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Six Opportunities to Use the Law to Support Harm Reduction

Bill of Health

To maximize the potential of harm reduction requires a whole-of-government approach, involving coordination across levels of government. For many involved in government at all levels, the harm reduction challenge unfortunately falls at the first of those hurdles.”

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Most Americans Want the Federal Government to Ensure Healthcare for All

Health Populi

believe that the Federal government should ensure that their fellow Americans, a new Gallup Poll found. This asked people whether they would prefer a government-run health system. Most Democrats believe that the government should both ensure universal healthcare and run it. Most people in the U.S.

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American Hospital Association, Johns Hopkins and others launch pro-telehealth campaign

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Congress must act to expand patient choice in every American community, meet patients where they are, and bring health care into the 21st century. Eight in ten view the government's decision to lift restrictions on telemedicine as positive, and 78% support the passage of legislation to permanently protect it.

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Addressing Ghost Networks in Mental Health Care

Bill of Health

By Hannah Rahim Many mental health provider directories for private and public insurance plans contain inaccurate or outdated provider information , which creates a misleading illusion of accessible care. These ghost networks result in many patients being unable to access essential mental health care.

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Digital Health As A Basic Human Need – the Dentsu Digital Society Index 2019

Health Populi

Governments should give people more control over digital innovation, invest in and bolster peoples’ learning digital skills, and focus on inclusion and trust when it comes to digital tech. This is why I so often repeat that broadband connectivity is a social determinant of health.

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How the Coronavirus is Reshaping Consumer Trust – The Edelman Trust Barometer Lens and Health Impacts

Health Populi

In Brand Trust and the Coronavirus Pandemic , Edelman focuses its trust lens on the pandemic and consumers’ shaken confidence in business and government institutions. These findings have special implications for health and health care. ” The medical community, our most-trusted human capital in the U.S.,

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Americans Grew Digital Health-Data Muscles in the Pandemic – New Insights from the Pew Charitable Trusts

Health Populi

Nearly one-half of consumers said the pandemic compelled them to support provider sharing of data, 4 in 10 people embraced downloading data to apps, and one-third supported government standards to improve patient matching.

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