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Five Steps to Health and Well-Being in America

WEBThe Adventist work for human health and well-being is founded on the belief that every person is a beloved child of the Creator and deserving of compassionate, whole-person …

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New Resources to Improve Patient Outcomes

WEBMedicare has released three new resources aimed at improving patient outcomes. The first is the Behavioral Health Integration (BHI) Toolkit, which aims to …

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Five Steps to Health in America

WEBBy contrast, Adventists began to teach the value of a healthy lifestyle and a preference for natural remedies including fresh air, regular exercise and pure water. …

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CMS: Final ESRD Treatment Choices (ETC) Mandatory Model …

WEBCMS recently finalized the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment Choice (ETC) Model that encourages home dialysis and kidney transplantation for …

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

WEBAt AHPA, our mission is promoting wholeness to live God’s healing love. We express our Creator’s love and put God’s words into practice through our commitment to …

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CMS Links SDOH to Inpatient Payments in Traditional Medicare

WEBCMS has released its Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) rule, finalizing payment policies for the 2024 fiscal year. In it, the Agency continues its focus …

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2022 SCOTUS Rulings

WEBThe Supreme Court has concluded its rulings on all the cases that they have been working on throughout the 2021–2022 term. Some of these cases have directly …

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A New Direction for CMMI: Liz Fowler

WEBElizabeth “Liz” Fowler, Ph.D., J.D. has been named the new Director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Innovation (CMMI). Fowler, who has had …

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Value-Based Care Back on the Hill

WEBValue-based care delivery continues to be a priority for both health systems and the Trump Administration. On September 13th, the House Subcommittee on Health …

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Principles of Respect and Inclusion for LGBTQ+ Persons

WEBIn the United States, about eighteen million people self-identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, or asexual (LGBTQ+). Individuals in these …

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AI Policy Update

WEBPresident Joe Biden signed a new Executive Order (EO) for Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (AI). The EO instructs multiple agencies to produce …

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Policy Efforts to Lower Insulin Prices

WEBLast week, CMS announced that 1,750 standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug programs have enrolled in the Part D Senior Savings Model. The …

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Price Transparency

WEBA Health Issue Brief discussing Price Transparency: Rising health care prices have fueled an increase in the number of government initiatives that push for price transparency.The …

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Things to Know: Executive Order on An American-First Healthcare …

WEBTitled the “Executive Order on An America-First Healthcare Plan [sic],” President Trump’s most recent Executive Order tackles several health care issues, …

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2024 Hospital Price Transparency Updates Implementation Timeline

WEBCMS finalized several changes to the hospital price transparency regulations, including requiring the following: Displaying the required standard charges data using a …

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Principles for Treatment of Transgender Persons

WEBThe Principles shared in this document are summarized in the following 10 points: 1. Provide compassionate, unbiased care that preserves patients’ dignity 2. Understand …

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