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5 Critical Priorities for the U.S. Health Care System

(6 days ago) WEBThey include: focus on prevention, not just treating sickness; tackle racial disparities; expand telehealth and in-home services; build integrated systems; and adopt value-based care. Since early

https://hbr.org/2021/12/5-critical-priorities-for-the-u-s-health-care-system

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Health Care Policy In 2023: Five Areas To Watch

(8 days ago) WEBFor 2023, public policies should be enacted to help modernize and adapt supply chains to ensure greater resiliency. To help mitigate drug shortages, Congress should grant the Food and Drug

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/health-care-policy-2023-five-areas-watch

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HHS Announces New Policy to Make Coverage More Accessible …

(3 days ago) WEBNew measures will help consumers compare health insurance plan choices. Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced new measures that will allow consumers to more easily find the right form of quality, affordable health care coverage on …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2022/04/28/hhs-announces-new-policy-make-coverage-more-accessible-affordable-for-millions-americans-in-2023.html

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Five Urgent Public Health Policies To Combat The

(Just Now) WEBFive Urgent Public Health Policies To Combat The Mental Health Effects Of COVID-19. Cindy B. Veldhuis. Elizabeth Stuart. M. Daniele Fallin. January 27, 2021 10.1377/forefront.20210122.959001

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/five-urgent-public-health-policies-combat-mental-health-effects-covid-19

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Pandemic-Driven Health Policies To Address Social Needs And …

(Just Now) WEBStark racial and ethnic disparities during the COVID-19 pandemic led to many health policy changes focused on addressing social needs and social determinants of health to improve health equity.

https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hpb20220210.360906/

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How Will Health Care In The U.S. Change After The Pandemic? - NPR

(3 days ago) WEBWith more than one-third of U.S. adults now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, there's growing optimism on many fronts. A majority of states have either lifted health-related restrictions or have

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/05/13/996233365/how-health-care-in-the-u-s-may-change-after-covid-an-optimists-outlook

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What has the pandemic revealed about the US health …

(6 days ago) WEBNo doubt, the pandemic reveals the dire need to invest in public-health infrastructure to better monitor and address public-health threats in the future, and to expand insurance coverage and health care …

https://news.mit.edu/2021/what-has-pandemic-revealed-about-us-health-care-what-needs-change-0405

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Health Care 2030: The Coming Transformation NEJM Catalyst

(4 days ago) WEBHealth care today is often characterized by mediocre quality, poor safety, and high costs. 1 Though change usually comes slowly, the Covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated that it is possible to rapidly retool our systems if there is a strong enough stimulus. 2 In this article, we examine the future of health care — how it should change …

https://catalyst.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/CAT.20.0569

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HHS Finalizes Policies to Make Coverage More Accessible and …

(Just Now) WEBToday, the Biden-Harris Administration, through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced measures that will make coverage more accessible, expand behavioral health care access, simplify choice, and make it easier for millions of Americans to select a health plan in 2024.

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/04/17/hhs-finalizes-policies-make-coverage-more-accessible-expand-behavioral-health-care-access-millions-americans-2024.html

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U.S. Health Care Policy RAND

(2 days ago) WEBThe U.S. health care policy landscape is poised for great change. Extensive RAND research offers insights about the likely impact of repealing or revising the ACA along key dimensions, including Medicaid, …

https://www.rand.org/health-care/key-topics/health-policy.html

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Health Policy - Healthy People 2030 health.gov

(4 days ago) WEBGoal: Use health policy to prevent disease and improve health. Health policy can have a major impact on health and well-being. Healthy People 2030 focuses on keeping people safe and healthy through laws and policies at the local, state, territorial, and federal level. Evidence-based health policies can help prevent disease and promote health.

https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/health-policy

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Crucial Questions for US Health Policy in the Next Decade

(7 days ago) WEBJust as the signing of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by President Obama in 2010, along with sustained Republican opposition to this landmark law, set the health policy agenda for the past decade, the actions of the new president and Congress this year will determine how the US health care system functions and changes over the next …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2778510

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The COVID-19 Pandemic: Reshaping Public Health Policy Response

(3 days ago) WEBThe COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on the critical nexus between public policy and public health and the implications that policy change has for public health and health inequities. Jackson et al. introduce the creation and potential areas of application of a California- and US-based COVID-19 policy database.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9408503/

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US Health Policy—2020 and Beyond - JAMA Network

(7 days ago) WEBThe key question for policy makers is whether there are achievable health policies that will reduce the annual increase in health care expenditures yet at the same time increase access to care (fewer uninsured or underinsured), improve quality, and reduce inequities. has increased to approximately one-third in 2018. 5 Even more marked

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2730484

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National Health Initiatives, Strategies & Action Plans

(9 days ago) WEBBelow is a list of national public health initiatives, strategies, and action plans organized by health topic. Created by groups of experts and stakeholders, these planning documents establish strategic priorities for addressing the nation’s most pressing health problems. You can use these resources to develop state or local plans, prioritize

https://www.cdc.gov/publichealthgateway/strategy/index.html

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How Will Health Policy Change After COVID-19? - Bill of Health

(Just Now) WEBBy Abe Sutton. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for health policy reform in the United States. In this piece, I walk through three health policy takeaways from COVID-19, which include socializing communicable disease costs, shifting insurance markets from the employer to the individual, and deregulating the supply side …

https://blog.petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2020/10/16/health-policy-change-covid19/

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The Importance of Policy Change for Addressing Public Health …

(3 days ago) WEBSome of the nation’s greatest public health successes would not have been possible without policy change. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s list of “Ten Great Public Health Achievements”—including motor vehicle safety, tobacco control, and maternal and infant health—all involved policy change. 1 Because of these public …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6243447/

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We Must Fix US Health and Public Health Policy - PMC

(3 days ago) WEBThe first responsibility of public health is to protect people from outbreaks and other health risks. Yet the COVID-19 pandemic showed how fragmented, insufficient, and marginalized public health departments have become. At the national, state, and local levels, we need a public health renaissance. From the trauma and failure of the response to

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7958072/

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Healthy People 2020 Law and Health Policy health.gov

(2 days ago) WEBAdvancing Public Health Through Law and Policy. Law and policy are among the most effective tools to improve health. Many of the greatest public health successes in the United States are the result of legal or policy interventions, such as smoke-free air laws and mandatory seatbelt laws. 1 Yet many people may not be aware …

https://health.gov/our-work/national-health-initiatives/healthy-people/healthy-people-2020/healthy-people-2020-law-and-health-policy

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The Importance of Policy Change for Addressing Public Health …

(2 days ago) WEBSome of the nation’s greatest public health successes would not have been possible without policy change. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s list of “Ten Great Public Health Achievements”—including motor vehicle safety, tobacco control, and maternal and infant health—all involved policy change. 1 Because of these public …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0033354918788880

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10 State health policy changes that should outlive COVID-19

(5 days ago) WEB7. Offer new coverage options such as farm bureau style plans. Due to the ever-increasing cost of health insurance, fewer businesses are offering it to employees, and many are dropping coverage in the individual market. During COVID-19, this has added an extra burden for millions of Americans.

https://spn.org/articles/10-state-health-policy-changes-that-should-outlive-covid-19/

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Six Health Policy Priorities We’re Watching in 2021 - PHMC

(6 days ago) WEBFrom growing fringe movements spreading misinformation about vaccine safety to justified distrust among Black communities who have long experienced medical racism at the hands of the government and other entities, building public confidence in the safety and effectiveness of the COVID vaccines will be a public health policy priority in …

https://nurseledcare.phmc.org/advocacy/policy-blog/item/952-six-health-policy-priorities-we-re-watching-in-2021.html

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Health Equity in Healthy People 2030

(1 days ago) WEBSimilar to Healthy People 2020, Healthy People 2030 defines health equity as “the attainment of the highest level of health for all people. Achieving health equity requires valuing everyone equally with focused and ongoing societal efforts to address avoidable inequalities, historical and contemporary injustices, and the elimination of health

https://health.gov/healthypeople/priority-areas/health-equity-healthy-people-2030

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The future of health policy: Three policy changes - Cardinal Health

(6 days ago) WEBTo find out, we talked to Traci Vitek, Scott Douglas and Troy Barsky from the healthcare and government affairs group of Crowell & Moring, headquartered out of Washington, D.C. They listed the following three policy changes as ones health systems should watch. 1. Better management of chronic diseases.

https://www.cardinalhealth.com/en/essential-insights/three-policy-changes-health-systems-should-watch.html

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Policy Priorities NAMI

(8 days ago) WEBPolicy Priorities. Jump To. Improving Health. Responding to Crises. Stopping Harmful Practices. Supporting Community Inclusion and Non-Discrimination. Public policy impacts people with mental illness in many ways — from health care to housing to criminalization. Changes in policy can result in improved treatments, increased access to services

https://www.nami.org/Advocacy/Policy-Priorities/

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Preventing the Next Big Cyberattack on U.S. Health Care

(8 days ago) WEBThe cyberattack on Change Healthcare that devastated the U.S. health care sector made painfully clear that much more needs to be done to address vulnerabilities that exist throughout the ecosystem.

https://hbr.org/2024/05/preventing-the-next-big-cyberattack-on-u-s-health-care

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Policy Changes to Improve the Value We Need from Health Care

(4 days ago) WEBAlmost every aspect of introducing more evidence into the health-care system—from establishing electronic medical records (EMRs) to measuring quality care to revamping the reimbursement system—has complicated political and regulatory implications. Experts agree that the way these changes are presented to policy makers and the public will be …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK52830/

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Advancing Women’s Health Research: From Policy to Action

(2 days ago) WEBRecognizing the urgent need for action, the Health Resources and Services Administration Maternal and Child Health Bureau has spearheaded a comprehensive campaign during Black Maternal Health Week aimed at raising awareness, fostering meaningful action, and advocating for positive change in Black maternal health. and …

https://orwh.od.nih.gov/about/director/messages/advancing-womens-health-research-from-policy-to-action

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Policy Issues Mental Health America

(1 days ago) WEBMental Health America (MHA) takes a unique approach to policy because MHA believes policy should ask people what they need to live the lives they want and support them in getting there. Recovery is founded on the principle that people can take on meaningful roles in the community when they receive the support they need for mental health challenges.

https://www.mhanational.org/policy-issues

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To reduce women’s health problems, start by erasing inequities

(3 days ago) WEBThe good news is solutions are closer at hand than we may realize. PPH is the leading cause of maternal death worldwide in part because in the past 30 years, only two new medicines have been developed to manage such severe bleeding. In 2019, the Gates Foundation funded a large international clinical trial, called E-Motive, to determine what …

https://harvardpublichealth.org/reproductive-health/to-reduce-womens-health-problems-start-by-erasing-inequities/

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