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Where Does Health Policy Go From Here? Federal

(Just Now) WEBCongress has also shown interest in access issues such as federally qualified health centers’ mandatory funding, a popular initiative that must be …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/does-health-policy-go-here-federal-legislative-priorities-2023

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House Passes Build Back Better Act with Significant Health …

(7 days ago) WEBThe House of Representatives today voted to pass a modified version of the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376), a roughly $1.75 trillion social spending package that …

https://www.aha.org/special-bulletin/2021-11-18-house-passes-build-back-better-act-significant-health-care-provisions

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H.R.7585 - Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022

(Just Now) WEBSummary of H.R.7585 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022. skip to main content The bill also requires various studies …

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7585

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Congressional Health Policy Outlook for 2023 - Akin Gump

(8 days ago) WEBThe 118th Congress is convening on the heels of enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, which included numerous health care …

https://www.akingump.com/en/insights/alerts/congressional-health-policy-outlook-for-2023

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Confronting Challenges in the US Health Care System

(7 days ago) WEBHealth systems will be increasingly held accountable for ensuring delivery of high-value care and for addressing health equity issues in ways that do not rely on outdated …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2778509

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Which Key Health Care Issues Warrant Strong Consideration by …

(9 days ago) WEBThe midterm elections are behind us, and a lame duck session in Congress is here. What health care elements remain on the 2022 agenda? High-priority issues …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2022/which-key-health-care-issues-warrant-consideration-year-end-spending-package

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U.S. Health Care Coverage and Spending - CRS Reports

(4 days ago) WEBAn estimated 70 million individuals (21.2% of the U.S. population) received Medicaid or CHIP in 2022, and the programs accounted for $829 billion (19.5% of …

https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF10830

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Congress’ 2024 health policy agenda - POLITICO

(6 days ago) WEBCongress is staring down what has been a tall task post-holidays: passing two major health care spending bills and trying to tag on major health initiatives.

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-pulse/2024/01/02/congress-2024-health-policy-agenda-00133395

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Biden administration issues new rule to protect privacy of those

(1 days ago) WEB“This rule prohibits those regulated by HIPAA — health care providers, health plans, clearing houses and their business associates — from using or disclosing a …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/22/health/biden-administration-new-rule-reproductive-health-care-privacy/index.html

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What Congress Is Facing in 2023 and How It Affects Health Policy

(8 days ago) WEBCongress enacted extensions for certain policies (through 2024), but there is growing support for Congress to make those permanent and chart a sustainable path …

https://www.claconnect.com/en/resources/articles/2023/what-congress-is-facing-in-2023-and-how-it-affects-health-policy

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Biden administration restores protections for gay and transgender …

(5 days ago) WEBThe Biden administration announced a new rule Friday expanding safeguards against potential discrimination of gay and transgender Americans seeking medical …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/27/politics/lgbtq-health-care-biden-administration-rules-affordable-care-act/index.html

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Working Together to Advance Health and Build a Better Future

(3 days ago) WEBStand up. Speak out. Be heard. The stakes for the future of health care are too high to do anything less. That was a key message for the approximately 1,000 …

https://www.aha.org/news/perspective/2024-04-19-working-together-advance-health-and-build-better-future

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Biden-Harris Administration Takes Historic Action to Increase …

(5 days ago) WEBThe Biden-Harris Administration is committed to bolstering the health care workforce and ensuring the contributions of workers across the long-term care sector …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/04/22/biden-harris-administration-takes-historic-action-increase-access-quality-care-support-families-care-workers.html

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Health Bills - GovTrack.us

(9 days ago) WEBHealth. Use this page to browse bills in the U.S. Congress related to the subject Health, as determined by the Library of Congress. Narrow your focus by drilling …

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/subjects/health/6130

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Lawmakers target mergers in first hearing on Change Healthcare …

(1 days ago) WEBDuring the first congressional hearing on the Change Healthcare hack Tuesday, lawmakers appeared to zero in on the risks of massive consolidation in health …

https://www.axios.com/2024/04/17/congress-change-healthcare-cyberattack

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Biden administration finalizes controversial minimum staffing …

(5 days ago) WEBSome 75% of nursing homes will have to hire staff – including 12,000 registered nurses and 77,000 aides – to meet the daily care requirements, according to …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/22/politics/nursing-home-minimum-staffing-rule/index.html

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The Biden-Harris Administration Issues New Rule to Support …

(3 days ago) WEBProhibits the use or disclosure of PHI when it is sought to investigate or impose liability on individuals, health care providers, or others who seek, obtain, …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/04/22/biden-harris-administration-issues-new-rule-support-reproductive-health-care-privacy-under-hipaa.html

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Taking Account of Rising Health Care Costs - The New York Times

(1 days ago) WEBA version of this article appears in print on , Section A, Page 2 of the New York edition with the headline: The Health Care Bills Building a Complex Maze. Order …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/18/insider/medical-insurance-costs.html

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Fact Sheet on FTC’s Proposed Final Noncompete Rule

(6 days ago) WEBReduced health care costs: $74-$194 billion in reduced spending on physician services over the next decade. New business formation: 2.7% increase in the rate of …

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/04/fact-sheet-ftcs-proposed-final-noncompete-rule

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AHLA - Top Ten Issues in Health Law 2022

(4 days ago) WEBTop Ten Issues in Health Law 2022. +Listen to Episode 1. In an effort to promote greater transparency for consumers in health care, Congress, the Department of Health and …

https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/content-library/connections-magazine/article/d4c53b68-6b75-4a9f-a56c-5ed7122fc3b0/top-ten-issues-in-health-law

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Bills Pending US Congress House Subcommittee on Health

(8 days ago) WEB2024-02-09. To House Subcommittee on Health. US. HB7283. Intro. 25%. To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to evaluate and report on the inpatient and …

https://legiscan.com/US/pending/house-subcommittee-on-health/id/2355

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OCR launches webpage with HIPAA FAQs on Change Healthcare …

(6 days ago) WEBThe Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights April 19 launched a webpage answering HIPAA-related FAQs about the Change Healthcare …

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2024-04-22-ocr-launches-webpage-hipaa-faqs-change-healthcare-cyberattack

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S.352 - Health Care Improvement Act of 2021 - Congress.gov

(Just Now) WEBSummary: S.352 — 117th Congress (2021-2022) All Information (Except Text) Listen. There is one summary for S.352. Shown Here: Introduced in Senate …

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/352

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Advancing Racial Equity in U.S. Health Care: State Disparities

(6 days ago) WEBThis report evaluates disparities in health and health care across racial and ethnic groups, both within states and between U.S. states. Death rates and …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2024/apr/advancing-racial-equity-us-health-care

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Health concerns plague ageing Congress members returning to …

(7 days ago) WEBDonald Trump, the current Republican frontrunner, is 77. The median age of voting lawmakers in the Senate is 65.3 years and, in the House, 57.9 years, according to the Pew Research Center .

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/06/health-concerns-congress-mcconnell-scalise?ref=upstract.com

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New California Rule Aims to Limit Health Care Cost Increases to …

(5 days ago) WEBWednesday’s vote was the state’s first foray into tackling health care spending in California, which reached $405 billion in 2020, or $10,299 per person — the 22nd …

https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2024-04-24/new-california-rule-aims-to-limit-health-care-cost-increases-to-3-annually

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S.352 - Health Care Improvement Act of 2021 - Congress.gov

(5 days ago) WEB“There is hereby established the ‘State Health Insurance Affordability and Innovation Fund’ to be administered by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, …

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/352/text

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ANA Encourages Congress to Address Nursing Priorities ANA

(7 days ago) WEBMeaningful action must be taken to support the nursing workforce by tackling several chronic, longstanding problems from rampant workplace violence, lack of access to quality patient care, and the looming nursing shortage: 4182/H.R. 1195 in the 117 th Congress, the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service …

https://www.nursingworld.org/news/news-releases/2023/ana-encourages-congress-to-address-nursing-priorities/

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The Change Healthcare cyberattack is a 'catastrophe' for American

(Just Now) WEBSeventy-four percent of hospitals reported in March direct impacts to patient care as a result of the cyberattack, and 94% said they felt financial impacts. And the …

https://fortune.com/2024/04/23/change-healthcare-cyberattack-unitedhealth-hack-ransomware/

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America’s graying. We need to change the way we think about age.

(9 days ago) WEBPeople in their 70s, 80s, and even 90s run marathons, write books, and go to work daily. But the predominant national conversation on aging focuses on disability …

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/04/americas-graying-we-need-to-change-the-way-we-think-about-age/

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US House passes $95 billion Ukraine, Israel aid package, sends to

(9 days ago) WEBWASHINGTON, April 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday with broad bipartisan support passed a $95 billion legislative package providing security …

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-house-vote-long-awaited-95-billion-ukraine-israel-aid-package-2024-04-20/

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