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Crusading for Mothers

American Nurse

The BBBA also promoted maternal health homes by incentivizing states through an increase on the federal match of 15% for two years if they use maternal health homes. The second federal policy is Medicaid Postpartum Coverage Extension (passed in Missouri 7/2023). More than 40% of births are insured under Medicaid.

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Native American Healthcare Disparities: Challenges and Solutions

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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% had no coverage at all.

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Understanding FWA Compliance in Healthcare

American Medical Compliance

Furthermore, it prohibits knowingly submitting false or false claims to Medicare, Medicaid, or other federally funded healthcare programs. HIPAA regulations govern the use, disclosure, and safeguarding of protected health information (PHI) by covered entities and their business associates.

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How to Conduct Effective Compliance Audits 

American Medical Compliance

The healthcare industry is highly regulated, with various laws such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH), and the Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regulations shaping operations.

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Breastfeeding at Work: Here’s What You Need to Know

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Today, there are several laws in place designed to promote and protect breastfeeding among new mothers. However, these requirements do not apply to those covered under Medicaid, notably low-income women, who have disproportionately lower rates of breastfeeding compared to the general population.

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Addressing social determinants of health

American Nurse

Before and after healthcare Roberta Waite Marcus Henderson Tricia Howard Waite, a Virginia Nurses Association member, noted many factors that affect health. Employment, education, health insurance, sufficient healthy food, healthy neighborhoods and environments, economic stability, and community support also are included among SDOH.

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Nursing and the evolution of population health

American Nurse

In addition to having strong population health knowledge and skills, nurses must also demonstrate confidence working autono­mous­ly, collaboratively, and innovatively as they lead in promoting community and population health. Some in the nursing profession see this focus as new, but population health isn’t new to nursing.

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