Health policy

Maternal Health Organizations Issue Collective Plan to Save Lives in Pennsylvania

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024
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For Pennsylvania Maternal Health Awareness Day, the Jewish Healthcare Foundation contributed to a statewide collective plan to raise awareness of recommendations to improve maternal health and reduce racial/ethnic disparities in Pennsylvania.

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  • For Pennsylvania Maternal Health Awareness Day, the Jewish Healthcare Foundation contributed to a statewide collective plan to raise awareness of recommendations to improve maternal health and reduce racial/ethnic disparities in Pennsylvania.
  • In November 2023, over 25 maternal health organizations and groups across Pennsylvania worked together to develop a prioritized list of recommendations for private and public stakeholders to advance in 2024.
  • “The statewide collective plan and the recommendations to improve maternal health and reduce racial and ethnic disparities will help address these gaps and build upon the work of the organizations within our communities.
  • I am excited to witness the impact the plan will have to help improve outcomes in maternal and infant morbidity and mortality.”

Commonwealth Care Alliance® Announces Three New Leaders Across Clinical Health Plan Division

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024
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Commonwealth Care Alliance® (CCA), a mission-driven healthcare services organization that offers health plans and care delivery programs designed for individuals with the most significant needs, has appointed three new leaders to its Clinical Health Plan division.

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  • Commonwealth Care Alliance® (CCA), a mission-driven healthcare services organization that offers health plans and care delivery programs designed for individuals with the most significant needs, has appointed three new leaders to its Clinical Health Plan division.
  • The organization has hired Emily Bailey, LICSW, as Senior Vice President of Performance, Operations, & Innovation, and promoted Josh Ruminski as Senior Vice President of Health Plan Clinical Care and expanded the role of Whitney Moyer, naming her Vice President of Clinical Provider Integration.
  • Before his promotion to Senior Vice President of Health Plan Clinical Care, Ruminski served as Vice President of Member Onboarding & Assessment at CCA.
  • Whitney Moyer is a public health and health policy leader with over 10 years of experience supporting populations requiring complex care and long-term services and supports (LTSS).

Medical Students Discover Antidote for Anxiety, Stress

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Friday, January 19, 2024
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MAYWOOD, Ill., Jan. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- America's youngest doctors and medical students are overwhelmed with anxiety, stress, and burnout: 300 to 400 physicians a year in the US take their own life.

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  • MAYWOOD, Ill., Jan. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- America's youngest doctors and medical students are overwhelmed with anxiety, stress, and burnout: 300 to 400 physicians a year in the US take their own life.
  • 9.4% of fourth-year medical students and residents reported suicidal thoughts in the prior 2 weeks.
  • A self-care strategy described as effective by medical students is documented in a newly published study.
  • The current study reports Loyola Stritch medical students' outcomes in their own words:
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THE JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH 25 YEAR ANNIVERSARY THEME ISSUE CALL FOR PAPERS

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Thursday, January 18, 2024
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TORONTO, Jan. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- JMIR Publications, the pioneering publisher of open access research dedicated to digital health, is proud to celebrate its 25th anniversary. Over the past quarter-century, we have witnessed an incredible transformation in the field of digital health. To commemorate this significant milestone, we invite authors to contribute to a theme issue that reflects on the evolution and impact of digital health technologies, interventions, methods, and policy issues over the last 25 years.

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  • The Journal of Medical Internet Research is pleased to announce a call for papers for the theme issue celebrating the 25th anniversary of JMIR Publications.
  • The new theme issue is titled 25 Years of Digital Health Excellence: Reflecting on Transformative Technologies, Interventions, Methods, and Policy Issues.
  • TORONTO, Jan. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- JMIR Publications, the pioneering publisher of open access research dedicated to digital health, is proud to celebrate its 25th anniversary.
  • All accepted manuscripts will be published as part of the Journal of Medical Internet Research theme issue titled "25 Years of Digital Health Excellence."

Fraser Institute News Release: Australia’s universal health-care system outperforms Canada on key measures including wait times, costs less and includes large role for private hospitals

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024
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It also delivers universal health-care differently by including a large role for private hospitals, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank.

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  • It also delivers universal health-care differently by including a large role for private hospitals, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank.
  • Both are high-income western countries with universal health care, but unlike in Canada, private hospitals play a fundamental role in Australia’s universal health-care framework,” said Mackenzie Moir, policy analyst at the Fraser Institute and co-author of The Role of Private Hospitals in Australia’s Universal Health Care System.
  • In fact, in 2016 (the latest year of comparable data), 48.5 per cent of Australia’s hospitals were private hospitals.
  • In 2020, 54 percent of Australians waited less than 4 weeks for a specialist compared to only 38 percent in Canada.

Benevis White Paper Highlights Harmful Economic Impact of Poor Oral Health

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024
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The Benevis white paper explores the ripple effect of poor oral health, extending beyond the healthcare system to impact education, workforce productivity, and economic disparities.

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  • The Benevis white paper explores the ripple effect of poor oral health, extending beyond the healthcare system to impact education, workforce productivity, and economic disparities.
  • "As an industry, we recognize that preventive care is critical to curbing the long-term consequences – economically and physically – of neglected oral health.
  • The consequences of poor oral health extend to significant healthcare costs, indirect costs, and emotional tolls.
  • Benevis aims to bring attention to the pressing issue of poor oral health's economic impact, advocating for high-quality, accessible dental care, comprehensive coverage, and a focus on preventive measures to alleviate the burden on both individuals and the healthcare system.

Manatt Expands National Health Care Offerings With Leading Health Policy Strategist in D.C.

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024
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“Heide brings a vast and technical skill set within health policy that will benefit clients looking to implement cutting-edge initiatives as they navigate the ever-evolving regulatory landscape,” said Donna L. Wilson , CEO and Managing Partner of Manatt.

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  • “Heide brings a vast and technical skill set within health policy that will benefit clients looking to implement cutting-edge initiatives as they navigate the ever-evolving regulatory landscape,” said Donna L. Wilson , CEO and Managing Partner of Manatt.
  • “Heide is a highly skilled health policy leader who is extremely well versed in coding and developing effective market launch programs, having led numerous commercialization projects from the front lines,” said Manatt Health Leader Bill Bernstein .
  • Bajnrauh has also worked on regulatory and congressional issues involving health policy at both the agency and legislative levels.
  • “Like Manatt, I have always been dedicated to helping improve the health care industry to advance high-quality care, and I look forward to continuing this work at the national, state and local levels alongside the team.”

Last call: Jan. 16 deadline approaches for Marketplace health insurance coverage

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024
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Today, healthinsurance.org offered last-minute consumer tips and insights about the annual open enrollment period, which has an unusual deadline this year in most states.

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  • Today, healthinsurance.org offered last-minute consumer tips and insights about the annual open enrollment period, which has an unusual deadline this year in most states.
  • “Open enrollment is unique this year: The deadline is Jan. 16 in most states – one day later than usual.
  • And there is record-breaking enrollment already, partly because millions of people recently disenrolled from Medicaid are now shopping for replacement coverage from the Marketplace,” said Louise Norris, health policy analyst for healthinsurance.org .
  • “Consumers need to know they still have time – but not much more – to explore and select a Marketplace plan.”
    Open enrollment is the annual period when consumers can enroll in Affordable Care Act (ACA) – also called Obamacare – health insurance on the Marketplace.

Nurse Practitioners Sweep Three U.S. News & World Report Best Jobs Rankings

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Thursday, January 11, 2024
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AUSTIN, Texas , Jan. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) applauds the recognition of nurse practitioners (NPs) in U.S News & World Report's "Best Jobs" rankings for 2024, which lists the profession first in three categories. In its recently released rankings, the NP profession is the number one career in the 100 Best Jobs, Best Health Care Jobs and Best STEM Jobs lists.

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  • Profession Ranks #1 for Best Job, Health Care Job and STEM Job
    AUSTIN, Texas , Jan. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) applauds the recognition of nurse practitioners (NPs) in U.S News & World Report's "Best Jobs" rankings for 2024, which lists the profession first in three categories.
  • In its recently released rankings, the NP profession is the number one career in the 100 Best Jobs , Best Health Care Jobs and Best STEM Jobs lists.
  • "The NP profession is thrilled to be recognized as the top job across three of U.S. News & World Report's Best Jobs rankings this year," said Stephen A. Ferrara, DNP, president of AANP.
  • The American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) is the largest professional membership organization for nurse practitioners (NPs) of all specialties.

A UNIVERSAL CORONAVIRUS VACCINE COULD SAVE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IF READY BEFORE NEXT PANDEMIC

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Thursday, January 11, 2024
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NEW YORK, Jan. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- What if scientists had developed a universal coronavirus vaccine in the years prior to 2020 so that it was available at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic? A universal coronavirus vaccine targets parts of the virus that are common to either many or all coronaviruses, thereby offering some degree of protection against a range of strains. A new study suggests if such a vaccine were available at the start of the pandemic, it could have saved millions of lives, prevented suffering, and saved billions of dollars in direct medical and other costs until the strain-specific (i.e., SARS-CoV-2) vaccine went through the entire development, testing, and emergency use authorization process that lasted 10 months.

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  • NEW YORK, Jan. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- What if scientists had developed a universal coronavirus vaccine in the years prior to 2020 so that it was available at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic?
  • A universal coronavirus vaccine targets parts of the virus that are common to either many or all coronaviruses, thereby offering some degree of protection against a range of strains.
  • The experiments simulated what would happen if a universal coronavirus vaccine was available at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • A universal coronavirus vaccine was also shown to be highly cost-effective even if a more specific and more efficacious vaccine came to market.