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Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act: Comprehensive Final Rule Expected in 2024

Healthcare Law Insights blog

Therefore, on August 3, 2023, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury (collectively the “Departments”) released a comprehensive proposed rule to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (“MHPAEA”). [5] 1] Substance Abuse Mental Health Servs. 4] Dep’t Health Hum. 2020), [link]. [2]

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Mammograms at 40? Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Spark Fresh Debate

American Nurse

The guidelines come from the federal Department of Health and Human Services’ U.S. Preventive Services Task Force , an independent panel of 16 volunteer medical experts who are charged with helping guide doctors, health insurers, and policymakers. from 2016 through 2019 alerted the task force to a concerning trend, she said.

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Native American Healthcare Disparities: Challenges and Solutions

Relias

In 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health (OMH) reported that 42.1% of citizens identifying as American Indian or Alaska Native relied on Medicaid or other public health insurance, and 14.9% on Medicaid or public health insurance and only 6.3% with 34.3%

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Can a Nurse or Nurse Practitioner Be a 1099 Employee?

Empowered Nurses

Purchasing your own liability insurance. Covering benefits like health insurance and retirement savings. Under Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5), signed into law in 2019, the state tightened the rules on who can qualify as an independent contractor. Locum tenens positions. Consulting in legal or healthcare settings.

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Government health spending increases as Covid lingers

Nursing Review

"It is likely that Covid restrictions and temporary suspension of non-urgent elective surgery and non-essential treatments in most states and territories resulted in lower spending by individuals, private health insurance providers, and other non-government entities in 2021–22," he said. in 2019-20. on Covid services.

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Cultural Mental Healthcare Disparities

Diversity Nursing

Many factors contribute to the poor mental health outcomes of minority populations. Lacking health insurance coverage. Research shows American Indian/Alaska Native populations have disproportionately higher rates of mental health problems than the general population. to seek mental health services.

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Nurse referrals to pharmacy

American Nurse

The EHR combined all pharmacy use by all patients in the complex care management department and calculated pharmacy costs on a per patient per month basis, which is the health insurance industry standard for capturing population health data. 1002798 World Health Organization. 2021;46(1):151-92. NCHS Data Brief, no 347.