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For next steps on telehealth, look to the states

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As the United States approaches its one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic beginning to disrupt normal healthcare operations, a question continues to endure: What's next for telehealth? "State policy matters. "We're going to have to talk about parity," said Minnesota state sen.

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New Data Reveal Sparse Protections for Students Who Cannot Pay for Meals at School

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public school students during the COVID-19 pandemic ends on June 30 , the consequences of unpaid school meal debt will resurface for the millions of students nationwide facing food insecurity. Fewer than half of all states — only 19 as of April 2021 — regulate how schools may address unpaid meal charges, according to the data.

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HIMSSCast: ATA CEO says telehealth future is hybrid, outlines policy priorities and challenges

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As CEO of the American Telemedicine Association, her work covers every aspect of this technological delivery of healthcare that has gone mainstream because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Federal and state policy to ensure the flexibilities put in place during the pandemic will become permanent following the public health emergency.

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Author Q&A: Hilary Wething on US Paid Sick Leave Policy Impacts

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Your research looks specifically at laws from 2011-2019 with an analysis of how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted these laws. What major changes, if any, did you see in the policies because of COVID-19? HW: Surprisingly, there weren’t many changes to paid sick leave laws in response to COVID-19.

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Securing a Place for Children’s Rights in Public Health Emergencies

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The vulnerability of the child in global health emergencies At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, 194 countries and territories shut their schools nationally , affecting the right to education of more than a billion children. should account for the best interests of the child as a primary consideration. Similarly, Principle 6.1

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ATA: What's ahead for telehealth policy after the pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The American Telehealth Association is working with Congress and several federal agencies to shape the fate of policies and payments for telehealth services that experienced a rapid uptake during the COVID-19 pandemic. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Equity Implications of Telehealth Policy on Medication Abortion Care Service Delivery

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[i] Still, abortion rates in the United States are on the rise. This is in part due to the expansion of care delivery through telehealth for medication abortion (TMAB) , which now accounts for 19% of abortion care delivery. TMAB is prohibited in ten states and one territory in addition to the states/territories with abortion bans.

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