Health insurance exchange navigators will receive $98.9 million in grants for the 2023 open enrollment period, the Health and Human Services Department announced Friday. The funding from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is more than the government has given to navigators in the past and comes on the heels of record-high enrollment for the 2022 plan year. Navigators […]
Healthcare design projects are unique by nature, each responding to the specific needs of an organization and community to support the program housed within its walls. And that’s exactly how the judging of the Healthcare Design Showcase submissions is approached—projects aren’t weighed or pitted against one another, but rather assessed on their own merit and how well the end design […]
Global Health Legislation During the 117th Congress(as of August 19, 2022) Title Date Introduced Bill # Sponsor Status Topic Summary of Global Health-Related Provisions Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2021 To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the use of funds for comprehensive reproductive health care services, and for other purposes. 3/9/2021 H.R. 1670 Rep. […]
The Biden administration will meet with state and local officials on Friday about protecting and expanding access to abortion, as the White House marks an official abortion “day of action” on Women’s Equality Day. In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services is sending a letter to governors inviting them to design and apply for Medicaid waivers to provide […]
According to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, 32% of individuals who went to the doctor in 2018 reported a gap in information exchange. This gap included anything from needing to redo a test because their prior data was unavailable, provide medical history because their chart could not be found, bring results to an appointment, or […]
Nonprofit healthcare provider Lakeland Regional Health (Lakeland, Fla.) has finished building the Harrell Family Center for Behavioral Wellness, a freestanding mental health facility in Lakeland, Fla., according to the website theledger.com. The $46 million, 80,000-square-foot project houses outpatient and inpatient mental health services and will consolidate the organization’s existing healthcare services at Lakeland Regional Medical Center and its outlying campus […]
Early cancer detection is important for cancer care Catching cancer as early as possible is vital to your chances of beating it. Catching cancer in the early stages typically means health care providers have better cancer treatment options available. Plus, the survival rate for patients is much higher when cancer is caught early than when cancer isn’t caught until the […]
Moderna said Friday it is suing Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech, alleging patent infringement over the COVID-19 vaccine. The move sets up a showdown between two major vaccine makers that together have helped blunt the impacts of the pandemic in the United States and other countries. “We believe that Pfizer and BioNTech unlawfully copied Moderna’s inventions, and […]