Health Blawg

DECEMBER 26, 2017

The FDA had a digital health banner day on December 7, announcing one final guidance and two draft guidance documents (with a 60-day comment period). Changes to Existing Medical Software Policies Resulting From Section 3060 of the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act) (Draft).

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Health Blawg

JANUARY 16, 2019

The first RFI to issue was the one seeking input on the regulations implementing the Stark law and the federal anti-kickback statute (See: Stark and AKS RFI and public comments ). A digression: As the health wonks and policy nerds reading this are already aware, HIPAA is a horse of a different color.

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Health Blawg

JANUARY 16, 2019

The first RFI to issue was the one seeking input on the regulations implementing the Stark law and the federal anti-kickback statute (See: Stark and AKS RFI and public comments ). A digression: As the health wonks and policy nerds reading this are already aware, HIPAA is a horse of a different color.

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The Network for Public Health Law

JANUARY 8, 2025

A Message from Interim Co-Executive Directors Quang (“Q”) Dang and Ann Phi-Wendt “ While laws and policies can serve as barriers to health equity, they can also be used to promote health and advance equity and this is, has been, and will continue to be the focus of our work, whatever the political climate might bring.

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HEALTHBEAT

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free Atlanta newsletter here. But questions remain about what steps local and state regulators took to prevent a fire at a facility with a track record of environmental violations, including similar accidents in 2020. Rockdale County says it will file a federal lawsuit.

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The Network for Public Health Law

JANUARY 23, 2024

The focus on public health has increasingly shifted to state legislatures, where ideological—rather than medical or scientific—considerations are shaping policies.” and raised awareness of actions taken at all levels of government to enhance protections of abortion-related health records and data.

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The Network for Public Health Law

AUGUST 1, 2024

The Network for Public Health Law (the Network) has released a guide on “Law and Policy Considerations for Workforce Protections from Extreme Heat,” detailing federal, state, and local legal and policy protections for both indoor and outdoor workers exposed to extreme heat on the job. heat deaths.

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The Health Care Blog

MARCH 21, 2022

Hospital consolidation has risen to the top of the health policy stack. As a consequence, the Biden administration has targeted the health care industry for enhanced and more vigilant anti-trust enforcement. By JEFF GOLDSMITH and IAN MORRISON. Forty years later, there were 700 fewer facilities generating about $1.2

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NC Health News

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Department of Health and Human Services pointed to a lack of resources and inadequate staff hampering their ability to keep up with complaints. But taxpayer money, such as the federal health insurance programs Medicare and Medicaid, shouldnt be used to reimburse facilities where people arent taken care of, she said.

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Big Cities Health Coalition

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC), representing the leaders of health departments serving nearly 61 million Americans, calls on the incoming Administration and Congress to enhance support for local public health systems.

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KFF Health News

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Exposure to PFAS, a group of thousands of compounds, has been linked to health problems including cancer, decreased response to vaccines, and low birth weight, according to a federally funded report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Not long after she moved, Valle started feeling sick. California Gov.

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Association of Health Care Journalists

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The report says the findings call into question the compatibility of private equitys profit-driven model with the essential role hospitals play in public health. Health Care System, a step toward ensuring accountability. Lower reporting thresholds for mergers and acquisitions to make it easier for regulators to review them.

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KFF Health News

MARCH 17, 2025

. “If I thought there was a problem, I would have stated it in the paper,” Joseph Borzelleca , 94, a professor emeritus of pharmacology and toxicology at Virginia Commonwealth University, told KFF Health News after the FDA’s announcement. But federal law is clear: No amount of cancer risk is acceptable in foods.”

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NC Health News

MARCH 19, 2025

By Jane Winik Sartwell Carolina Public Press Financial pressures on rural hospitals keep some North Carolina facilities from adequately serving pregnant women, new mothers and babies, but that isnt the full picture. In North Carolina, 37 percent of births are covered by Medicaid, according to KFF, a nonprofit that analyzes health policy.

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Environmental Health News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Later, after reading the DOE's public summary of the event, she felt frustrated. “I In 2023, the Biden administration passed historic federal policies directing 80 agencies to prioritize environmental justice in decision-making. But the specifics of how that works varies across agencies.

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KFF Health News

APRIL 9, 2025

The Greene County Health System, with only three doctors, has no intensive care unit or surgical services. High-speed broadband is the new backbone of America’s health care system, which depends on electronic health records, high-tech wireless equipment, and telehealth access. “I feel better,” Walker said.

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KFF Health News

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Residents feared the site would not only sink their property values and threaten the environment, but also potentially harm people’s health. Conservative lawmakers and state regulators have been hostile to laws and regulations that center on the rights of people of color, Burkhardt said. Florida Gov.

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National Council on Urban Indian Health

MARCH 28, 2025

Proposed Medicaid Changes NCUIH works with partners to support Medicaid and Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Lawsuits & Court Cases Updates Current court cases and legal action impacting Native health care and policy. Appropriations Updates Status of Continuing Resolution and Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Funding.

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KFF Health News

JANUARY 23, 2025

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie's stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” Of note on health, Trump’s orders instructed the removal of the U.S.

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