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CMS Releases Rural Health Strategy
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today released the agency’s strategy to promote high-quality health care for all rural Americans, address the unique economics of providing rural health care, and bring a rural focus to CMS health care delivery and payment reforms.
House Hearing Examines Health Care Innovation and Technology
The House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee today held a hearing on innovative practices and technology in health care.
House Panel Approves AHA-supported Opioid Bills as Part of Marathon Markup
The bills would amend the Medicaid Institutions for Mental Disease exclusion; cover IMD substance use disorder treatment for pregnant women up to 12 months after delivery; and provide grants to study alternative emergency pain management protocols, and develop programs to ensure care coordination and treatment for patients who have experienced overdoses.
FCC Chair Discusses Rural Telehealth Program at Budget Hearing
AHA this week urged the agency to reverse the FY 2017 cuts and permanently adjust the program’s funding cap to prevent similar cuts in the future.
Nation State Cyber Threats Targeting Intellectual Property
All organizations must remain vigilant and ensure the proper cybersecurity procedures and controls are in place and practiced. While the stolen information may not retrievable, steps can be taken to mitigate the Mabna threat and other nation-state-sponsored cyber threats to academic medical centers, hospitals and health systems. This will help safeguard medical research and, most importantly, protect patients.
Iowa Enacts Legislation Expanding Access to Mental Health Services
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds yesterday signed legislation expanding access to mental health services in the state.
House Passes FY 2018 Omnibus Appropriations Bill
The $1.3 trillion bill, released last night after an agreement by congressional leaders and the White House, includes $88.1 billion for Department of Health and Human Services programs, a $10.1 billion increase from fiscal year 2017.
MACPAC Issues March Report to Congress
The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission today released its March report to Congress, which focuses on Medicaid managed care, telehealth in Medicaid, and disproportionate share hospital allotments to states.
VA, AMVETS Announce Mental Health Initiatives
The Department of Veterans Affairs has launched a pilot telehealth program that will give veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder remote access to psychotherapy and related services.
CDC Issues Report to Congress on Traumatic Brain Injury in Children
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday released a congressionally-mandated report on the public health burden of traumatic brain injury in children and policy options to support care management for these children.