State, Local (and Global) IT
Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs18 Dec 2019
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Walmart cut the ribbon in Asheboro, North Carolina, Dec. 10, for a... Continue Reading
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NHS Gives Amazon Free Use of Health Data Under Alexa Advice Deal18 Dec 2019
Amazon has been given free access to healthcare information collected by the NHS as part of a contract with the... Continue Reading
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USDA Invests in the Expansion of Rural Education and Health Care Access04 Dec 2019
Distance Learning and Telemedicine Investments will benefit 5.4 Million Rural Residents in 37 States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin... Continue Reading
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Tennessee Becomes First State to Ask Permission for Medicaid Block Grants04 Dec 2019
Tennessee on Wednesday formally asked the Trump administration for permission to convert its Medicaid program into a limited, block grant–type... Continue Reading
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Last-minute Loophole Could Undermine Texas Law Against Surprise Medical Bills04 Dec 2019
Texas’ bipartisan effort to shield patients from surprise medical bills could be weaker than lawmakers intended when it takes effect... Continue Reading
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The Ebola Vaccine is Now Officially Here with Approval in Europe04 Dec 2019
It’s official. We now have a real Ebola vaccine. Not a kind-of-almost-sort-of-there vaccine. Not an experimental-use vaccine. Not a vaccine... Continue Reading
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America’s ’shame’: Medicaid Funding Slashed in U.S. Territories04 Dec 2019
Right now, there are dozens of patients — U.S. citizens — in New Zealand hospitals who are fighting the clock.... Continue Reading
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How ACA Marketplace Premiums Are Changing by County in 202015 Nov 2019
Premiums for ACA Marketplace benchmark silver plans are decreasing on average across the U.S. in 2020. However, premium changes vary... Continue Reading
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Indiana Suspends Medicaid work Requirements, Citing Legal Challenge15 Nov 2019
Indiana announced Thursday that it is suspending its Medicaid work requirements until a lawsuit challenging them is completed, the latest... Continue Reading
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Mentally ill Children in Louisiana do not Receive Adequate Services Through Medicaid, Lawsuit says15 Nov 2019
Louisiana isn’t providing children on Medicaid with adequate mental health services, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday by the Southern Poverty Law... Continue Reading
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