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Government Shutdown Strains Patients, Providers
As the nation faced Day 1 of the government shutdown, federal lawmakers made no progress on funding government operations in the new fiscal year, and healthcare leaders pondered the effects of the budget impasse on patients, providers, researchers and public health programs.
As the nation faced Day 1 of the government shutdown, federal lawmakers made no progress on funding government operations in the new fiscal year, and healthcare leaders pondered the effects of the budget impasse on patients, providers, researchers and public health programs.
By Tuesday afternoon, Senate Democrats rejected the latest bill from House Republicans, who Monday night had sent back to the Senate a spending bill that would delay the healthcare reform law's individual mandate and eliminate the federal government's health benefit contribution for members of Congress, their staff and political appointees. The House bill came with a request for the two chambers to hammer out their differences in conference committee. House members resumed session on Tuesday morning, but had not acted after the Senate lobbed the ball in their court.
The House still could pass the Senate's “clean” continuing resolution, which would then move to the president for his signature and restart government operations. If House members choose to amend the Senate-passed bill again, it would still require Senate consideration.
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Source: Modern Healthcare
Navigating Health Literacy, Social Determinants, and Discrimination in National Health Plans
February 13th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the authors of a study published in the February 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® about their findings on how health plans can screen for health literacy, social determinants of health, and perceived health care discrimination.
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Drs Raymond Thertulien, Joseph Mikhael on Racial Disparities in Multiple Myeloma Care Access
December 28th 2023In the wake of the 2023 American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition, Raymond Thertulien, MD, PhD, of Novant Health, and Joseph Mikhael, MD, MEd, FRCPC, FACP, chief medical officer of the International Myeloma Foundation, discussed health equity research highlights from the meeting and drivers of racial disparities in multiple myeloma outcomes.
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Study Urges Personalized Care to Boost Quality of Life in Patients With MM
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