The state is refusing to release six reports on the correctional system’s efforts to cope with the pandemic inside Hawaii prisons and jails, and the Civil Beat Law Center for the Public Interest has filed a lawsuit in Honolulu Circuit Court to try to force the state to make those records public.
The prison reports were generated by a five-member
Since 2010, 138 rural hospitals have closed — with a record-breaking 19 hospitals closing in 2020 alone. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a new proposed rule seeking to protect access to emergency care and additional outpatient services for people in rural communities.
CMS is establishing the Conditions of Participation (CoPs) for Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs).
“Elastomerics for us really were a game changer,” Dr. Chalikonda said. “When I think of all the millions of dollars wasted on N95s and then trying to reuse them makes you realize how much elastomerics are a missed opportunity.”
Federal health officials say they are moving as fast as possible to produce stronger guidance on elastomerics. Maryann D’Alessandro, director of
Today, President Biden announced actions that his Administration is taking to protect women who will face the grave consequences of today’s Supreme Court decision. This decision expressly took away a Constitutional right from the American people that it had recognized for nearly 50 years – a woman’s right to choose, free from government interference.
This decision will have devastating consequences
In the United States, you can get a tax deduction for your abortion if your overall health care expenses are high enough. That didn’t change with the Supreme Court’s ruling last week.
If you work for a nongovernmental employer that provides health insurance that covers abortion, the federal government helps there, too. That hasn’t changed.
If you’re privileged enough to
“I’m very hopeful for rural and frontier counties to see more access to services and resources.”
Logan County Commissioner Byron Pelton.
The Behavioral Health Administration, a new cabinet member-led state agency designed to improve mental health care and substance use treatment in Colorado, launched Friday with a virtual community event and press conference.
The launch is the fruition of work
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), announced over $155 million in awards for 72 teaching health centers that operate primary care medical and dental residency programs that include high need specialties such as psychiatry, as part of President Biden’s Unity Agenda to address the nation’s mental health crisis.
The School of Public Health and Health Professions now offers an online option for its Health Services Administration MPH program that is designed to help working health care professionals grow their careers through remote health care administration training. The new online option provides the same multidisciplinary training in core public health and health care administration as the on-campus program.
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July 1, 2022 – On Thursday, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing effort to strengthen rural health, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is releasing a new proposed rule protecting access to emergency care and additional outpatient services for people in rural communities. CMS is establishing the Conditions of Participation (CoPs) for
Open to broad public participation with a total of $1 million in cash prizes for up to 30 winners
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), announced the launch of the Building Bridges to Better Health: A Primary Health Care Challenge, a national competition with a total of