Bill of Health

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The lawsuits, arising from the desire to hold platforms accountable for exploiting children’s susceptibility to rewarding stimuli during development, present a novel theory of liability based solely on an algorithm’s ability to cause addiction rather than adverse mental health outcomes.

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 5, 2024

On December 3, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (“the Court”) issued a nationwide preliminary injunction that prevents the federal government from enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). However, the Court did indicate that the government’s position is unfavorable moving forward.

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Health Populi

MARCH 21, 2019

Marc then presented an intriguing, if disturbing (to me), bar chart of “the future value of your data.” per average internet user per month in 2025, $3.18 My talk was next up, as I presented the evolving retail health/care ecosystem landscape and the growing role of the patient-as-payor. for Americans.

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Hall Render

AUGUST 1, 2024

On July 3, 2024, a federal court in Texas (“the Court”) issued a stay related to certain provisions of CMS’s Contract Year 2025 Medicare Advantage and Part D (“MAPD”) Final Rule (“2025 Final Rule”), which would change how agents and brokers are paid by Medicare Advantage (“MA”) and Part D plans.

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Hall Render

AUGUST 1, 2024

On July 3, 2024, a federal court in Texas (“the Court”) issued a stay related to certain provisions of CMS’s Contract Year 2025 Medicare Advantage and Part D (“MAPD”) Final Rule (“2025 Final Rule”), which would change how agents and brokers are paid by Medicare Advantage (“MA”) and Part D plans.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 29, 2022

This innovation has been made much easier with the ever-present catalyst of technology and its increased patient acceptance. For example, it will cost $461 billion by 2025 to care for Americans diagnosed with autism. The federal government is working to improve access. It’s an expensive problem, too.

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Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 10, 2023

A simple statement, but a very profound and interesting lens through which to view the Day One Medicare Advantage-focused company presentations. Presenting today were agilon health, Oak Street Health, Privia Health, Humana (about its proprietary CenterWell provider network), and JenCare. And then there’s Privia Health.

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Hall Render

JUNE 14, 2024

If inflation continues to cool off, the Federal Reserve expects four rate cuts in 2025 totaling 100 basis points. On average, it costs $2,488 per day at non-profit hospitals, $2,052 per day at government owned hospitals and $1,889 per day at for-profit hospitals. Inflation is sitting at around 2.8%

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 9, 2024

Jon Maack, President at Definitive Healthcare Healthcare data is growing at an unwieldy pace – it currently accounts for about one-third of the world’s data volume, and is expected to reach 175 zettabytes globally by 2025. Most of this data as it exists now is unstructured and not easily captured.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 15, 2022

Approximately 42% of Medicare beneficiaries are enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans—a segment projected to reach 46% by 2025. – Government support and benefit flexibility (e.g., Patient data should be presented to providers during patient visits to remind the provider about the patient’s chronic conditions that may require care.

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The Proposed Rule would revise the definition of failure to grant immediate access to specify what would constitute a compelling reason, namely, that the requested material does not exist or is not at the location where the request is presented. ET on January 31, 2025. Comments are due by 5:00 p.m.

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 4, 2023

CMS is also updating its monitoring and enforcement process as part of an ongoing increase in government oversight of hospital price transparency compliance. The effective date for this requirement is January 1, 2025. These changes will take effect January 1, 2024.

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Hall Render

JULY 14, 2023

CMS proposes to formally promulgate regulations to codify the eight factors that govern the removal of measures from HHVBP that it originally outlined in the CY 2022 HH PPS Final Rule. Beginning with CY 2025, CMS proposes to make CY 2023 the baseline year. Not surprisingly, CMS proposes to make several changes to HHVBP.

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Hall Render

MAY 13, 2022

US faces deficit of 450,000 nurses by 2025. ‘So much is new’: ScionHealth launch presents wealth of opportunities, CFO says. Troubled NC nursing home set to lose nearly all its government funding — and patients. Government watchdog: Health care giants improperly denied Medicare benefits. Agnes Hospital.

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Bill of Health

OCTOBER 28, 2024

is a former research associate in neurobiology at Harvard Medical School, Harvard fellow in drug policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and Deputy Director of the Drug Policy Analysis Program at UCLA. William Leonard Pickard M.P.P., Laing, Gilles Deleuze, and Felix Guattari. Rabbi Jay Michaelson , J.D., He holds a Ph.D.

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Hall Render

JUNE 7, 2024

for behavioral and mental health services SOUTH CAROLINA Could SC’s health agency merger bill be revived, or will it have to wait until 2025? million bird flu shots to U.S. million bird flu shots to U.S. Mary’s temporarily closing psychiatric residential treatment facility by June 7 R.I. to get $40.7M

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Hall Render

JUNE 21, 2024

Behavioral Health Crisis Center to Address Gaps in Service Availability Government officials, UNM Hospital unveil new Behavioral Health Crisis Center Fears about transparency, access to capital cited as leaders consider hospital merger oversight bill NEW YORK 5 CFO moves in 3 days 9 NY hospitals get $39.1M Who’s pursuing ASCs in 2024?

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SQA

MAY 24, 2023

ANVISA has intercepted international shipments of Batch Number C6835C3 which presented a false description of content and contained bottles in packaging in the Turkish language with expirations dates 10/2024 (bottle) and 12/2024 (secondary packaging).

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SQA

OCTOBER 18, 2024

This precautionary measure adopted by the agency aims to ensure the health and physical integrity of the Brazilian population since, to date, no studies have been presented to ANVISA that prove the effectiveness and safety of the phenol product for use in such procedures.

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SQA

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Time frame for Accepting CE Marked Medical Devices in Great Britain Extended, 01 July 2023 The United Kingdom (UK) government has made regulations ( The Medical Devices (Amendment) (Great Britain) Regulations 2023 ) that enable CE marked medical devices to be accepted in Great Britain for defined periods beyond 30 June 2023.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Scott Sirdevan, CEO of Vorro Despite government mandates and advancements in technology, EHR interoperability remains a significant challenge for clinicians. Semantic interoperability presents another critical challenge. Medication management presents another critical area of concern.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 4, 2024

NATIONAL 5 Stark law issues physicians are closely watching Anti-monopoly advocates urge FTC to block McKesson, Cardinal Health’s big-ticket oncology acquisitions Biden administration doles out $68.5M to resolve fraudulent lab testing allegations Lilly to invest another $4.5B to make breast cancer treatments safer St.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Shilts presents one alarming story after another.” The post How World AIDS Day 2024 Can Inform Healthcare in 2025 appeared first on HealthPopuli.com. ” Here in Health Populi, I’ve referred to this book many times over the 17 years since launching the blog. The words of First Lady Jill Biden.

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Kaiser Health News

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The Foundation for Government Accountability and Paragon Health Institute, think tanks funded by conservative groups, told Montana lawmakers in September that the program’s enrollment and costs are bloated and that the overloaded system harms access to care for the most vulnerable. Others could follow.

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Kaiser Health News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

“We’re not going to be like California and have massive numbers of people on government programs without work requirements,” DeSantis said at a presidential primary debate in Southern California earlier this year. citizen or lawfully present in the country. California bans short-term health plans.

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