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ADHS proposes options to enhance services at the Arizona State Hospital, as required by recent billBased on feedback we received from the public, we’ve made recommendations to the Governor’s Office and State Legislature for possible enhancements to programs at the Arizona State Hospital (ASH). In 2022, the…
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The health effects of the 9/11 attacks are numerous and varied.
The collapse of the Twin Towers created massive dust clouds that filled the air and left hundreds of highly populated city blocks covered with ash, debris, and harmful particles, including asbestos, silica, metals, concrete, and glass. Fires within the debris pile and the collapse…
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The Pennsylvania Medicaid Agency Has Posted its Fee Schedule Revisions
The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) on August 26 posted Medical Assistance fee schedule changes that become effective Sept. 5. DHS is adding and end-dating procedure codes according to the 2023…
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Recent Data Shows Increase in Severe Maternal Morbidity Rates in PA
Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) analysts recently announced that they found an alarming rise in severe maternal morbidity among patients hospitalized in PA for delivery from 2016 through…
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A Philadelphia Group Erases Medical Debt for 1,700 People
A group of Philly 30-somethings raised funding to buy more than $1.6 million in local medical debt. They celebrated with an unofficial debt burning, complete with lighter fluid, shots, Roman […]
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Read About the New HRSA Frequently Asked Question on Acquiring COVID-19 Vaccines
Q: How can I use Expanding COVID-19 Vaccination (ECV) and Bridge funds to cover the COVID-19 vaccine that my health center previously purchased or to pre-order the forthcoming COVID-19 vaccine? […]
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CMS Issues Final Rule for Medicaid, CHIP Quality Measures Reporting
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released on August 28, 2023, a final rule to require reporting of standardized quality measures in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance […]
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Changes Have Been Proposed to Reduce Medicare Beneficiary Burden
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued draft guidance to allow people with Medicare to pay out-of-pocket prescription drug costs in monthly payments. The New Medicare Prescription Payment…
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