Bill of Health

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The ACA and temporary pandemic-era policies such as the Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 , which allowed continuous Medicaid enrollment during the public health emergency (PHE), has helped to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in health care coverage – and proved to be important during COVID-19 to increase health care access.

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Bill of Health

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 requires Medicaid plans to publish and update accurate and searchable provider directories. Insurers should also work to decrease the shortage of mental health care providers in their networks.

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Health Populi

JULY 17, 2023

Most patients have experienced at least one health insurance related barrier in the past two years, and 4 in 10 of those people said their health got worse as a result of that care-barrier. Health Populi’s Hot Points : “Health insurance should be a bridge to medical care, not a barrier to it for patients.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Among all of the challenges health care providers will face in 2023, digital health tools could have the greatest potential to improve patient access, according to the issues most Top of Mind for Top Health Systems 2023 from UPMC. the Center for Connected Medicine, Nokia and KLAS Research.

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Jane Sarashon

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The aspirational document sets out the mission that “every individual deserves the right to obtain health care that is comprehensive, equitable and compassionate.”

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Jane Sarashon

JULY 18, 2024

We’ve discussed the hockey-stick rise in the adoption and persistent use of GLP-1 drugs for managing diabetes and obesity here in Health Populi. This graph diagrams utilization, unit cost, and cost as a percent of overall medical cost trend: note that by the middle of 2023, GLP-1 drug costs for Group health plan members comprised 13.6%

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Health Populi

MARCH 8, 2023

In addition, preventive services for women are part of ACA prevention list such as well-woman visits, all FDA-approved, -granted, or -cleared contraceptives and related services, and other female-focused care. It’s a lot — and has made a huge difference in public health access for those enrolled in ACA plans.

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Health Populi

JUNE 18, 2024

Health care access is a challenge in rural and urban areas, cities and suburbs, and across more demographic groups than you might realize, as we see wait times grow for appointments, primary care shortages, and delays in screening plaguing health systems around the world.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 14, 2023

This weekend’s Wall Street Journal Saturday/Sunday edition featured a big story on the economic force of women in the summer of 2023, termed “the women’s multiplier effect” — that women’s spending is a powerful force in the U.S. But for health care, Baby, we’ve got a long way to go.

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Healthcare Law Blog

JUNE 9, 2023

What is New: Department of Health Care Access and Information (“HCAI”) posted a draft methodology for evaluating applications for the Distressed Hospital Loan Program (“Loan Program”) and is surveying California hospitals to assess interest in the Loan Program. May 16, 2023 – HCAI began surveying California hospitals.

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Health Populi

MAY 7, 2023

Supporting telehealth where the evidence points to virtual care’s positive impact on patients and the planet is another way we can constructively use our energy to expand both health care access and do right by the environment. For more insights into the U.S.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

I referred to that experience here in Health Populi several years ago when discussing health care access and transparency. Glamour magazine reported on the subject of the need for emergency contraception in vending machines on college campuses as being “more vital than ever” in a 2023 article.

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Jane Sarashon

JANUARY 12, 2023

An over-arching theme of the 2023 CES conference was Human Security for All, abbreviated as HS4A. This year, MedWand launched the Urban-Rural Healthcare Alliance , having known where the virtual care puck has been going since the company’s inception. Here’s what.

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Healthcare Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Healthcare stakeholders had the opportunity to provide written comments to OHCA regarding the regulations until August 31, 2023. Looking Forward HCAI indicated during the workshop that they would offer a summary of the comments for OHCA’s Board to discuss during its August meeting.

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Health Populi

JULY 5, 2023

In today’s Health Populi blog, I will discuss a current data-based snapshot of the NHS in 2023, adding context comparing the U.S. and other countries’ health system performance to appreciate the NHS in full based on its universal coverage ambition and health equity intentions. In the U.S.,

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Health Care Law Brief

AUGUST 10, 2023

On July 27, 2023, California’s Office of Health Care Access and Information (the “ Office ”) released its long-awaited proposed regulations on the notice requirements for material health care transactions in California.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 13, 2023

McMaster signed a law that eliminates CON in the state, aiming to improve health care accessibility and affordability by removing the requirement for state permission to build hospitals or acquire medical equipment. HealthCare Appraisers released its 2023 Industry Outlook on GI practices.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 7, 2023

And it’s 2023! Leonard’s research in health equity, disparities, and global health care access has been recognized by the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control, the Food and Drug Administration, and the European Medicines Agency. Getting information from one doctor to another?

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Background In a press release dated February 3, 2023, the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (“DOJ”) announced the withdrawal of three important policy statements that health systems and providers have relied upon for decades in ordering operations, setting internal protocols, and conducting diligence during transactions.

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Healthcare Law Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

As we anticipated in our previous blog article , the Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) made revisions to its proposed regulations following the public workshop hosted by the California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) in August.

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Health Care Law Brief

APRIL 12, 2023

The Final Rule adopts a host of reforms aimed at improving health care access, quality, and equity for Medicare beneficiaries that receive coverage through Part C (“Medicare Advantage” or “MA”) and prescription drug benefits through Part D. The Final Rule is effective June 5, 2023. Parts 417, 422, 423, 455, and 460.

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Healthcare Law Blog

MARCH 20, 2023

1] In addition to the challenges presented by provider shortages, even when patients are able to locate an available mental health provider, many are hesitant to engage in treatment due to cost uncertainties, which often arise due to limited availability for in-network care and the subsequent need to seek out-of-network care. [2]

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Innovaare Compliance

JANUARY 19, 2021

The CMS has increased the weight of patient experience measures, which are determined by CAHPS as well as member complaints, health care access, members choosing to leave the plan, appeals, and call center measures, all of which reflect overall member experience. The following section provides a synopsis of the changes for 2021.

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Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 2, 2024

At long last, the cost and market impact review (CMIR) regulations promulgated by the California Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) have been approved by the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL).

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Jane Sarashon

MARCH 14, 2023

In 2014, ECRI pivoted the title of this annual report to “patient safety concerns,” a nuance away from health technology. Fast forward to 2023 and ECRI’s latest take on the Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns 2023. Topping the 2023 list of patient safety concerns is the pediatric mental health crisis.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Tammany Health System create new residency program CHRISTUS nationally recognized for high-quality heart care Behind Ochsner LSU Health’s multimillion-dollar tech upgrades MAINE Millinocket hospital schedules renovation after $3.5M medical school to revamp philanthropic efforts Sage Health opening 3 central Md.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Tammany Health System create new residency program CHRISTUS nationally recognized for high-quality heart care Behind Ochsner LSU Health’s multimillion-dollar tech upgrades MAINE Millinocket hospital schedules renovation after $3.5M medical school to revamp philanthropic efforts Sage Health opening 3 central Md.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

billion inpatient hospital tower is moving forward Flu activity ‘very high’ in Ohio, health officials say Christ Hospital closes outpatient behavioral health program OKLAHOMA Ascension St.

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Hall Render

MAY 10, 2024

Vincent Parkview Health’s ASC strategy: 2 updates Indiana hospital margins lag behind nation, with some budgets in the red Report shows Indiana hospitals lost more than $700 million in income in 2023 Two Indiana Hospitals Receive a “D” in Patient Safety Franciscan Health to partner with nonprofits Beacon Health System receives $5.4M

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Hall Render

JUNE 7, 2024

acres in Roseville for future primary care center U.S. list includes 3 from Arizona ARKANSAS Children’s Miracle Network Raises $5.4M

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Receiver unravels financial mess at Boston nursing home Baystate Health, Wellpoint reach multi-year contract agreement Cardinal Health opens medical product distribution center in Massachusetts Changing blood test protocol could improve patient care, catch disease sooner Mass. sold for $4.1B

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Hall Render

JULY 28, 2023

million for rural hospital expansion Hospices in Arizona & other states receive scrutiny over concerns of fraud, waste & abuse Phoenix Children’s Building New 44,000-Square Foot Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Firefighters oppose Banner’s planned $400M hospital There’s a growing nurse shortage in Arizona.

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 15, 2023

NATIONAL AHA pushes back on HHS proposal to penalize hospitals for cyberattacks AHA urges Congress to oppose H.R. Newsom seeks changes to California’s new healthcare wage law Prime completes California hospital sale Rare disease tech company was rolled up two years ago.

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Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Wiley , Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Health Law and Policy Program at UCLA Law. Wiley The Supreme Court’s decisions have important and long-lasting effects on health care access, the public’s health, health equity, and the power of communities to create healthier living and working conditions.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Vincent North Welcomes Bonney as President Governor discusses rural healthcare during Mountain Home’s ‘Capital for a Day’ CALIFORNIA 3 health systems’ retention strategies that paid off in 2023 Cedars-Sinai CEO to retire CVS shuttering 25 MinuteClinics in Los Angeles Judge to consider Madera hospital reopening plan. ‘We

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 30, 2023

Zaslavsky, who has served as the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer since December 2022, will assume this role effective June 26, 2023, replacing Mick Ruxin, M.D., MultiPlan Corporation appoints John Prince to its Board of Directors, effective June 26, 2023. Theralink Technologies, Inc. Casana appoints Shikha Anand, M.D.

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Healthcare Law Blog

MAY 10, 2023

On Thursday May 4, 2023, Assembly Bill 112 (“AB 112”) passed the California Assembly with a vote of 77-0 and the California Senate with a vote of 38-0. The Distressed Hospital Loan Program will be administered by the Department of Health Care Access and Information (“DHCAI”).

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