Policy and Legislation
The grants are supported by the Minority AIDS Initiative and align with the Biden administration's stated goal of achieving health equity.
The act, now law, will provide up to $135 million in federal funding for mental health education and awareness campaigns.
Dr. Indrahil Bardhan says MSSP contracts lack performance accountability, especially when ACOs switch to two-sided risk.
CMS will soon publish a rule on enhanced data exchange, says CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure.
Guidance from CMS and other government agencies outlines what various actors are required to share and what constitutes information blocking.
An estimated 500 defendants have been charged in cases involving the loss of more than $700 million.
The announcement comes on the heels of HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra's recent National Tour to Strengthen Mental Health.
CMS will conduct research and will be issuing a proposed rule within one year, according to the White House.
The organizations express concern that, when the public health emergency waiver ends, many patients will be left without access to care.
Beyond the pandemic, "Over the past several decades, supply chain disruptions have repeatedly plagued the U.S. healthcare system," report says.