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New health care grants look to reform how hospitals are paid

WebThe federal government wants to improve primary care in several states around the country by changing how hospitals are paid. Under a new grant opportunity …

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How One State is Curbing Growth in Health Care Costs

WebMassachusetts has a long and well-deserved reputation as one of the nation’s most expensive states for health care. Thanks to the presence of advanced, world …

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How natural language processing can support public health

WebWith more sophistication than rudimentary social media monitoring, natural language processing can help public health officials better understand the public’s …

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Cloud a ‘game-changer’ for health insurance marketplace

WebWhen California’s health insurance marketplace migrated to the cloud, it cut costs, improved consumer experience and gained the ability to scale to demand. …

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What happened to the Idaho Health Data Exchange, and can other …

WebHow the Idaho Health Data Exchange got sued. The exchange filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last August. Bookkeeping records show that, as it went through …

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Prevention pays off: Wellness programs help states care for an …

WebProgram data showed that 1,850 Alaskans signed up through the statewide Tobacco Quit Line initiative, and more than 2,000 residents entered programs for weight …

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Ending health care’s affordability crisis begins with actions to fix

WebThe affordability of health care in the U.S.—or rather the stunning lack thereof—is a significant challenge facing employers, families, taxpayers and patients. …

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First state-regulated overdose prevention center preps for opening

WebProject Weber/RENEW is slated to open the nation’s first state-regulated overdose prevention center, or OPC later this year in Providence, Rhode Island. The …

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How governments are tackling medical debt

WebAlmost 100 million Americans are just scraping by because of overdue medical bills, and “anything that brings economic instability to a family or household …

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Workforce shortages plague rural hospitals, legislation to address …

WebIn November, the White House released a number of initiatives it had put into place to develop the rural healthcare workforce pipeline. Among those initiatives were …

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One state looks to collect multiyear data to address the mental …

WebThe Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services is funding a statewide multigenerational study that aims to identify the causes and risk factors of poor …

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Natural Disasters Are Widening the Health Equity Gap, Now’s the …

WebThe 2020 Atlantic hurricane season has come to an end. On top of the record-setting 30 named storms that brought intense wind, rain and storm surges along …

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Medication aides could help states remedy health care worker …

WebQMAs can also help improve patient safety. “[N]urses can be pulled away from administering medication for several reasons including tending to other resident needs, …

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States hope doulas can deliver better maternal health outcomes

WebMaternal mortality rates in the U.S. nearly doubled from 17.4 per 100,000 live births in 2018 to 32.9 per 100,000 per live births in 2021, creating what officials call a …

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Measuring What Matters: Data Analytics and Results Driven …

WebAlthough data is powerful tool, the deluge now available can be overwhelming to state and local governments. During this panel discussion state and local data experts will offer …

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Private equity’s growing footprint in home health care draws scrutiny

WebThis story is republished from Stateline.Read the original article, which is the second in a series examining private equity’s impact on health care and the ways that …

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City-country mortality gap widens amid persistent holes in rural …

WebThe research analyzed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention death data from two three-year periods — 1999 through 2001 and 2017 through 2019. In 1999, the …

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States’ prescription boards tackle high drug costs

WebA December analysis from KFF Health News, for instance, found that net spending on Medicaid prescription drugs grew from $29.8 billion in 2017 to $43.8 billion …

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Medicaid waivers help states pilot solutions to health, housing

WebAs of January, four states—California, New York, North Carolina and Washington—have received federal approval for Medicaid 1115 waivers and are …

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How state and local agencies are working together to quell the …

WebOn the East coast, Virginia established the Opioid Abatement Authority in 2021 to distribute settlement funds to state, county and city agencies. The independent …

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One city takes to the streets to address extreme heat

WebData showed the cool pavement contributed to surface temperature reductions of up to 10 degrees, and a decrease in ambient air temperatures by about 3.5 degrees …

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Vending machines expand scope, impact of public health initiatives

WebVending machines expand scope, impact of public health initiatives. Rose Meredith uses a new vending machine in Brooklyn that will disperse fentanyl test strips …

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