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Behavioral Health System Modernization along the Continuum

NASHP

States such as Texas, Wyoming , and New Jersey are adopting Medicaid reimbursement of collaborative care services and are addressing capacity to transition to CoCM. Integration of Substance Use Services and Supports States can align long siloed approaches to primary care, mental health, and substance use services through integration efforts.

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BREAKING NEWS: Emergency Regulation Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination Issued for Health Care Workers

Briggs Healthcare

Biden-Harris Administration Issues Emergency Regulation Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination for Health Care Workers. National requirement protects patients at nearly 76,000 providers and covers more than 17 million health care workers. Facilities must develop a similar process or plan for permitting exemptions in alignment with federal law.

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Patients Facing Death Are Opting for a Lifesaving Heart Device — But at What Risk?

KHN

Those limitations ultimately can leave patients and their caregivers uninformed about risks associated with a device such as the HeartMate 3, said Sanket Dhruva , a cardiologist and expert in medical device safety and regulation at the University of California-San Francisco. “I looked at case studies.

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