In an article published November 9th on the Health Affairs Blog, Timothy Jost, Emeritus Professor at the Washington and Lee University School of Law and a member of the Institute of Medicine, cataloged the potential ramifications of what a Trump Presidency might mean for the Affordable Care Act. A summary of Jost's arguments are included below:
Read MoreHHS awards prevention grants to communities
Forty-four communities across the nation received grants from The Department of Health and Human Services for projects to reduce obesity and smoking.
Read MoreResearch and funding lacking for high mortality cancers
The country’s eight most deadly cancers, which are responsible for half of all cancer deaths, receive little attention and significantly less funding than cancers with significantly higher survival rates.
Read MoreSix states receive federal funds for EHR incentives program
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services awarded American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to six state Medicaid programs for planning activities to implement an electronic health record incentive program. The states include Colorado, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming.
Read MoreAHRQ's 2009 funded projects to prevent health care-associated infections; $7 million for BSIs and UTIs
To address healthcare associated infections, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has funded and collaborated with other Federal agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to develop and launch projects that prevent and reduce HAIs. These projects are primarily funded through existing AHRQ mechanisms.
HHS announces ARRA grants for prevention, wellness
The Department of Health and Human Services will award $120 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds to states and territories for prevention and wellness programs. The application deadline is Nov. 24. The funding is part of the Communities Putting Prevention to Work initiative.
New York state funding supports IT, restructuring, and care improvements
Governor David A. Paterson today announced the award of $436 million in grants under the Health Care Efficiency and Affordability Law of New York State (HEAL NY) to further improvements to the State’s health care system.
White House announces patient safety/medical liability grants
The White House yesterday announced a $25-million demonstration program to help states and health systems test new models for patient safety and medical liability.
CDC awards $40 million to states for HAI prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today announced plans to distribute $40 million to state health departments to help prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). This is the first time Congress has appropriated HAI prevention funds specifically to states.