Community Benefit
HIMSS23
<p>HIMSS CEO Hal Wolf shares his views on the greater themes in this increasingly global conference and exhibition. He reviews some innovations in healthcare information and technology he's eager to see in Chicago next week.</p>
The group says the provider network serving rural Americans is fragile and more dependent on Medicare revenue.
The plan includes eight goals and accompanying strategies that outline what HHS said must be accomplished to further the Cancer Moonshot.
That's three years later than the prediction from the 2022 report, which projected a 2028 time frame for when the fund would evaporate.
The group issues recommendations to reduce health disparities and increase access to higher-quality care for underserved populations.
Racial and ethnic minority groups have been among the biggest beneficiaries of the ACA, and specifically of expanded Medicaid eligibility.
They want the federal government to bolster financial assistance policies and protect people from certain billing and collection practices.
The groups maintained that additional cuts to Medicaid would only cause further difficulties on the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The legislation mandates that HHS, MedPAC and MACPAC each conduct a report and issue recommendations on telehealth.
The money is to test a new socialization and sex education curriculum for young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.