State, Local (and Global) IT
Indian Health Service CIO Gets Ready to Update One of Government’s Oldest Systems27 Feb 2020
As chief information officer of the Indian Health Service, Mitchell Thornbrugh will play a critical role as the agency updates... Continue Reading
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UN Secretary General: Coronavirus Poses ’Enormous’ Risks But ’not Out of Control’27 Feb 2020
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres said that the coronavirus poses “enormous” risks globally but is “not out of control”... Continue Reading
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Medicaid Drives Growth in Federal Grants to States12 Feb 2020
States get roughly a third of their revenue from the federal government, funding that pays for health care, schools, roads,... Continue Reading
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Feds Push Georgia Plan to Subsidize Health Insurance to Next Step12 Feb 2020
The federal government says Georgia is on track with its proposal to lower health insurance premiums by paying government subsidies.... Continue Reading
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Missouri Could Learn Something from Kansas. Let’s Expand Medicaid and Save Money12 Feb 2020
The recent news that elected leaders in Kansas have forged a bipartisan compromise to expand Medicaid in the Sunflower State... Continue Reading
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VA Delays Rollout of New Electronic Health Record12 Feb 2020
The Department of Veterans Affairs is pushing back the key go-live date for its launch of the $16 billion commercial... Continue Reading
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Global Death Toll from Coronavirus Over 800, Surpassing Previous SARS Outbreak12 Feb 2020
The global death toll from the coronavirus has risen to over 800 fatalities, officially eclipsing the number of people who... Continue Reading
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Medicaid Expansion Slowed Rates of Health Decline for Low-income Adults in Southern States28 Jan 2020
Abstract Of the fourteen states that have not expanded eligibility for Medicaid, nine are in the southern census region, and... Continue Reading
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Kansas has Reached a Deal to Expand Medicaid, Covering 150,000 People28 Jan 2020
It looks like Kansas will become the 37th state to expand Medicaid through the Affordable Care Act, the latest breakthrough... Continue Reading
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Opportunities Exist for VA to Better Identify and Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities28 Jan 2020
What GAO Found The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has taken steps to reduce disparities in health care outcomes linked... Continue Reading
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