Policy and Operations
Lawmakers Introduce Bill Taxing E-Cigarettes to Pay for Anti-Vaping Campaigns18 Dec 2019
Bipartisan lawmakers Friday introduced a bill that would tax e-cigarette companies and use the funds to pay for anti-vaping programs... Continue Reading
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Top Gop Senator: Drug Pricing Action Unlikely Before End of Year04 Dec 2019
Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), the Senate’s No. 2 Republican, said Tuesday that it is unlikely the Senate will pass legislation... Continue Reading
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White House Rolls Out Sweeping Transparency Rules for Hospitals, Insurers04 Dec 2019
“Our goal was to give patients the knowledge they need about the real price of health care services.” The Trump... Continue Reading
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HITRUST Adds California Privacy Act Standards to Security Framework04 Dec 2019
Ahead of its January 1 effective date for the California Consumer Privacy Act, HITRUST incorporated the standard into its Common... Continue Reading
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Medicaid Tweak Might Offer Means to Improve U.S. Maternal Health04 Dec 2019
The U.S. is one of only three countries where maternal deaths are on the rise, joining Sudan and Afghanistan, according... Continue Reading
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Federal Judge Blocks Administration from Denying Immigrants Visas Unless They can Prove Access to Health Insurance04 Dec 2019
A federal judge in Oregon has blocked the Trump administration from denying immigrants visas unless they can prove they will have health... Continue Reading
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HHS SAMHSA Urged to Align 42 CFR Part 2 With HIPAA Privacy Rule15 Nov 2019
In response to HHS SAMHSA proposed rulemaking around 42 CFR Part 2 to ensure the privacy of substance use disorder... Continue Reading
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Obamacare Enrollment Reaches 177,000 in First Two Days of Enrollment Period15 Nov 2019
More than 177,000 people signed up for ObamaCare plans during the first two days of open enrollment, according to numbers... Continue Reading
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The Number of Uninsured Children is on the Rise15 Nov 2019
Key Findings The number of uninsured children in the United States increased by more than 400,000 between 2016 and 2018... Continue Reading
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NIST Final ‘Big Data’ Framework Will Help Make Sense of Our Data-Drenched Age15 Nov 2019
To improve approaches for analyzing very large quantities of data, computer scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology... Continue Reading
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