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[Trevor Metcalfe @TrevorEMetcalfe]

Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association says all federal health care grant reimbursements have stopped

[Alex Wayne @aawayne]

NEWS: What it means for health care — scaled-back public insurance programs, new threats to established public health practices, and uncertainty for reproductive care.

By @StephArmour1

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[G.Hambrick @GregHambrick]

@metzgov Donors moving on to Spanberger race?

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

I am proposing a plan that will allow Medicare to cover in-home health care.

[Jonathan Cohn @CitizenCohn]

NEW

Harris rolling out a major policy proposal today: Having Medicare cover long-term care at home

Idea is to help millions of seniors & people w/disabilities -- and their family caregivers too

Announcement to come on “The View”

https://t.co/OWMKP3iUNG

[julie rovner @jrovner]

This is a VERY big deal…

[KFF @KFF]

NEW: A KFF synthesis of recent studies finds Medicaid expansion has been beneficial to the finances of hospitals and providers, driving decreases in the share of uninsured patients, increases in Medicaid-covered patients and declines in uncompensated care. https://t.co/QKuxvNiW29

[Steve Rattner @SteveRattner]

One particularly bright spot in the labor market: workers with disabilities are employed well above the pre-pandemic rates.

In December, the employment-population ratio ticked up to the highest rate on record.

[G.Hambrick @GregHambrick]

Final decisions on Medicare payment cuts could come later this week. But providers are still hoping for legislative action before the end of the year to freeze rates. https://t.co/65mtqwVHeM

[Nona Tepper @ntepper90]

Consumers are ditching insurance cards for cash.

The No Surprises Act & new patient expectations have pushed +60% of hospitals to post cash prices. How are providers preparing for the upfront payment revolution? My deep dive on cash-pay👇

https://t.co/buG3r34cui @modrnhealthcr

[OIG at HHS @OIGatHHS]

HHS-OIG’s new report identifies home health agencies’ key challenges to providing patient care during the #COVID19 pandemic and their strategies for addressing the challenges. Read our findings: https://t.co/QTYkvisBKI

[Jessie Hellmann @jessiehellmann]

A rule regarding prior authorization has hit OMB and unlike the Trump version of this rule, it mentions Medicare Advantage plans. This after government watchdogs have raised flags about MA’s use of prior authorization. https://t.co/riFBC6Le3S

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Academic journals will have to provide immediate access to papers that are publicly funded, ending a policy that had allowed publishers to keep publications behind a paywall for a year, according to a White House directive announced on Thursday. https://t.co/DfLXtdMCxt

[NPR Health News @NPRHealth]

An $18,000 biopsy? Paying cash might have been cheaper than using her insurance https://t.co/XnXOMRDZNw

[G.Hambrick @GregHambrick]

Story caught my eye because I picked up a package Friday as soon as it was pulled from the truck and left on my stoop and noticed the box felt like it had baked outside for hours. via @NYTimes https://t.co/qjv5nI6y3g

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

The Illinois red flag law is hardly used. In fact, one single county, which made a commitment to learn it and implement it, accounts for 65% of state red flag orders.

Our bill, passed two weeks ago, will send almost a billion dollars to states to improve their red flag laws.

[HealthLeaders @HealthLeaders]

Inova Health has instituted programs that take long-term steps to attract & retain nurses, says Maureen Sintich, DNP, MBA, RN, WHNP-BC, NEA-BC, Inova’s Chief Nurse Executive & Executive VP. Learn the steps https://t.co/nztuO4k1K6

#HealthLeaders #Nursing #HealthcareStaffing

[G.Hambrick @GregHambrick]

Future lottery winner!

[G.Hambrick @GregHambrick]

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[KFF Health News @KFFHealthNews]

Canceled contracts, abrupt pay cuts: The situation for some travel nurses has gotten so bad that a law firm said it is considering legal action against more than 35 staffing agencies. #NursesWeek

📝: @hnorms
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