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The Senate can protect the elderly by supporting nursing home staffing regulations — not overturning them
Lawmakers must uphold minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes to ensure quality care for the elderly, argues one legal expert.
Ed Dudensing • July 29, 2024 -
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Mental health benefits at work are getting better. Here’s how we can go further.
More employers than ever are focusing on mental health benefits. Congress must invest more and act soon to reauthorize telehealth extensions before it’s too late, argues the director of health policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Anna Vredenburgh • July 3, 2024 -
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Despite clinic closures, Walmart can still be a healthcare destination
A managing director at a global strategy firm makes the case for Walmart to continue pursuing healthcare customers through maximizing access to nutritious food.
Scott Bowman • June 27, 2024 -
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Price transparency enforcement is a shared responsibility
A principal strategist at Turquoise Health argues that regulatory enforcement is crucial for hospitals to post files compliant with price transparency goals.
Carol Skenes • June 20, 2024 -
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Nearly 20% of donated organs go unused — here’s how we can fix it and honor donors
The medical community needs to take “smart risks” to maximize organ donation use, according to the president of the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations.
Colleen McCarthy • Updated May 24, 2024 -
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Medical research is changing, data privacy laws have not
Congressional inaction regarding health privacy laws robs Americans of ownership over their health data, argues Senator Bill Cassidy, ranking member of the Senate HELP committee.
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No appointments available: America’s escalating primary care shortage
Chronic disinvestment and inadequate training have created a shortage of primary care workers, according to leaders at the Milbank Memorial Fund, National Association of Community Health Centers and others.
Christopher Koller, Kyu Rhee and R. Shawn Martin • April 15, 2024 -
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Predictions on 2024 healthcare M&A trends: What leaders need to know
A shift in funding sources, new regulatory policies in Medicare and technology advances may influence M&A in the sector next year, according to Samantha Prokop from law firm Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart.
Samantha L. Prokop • Dec. 22, 2023 -
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AI’s health equity revolution
René Quashie, an executive at the Consumer Technology Association, argues that artificial intelligence could be pivotal for the healthcare industry — with regulation and guardrails.
René Quashie • Oct. 13, 2023 -
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Hospitals and digital health companies: making an emulsion from oil and water
Andreessen Horowitz partner Julie Yoo and Bassett Healthcare executive Paul Uhrig share their playbook for digital health entrepreneurs looking to partner with health systems.
Julie Yoo and Paul Uhrig • Oct. 5, 2023 -
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A matter of trust: More delays for the VA’s EHR system
Shira Fischer, a physician policy researcher at the Rand Corporation, discusses why user trust is key to improving the embattled Oracle Cerner rollout at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Shira Fischer • Sept. 29, 2023 -
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The one code Congress must support: G2211
Presidents of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American College of Physicians argue for reforms in the national physician payment system.
Tochi Iroku-Malize and Omar T. Atiq • Sept. 22, 2023 -
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A new threat to healthcare breakthroughs: litigation investment entities
Former HHS Secretary Tom Price identifies the dangers of litigation investment entities and their potential roadblocks to medical innovation.
Tom Price • Aug. 18, 2023 -
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5 predictions for private equity in healthcare
Grant Thornton principal Lisa Walkush explains why healthcare remains one of the most attractive options for private equity firms.
Lisa Walkush • Aug. 11, 2023 -
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Strengthening primary care key to fix healthcare system woes
Primary care advocates Ann Greiner and Shawn Martin argue the U.S. needs to turn around decades of underinvestment in its primary care chassis to lower costs and improve care quality.
Ann Greiner and Shawn Martin • Aug. 2, 2023 -
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Patients and physicians pay the consequences for health plan delays
The chief medical officer at the Alliance for Patient Access argues for reforms to reduce burdens associated with prior authorization.
David Charles • July 19, 2023 -
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More funding for cultural outreach is imperative to curb procedural Medicaid disenrollments
Investing in appropriate outreach as states resume eligibility checks is both humane and economically efficient, argues Jackie Leung, a public health researcher and professor at Linfield University.
Jackie Leung • July 6, 2023 -
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Biden administration should not wait to provide access to non-opioid pain management
A surgeon and assistant professor argues that the CMS and providers must collaborate to enhance access to non-opioid pain alternatives.
Nirav Amin • June 16, 2023 -
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The public health emergency is over. Here’s why government must prioritize funding for long COVID research.
University of Arizona professors argue for more robust infrastructure to understand and research long COVID-19, which affects one in five Americans.
Kristen Pogreba Brown, Leslie V. Farland and Jennifer Andrews • June 9, 2023 -
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Securing mergers and acquisitions in healthcare
Netskope’s Damian Chung outlines how healthcare organizations can avoid cyber risks when executing acquisitions or partnerships.
Damian Chung • May 26, 2023 -
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Rethinking the area deprivation index: a call for more effective measures to promote health equity
Srilekha Palle, visiting fellow at the Independent Women’s Forum, argues that a key health equity indicator used by the Biden administration has significant limitations that could exclude many underserved communities.
Srilekha Palle • May 12, 2023 -
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Celebrated healthcare heroes are workplace violence victims
Violence prevents nurses, doctors and other professionals from providing uninterrupted, quality patient care, argues Andrew Thum, the director of nursing workforce operations at Jefferson Health in Philadelphia.
Andrew Thum • May 8, 2023 -
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When will the ER catch up with value-based care?
Amid transformation, innovation and buzzwords in value-based care, one crucial area absent is the emergency department, argues Troy Williams, vice president of healthcare systems partnership for First Choice Health.
Troy Williams • April 20, 2023 -
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A Texas judge just turned back the clock on healthcare
The wiping out of preventive service requirements under the Affordable Care Act would render millions unable to receive life-saving preventive procedures, the CEO of the American College of Preventive Medicine argues.
Donna Grande • April 12, 2023 -
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Preparing for digital transformation in healthcare
John Glaser, an executive in residence at Harvard Medical School, and Ranil Herath, president at Emeritus Healthcare, address healthcare’s digital transformation and how to successfully adapt to change.
John Glaser and Ranil Herath • April 7, 2023
