Public Health

AHA: Federal Budget Should Bolster Healthcare Workforce, Public Health

April 26, 2021 - The American Hospital Association (AHA) is asking key lawmakers to consider the potential effort their healthcare funding decisions for fiscal year (FY) 2022 will have on hospitals’ ability to provide care to patients and communities during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. President Joe Biden released his proposed FY 2022 federal budget earlier...

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FDA Allows Coronavirus Diagnostic Testing in Certain Hospital Labs

by Jacqueline LaPointe

In order to achieve more rapid coronavirus diagnostic testing capacity, the FDA will allow certain clinical laboratories, including some hospital labs, to use diagnostic kits developed in-house to test...

Scarce Public Health Funds Block Social Determinants of Health Aid

by Jacqueline LaPointe

As value-based care emphasizes preventative medicine, healthcare stakeholders aim to address social determinants of health to improve and maintain outcomes. But the lack of appropriate public health...

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