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HHS Issues New Rule to Strengthen Nondiscrimination Protections …

(Just Now) WebThe rule will restore protections gutted by the prior administration and help increase meaningful access to health care for communities across the country. The 1557 final rule draws on extensive stakeholder engagement, review of over 85,000 comments …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/04/26/hhs-issues-new-rule-strengthen-nondiscrimination-protections-advance-civil-rights-health-care.html

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Tracking Public Health Authority Changes from 2021

(8 days ago) WebIn the legislative sessions starting in January 2021 through May 20, 2022, state legislators introduced 1,531 bills to change the scope and allocation of emergency health authority. Of those 1,531 bills, 191 …

https://blog.petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2023/01/25/tracking-public-health-authority-changes-from-2021-2022-legislative-sessions/

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Biden administration plans to reclassify marijuana, easing …

(4 days ago) WebThe Biden administration plans to reclassify marijuana for the first time since the Controlled Substances Act was enacted more than 50 years ago. of Health and …

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/biden-administration-plans-reclassify-marijuana-easing-restrictions-na-rcna149424

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Public Health Law Modernization 2.0: Rebalancing Public Health …

(Just Now) WebPublic Health Law Modernization 1.0. Before 2001, state public health laws were antiquated and poorly equipped for modern health threats. Ambiguities abounded as to …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2022.01292

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Current Issue Public Health Law News CDC

(2 days ago) WebThe Office of Public Health Law Services at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announces an Internship and Externship program for Fall 2024. The …

https://www.cdc.gov/phlp/news/current.html

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Trends in US State Public Health Emergency Laws, 2021 2022

(Just Now) Webfor Public Health Law Research attor-neys individually assigned bills to topical data sets and coded the variables on the policy-tracking software MonQcle (Center for Public …

https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.2105/AJPH.2022.307214?download=true

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Public Health Law after Covid-19 New England Journal of Medicine

(Just Now) WebPublic Health Law Modernization 2.0: Rebalancing Public Health Powers And Individual Liberty In The Age Of COVID-19, Health Affairs, 42, 3,

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2112193

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Trends in US State Public Health Emergency Laws, 2021–2022

(7 days ago) WebObjectives. To identify and categorize US state legislation introduced between January 1, 2021, and May 20, 2022, that addresses emergency health …

https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2022.307214

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Why Public Health Faces a Crisis Across the U.S. - The …

(8 days ago) WebIn Gallatin County, Ron Marshall, a state representative who owns a vape store, said he had been battling the local health board’s ban on indoor vaping. But after passage of a new law

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/18/us/coronavirus-public-health.html

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What’s Next For Public Health? Health Affairs

(8 days ago) WebPrevention is secondary to clinical care by a large margin: Public health’s share of total health expenditures in the US rose from 1.36 percent in 1960 to 3.18 …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/s-next-public-health

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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 …

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

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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 …

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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Telehealth policy changes after the COVID-19 public health …

(2 days ago) WebTemporary Medicare changes through December 31, 2024. FQHCs and RHCs can serve as a distant site provider for non-behavioral/mental telehealth services. …

https://telehealth.hhs.gov/providers/telehealth-policy/policy-changes-after-the-covid-19-public-health-emergency

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Health Care Policy In 2023: Five Areas To Watch Health Affairs

(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 …

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

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Biden Administration Restores Health Protections for Gay and

(5 days ago) WebThe Affordable Care Act, passed in 2010, established a sweeping set of civil rights protections in the U.S. health system through what is known as Section 1557.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/26/us/politics/biden-gay-transgender-health-care.html

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CDC - Home - Public Health Law - Centers for Disease Control and …

(5 days ago) WebLast Reviewed: April 29, 2024. Source: Public Health Infrastructure Center, Public Health Law Program. CDC’s Public Health Law Program (PHLP) performs research, creates …

https://www.cdc.gov/phlp/index.html

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State Public Health Legislation Database

(8 days ago) WebThis database covers topics related to public health including infectious disease prevention and treatment, public health reporting and workforce and vaccines. …

https://www.ncsl.org/health/state-public-health-legislation-database

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Transgender health care must be paid for by state insurance - NPR

(5 days ago) WebThe federal appeals court in Richmond, Va., ruled in favor of transgender patients on Monday. The case was brought by Medicaid recipients in West Virginia and …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/04/29/1247896150/transgender-health-insurance-west-virginia-north-carolina-appeals-court

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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 …

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

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Here are the health care laws that Texas lawmakers changed The …

(1 days ago) WebThe bipartisan legislation would have been an expansion on the state’s 2015 “Compassionate Use” law — which has, in a number of legislative changes since it was …

https://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/08/texas-legislature-health-bills/

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CDC - Public Health Policy - STLT Gateway

(7 days ago) WebGuidelines & Recommendations. Access guidelines and recommendations that provide actionable steps for addressing issues of importance to public health, and …

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

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State of New Jersey

(4 days ago) WebThe mission of the Division of Consumer Affairs, within the Department of Law and Public Safety, is to protect the public from fraud, deceit, misrepresentation and …

https://www.nj.gov/oag/newsreleases20/pr20200811c.html

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Updated FTC Health Breach Notification Rule puts new provisions …

(6 days ago) WebHIPAA – HHS’ Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act – addresses privacy and security for most doctors’ offices, hospitals, and insurance companies. But …

https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2024/04/updated-ftc-health-breach-notification-rule-puts-new-provisions-place-protect-users-health-apps

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Gill Introduces Legislation To Increase Public Awareness Of Health

(2 days ago) WebTRENTON – Senate Commerce Committee Chair Nia H. Gill yesterday introduced legislation to require the establishment of a statewide public awareness campaign to …

https://www.njsendems.org/gill-introduces-legislation-to-increase-public-awareness-of-health-exchange/

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Appeals court sides with Rokita in public records case following

(7 days ago) WebThe decision came after Indiana lawmakers added an exemption for such opinions — while Rokita’s appeal was pending — to the state’s public records access law.

https://www.therepublic.com/2024/05/01/appeals-court-sides-with-rokita-in-public-records-case-following-retroactive-law-change/

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What the New Overtime Rule Means for Workers

(6 days ago) WebThis rule change would benefit me greatly and ensure that my time is paid for!” and “Please, I would love to be paid for the extra hours I work!” The department’s …

https://blog.dol.gov/2024/04/23/what-the-new-overtime-rule-means-for-workers

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