Policy and Legislation

<p>Healthcare management consulting company J29's Tracy Mills, CEO and founder, and Nick Vass, president, talk about their work providing clinical policy and data analysis for public agencies, as well as their support of the “HIMSS Gives Back” program.</p> <p> </p>

<p>Robert Havasy, senior director of informatics strategy at HIMSS, says HIMSS24 attendees are showing results from AI use and talking about how to regulate it, as well as whether it could be used to re-focus and speed up interoperability efforts.<br />  </p>

<p>Healthcare industry leaders and insiders discuss hot topics in focus at the 2024 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition.</p> <p> </p>

The funding will support establishing and expanding comprehensive substance use disorder treatment and recovery services in rural areas.

Biden wants to extend the current insulin cap of $35 a month for Medicare beneficiaries to all Americans. 

Medical groups would still be left with a 1.69% reduction in reimbursement for 2024.

If HHS and a manufacturer agree on a maximum fair price, those new negotiated prices will be published by Sept. 1.

The rule requires grantees to notify beneficiaries of their right to be free from discrimination on the basis of religion.

<p>Gabriel Seidman, director of policy at Ellison Institute of Technology and colleagues wrote a paper on what the federal government and states can do to build a nationwide ecosystem to address homelessness and other health issues.<br />  </p>

Regardless of party affiliation, unexpected medical bills and healthcare costs top expenses adults worry about, according to a KFF poll.