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AHCJ announces winners of 2023 health journalism contest

Association of Health Care Journalists

For the Health Policy category , Lev Facher for STAT won first place in the large division for their coverage on how the U.S. Michelle Crouch for the North Carolina Health News and The Charlotte Ledger was selected as first-place winner of the small division for their reporting on Atrium Health.

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Frontiers ebook releases: September 2023

Frontiers

Anat Gesser-Edelsburg; Abhishek Ghosh; Michal Grivna; Bijaya Kumar Padhi PDF Longevity and Healthy Aging Edited by Tzvi Dwolatzky; Gil Atzmon PDF Opioids in the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic: From Cellular Mechanisms to Public Health Policy Edited by Wendy Margaret Walwyn; Tim Hales; Kathryn Anne DeFea; Scott John PDF An Update on Neurological Disorders (..)

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CMS reports national health spending grew 7.5% in 2023, far outpacing inflation

Association of Health Care Journalists

In 2023, the United States spent $4.9 trillion on health care, a growth rate of 7.5% in 2022 or about $14,570 per person, according to a CMS report from the National Health Expenditure Accounts Team. from 2022 to 2023. Another factor driving up health care spending from 4.6% in 2023 to $505.7 in 2023 to $1.5

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‘Breaking Down Interstate Barriers to Telehealth Delivery’ Tops ATA’s Priorities for 2023

The Health Care Blog

And, these are just to name a few… Right now, the pandemic’s public health emergency is still in effect until mid-January, and, though it is expected to be renewed, the renewal will only get us into the second quarter of 2023. Kyle gives us the in-depth details on what ATA is advocating for and how they’re doing it.

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NC defendants with mental illness wait months in jail for court-ordered treatment

NC Health News

By Rachel Crumpler For nearly a year, Jake Davis languished in jail, waiting for a bed in a state-run psychiatric hospital to get court-ordered mental health treatment. million federal mental health block grant. DHHS started setting up these programs in 2023. DHHS has allocated $7.2

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NC Senate budget plan filled with health care policy initiatives

NC Health News

This money would increase the subsidy rates to whats recommended in the 2023 Market Rate Study. One downside is that the adjustment is only to the 2023 rate costs have increased since then, he said. Child care subsidies help eligible low-income families pay for child care so parents can go to work. Amy Galey (R-Burlington).

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Pharmacy benefit managers raised prices by over 1,000% on specialty drugs

Association of Health Care Journalists

In 2023, specialty drugs accounted for $237 billion, or 39.5% The market for specialty drugs In the past, specialty drugs required special handling or administration, but today there is no standard definition for a specialty drug, the report explained.