📢 Health AI is advancing fast — but how is it regulated? Our new issue brief lays out how the Food & Drug Administration oversees AI-enabled medical devices and where key gaps remain. ➡️ https://t.co/5WLNSsyU6u #HealthTech#AIRegulation
Today, nearly 42 million Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients—including over 16 million children and 8 million seniors—face the possibility of losing food assistance in just five days due to the federal government shutdown.
Only half of Americans living with a mental health condition receive treatment. Digital tools can help fix that 🧠
We sat down with @commonwealthfnd to hear from experts on how technology can play a role in helping more Americans get the care they need. Watch below ⬇️
🖥 Digital health solutions like remote monitoring are a win-win in the #HealthCare space—but while the money for these tools may be coming in, effective policy is still catching up.
We’ve found four key ways to improve digital solutions and keep costs low and patients healthy: https://t.co/ZOb1il0pVQ
Between red tape and high costs, the current diagnosis for #Medicare physician payment is “in critical condition.”
🩺 That’s why we’re prescribing our new report on how patients can finally receive a clean—and lower—bill of health. 🏥 https://t.co/D8NKOPsn0N
Since 2005, more than 200 rural hospitals have closed. Without congressional action, more are at risk, as key Medicare supports expire in 2025. #RuralHealthCare
While this is a good step by the @US_FDA given the potential harms of food dyes, next up should be a focus on the more definitive harms of poor nutrition such as excess sodium & added sugars along with consumer education efforts such as front-of-package nutrition labeling.
✨ How is AI reshaping the labor market?
📷Join us on April 29 for a conversation about how AI is already showing up in the labor market and what policymakers and AI developers should keep in mind as they navigate this transition.
@byHeatherLong at @washingtonpost
will moderate a discussion with:
@jackclarkSF cofounder of @AnthropicAI@johnjhorton from @MITSloan@JackMalde from @BPC_Bipartisan
Register today: https://t.co/Z4GDtMBmmk
1/6 Time is running out. Key health care programs—including expanded telehealth authorities and the Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCAH) program—expire at the end of March. 🏥📅
📱 Remote patient monitoring is changing the game in health care.
Check out how it can improve outcomes & reduce costs in our latest explainer. #HealthTech#RPM#HealthcareInnovation
Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/mbVZXkbdCr
Our health care system wasn’t designed for the challenges youth face today.
That’s why our Youth #MentalHealth Task Force created a roadmap to make care better. It’s time to give youth and families the support they deserve.
On #RuralHealthDay, we’re highlighting the unique health care challenges facing rural communities—long travel times, limited access to care, and workforce shortages. At BPC, we’re working on policies to close these gaps and improve care. 🏥👇 #RuralHealth
Remote HTN monitoring + med management improves health & cuts costs. @BPC_Bipartisan is shaping policies to implement these tools effectively and reach those who need them most. 📽️Hear from patients benefiting from remote monitoring & med management: https://t.co/OPe1H0ZujM
NEW: PHTI’s evaluation of digital #HTN management solutions finds that not all approaches are equally effective. Medication management solutions deliver the greatest improvements in #BloodPressure and are expected to produce long-term savings. Read more: https://t.co/TqsylL1r5F
📈32 rural hospitals across 14 states have converted to the Rural Emergency Hospital (#REH) model.
By pivoting from inpatient care, they’re able to sustain emergency and outpatient services for their communities. #RuralHealth
What do teens and young adults think about their #SocialMedia habits, strategies, and overall #MentalHealth?
Find out in our new survey with @MorningConsult. https://t.co/C1azYWkI8J
Delays in finalizing the DEA rule stress the need for virtual opioid use disorder treatment. @BPC_Bipartisan's brief shows telehealth buprenorphine prescribing is safe, effective, and well-received. Policymakers must secure access to this vital treatment: https://t.co/Nymw545iC1