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December 11 · Issue #194 · View online
Providing you with the latest health care headlines almost daily. Carefully crafted by Shawn Rossi. Questions? Email srossi@mhanet.org.
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November sees spike in flu cases | The Daily Times Leader
An unusual November cold snap may have contributed to an early outbreak of the flu in the Golden Triangle, mirroring trends happening across the nation, medical professionals say.
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Baptist TWI takes center stage at international conference | Baptist Leader | Baptist Memorial Health Care
Sandy Holman can’t stop talking. An ER nurse manager at Baptist Golden Triangle, Sandy holds a particular passion for training within industry (TWI), which propelled her to an international stage in The Netherlands.
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99 House Democrats ask Congressional leadership to reject CHIP bill
In a Thursday letter to Congressional leadership, 99 House Democrats urged members of the Senate and House to reject what they allege to be a highly partisan funding bill for the Children’s Health Insurance Program and instead work on a bipartisan solution.
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Congress probably won't renew CHIP funding this year
Congress is unlikely to pass a multi-year funding solution for the Children’s Health Insurance Program until January, according to House GOP leadership sources. But it will continue to pass temporary measures to make sure states get the funding they need until then. Between the lines: Federal CHIP f…
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Hepatitis C is emerging health crisis related to opioid addiction
The overlooked and devastating virus is spreading among injection drug users, especially in the Appalachia region.
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Price hikes push health insurance shoppers into hard choices
Price hikes push health insurance shoppers into hard choices
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Generation at risk: America's youngest facing mental health crisis
American children’s mental health is worrying experts, with one in five kids suffering from a diagnosable mental, emotional or behavioral disorder.
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Some glitches seen in deadline week for 'Obamacare' sign-ups
Some glitches seen in deadline week for ‘Obamacare’ sign-ups
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MedPAC: Kill MIPS, make value-based care voluntary
The group’s proposal would base measure reporting on claims data, rather than criteria tracked in EHRs under meaningful use.
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MedPAC members on board with incremental shift to new pay model starting in 2019
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission members reportedly expressed unanimous support for a plan to transition to a new post-acute payment system beginning in 2019 at a meeting last week.
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AARP urges lawmakers to exempt Medicare from tax bill cuts
One of the nation’s largest senior advocacy groups is warning lawmakers of the “lasting impact” of Medicare cuts that would be potentially included in the GOP’s final tax reform bill.
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Republicans’ tax bill could trigger a $25 billion cut to Medicare
Unless Congress acts, the CBO says this bill will cause a sequestration.
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Cadillac tax is sticking point for Congress
ObamaCare’s “Cadillac tax” has emerged as a sticking point in bipartisan negotiations over delaying certain health-care taxes before the end of the year.
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Stopgap spending plan leaves out CHIP kids' health plan
Congress has failed to come up with any funding for CHIP, the Children’s Health Insurance Program that covers 9 million kids.
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ACA enrollment 'surge' will likely be smaller than years past
Enrollment through HealthCare.gov closes on Friday, meaning it’s time for “The Surge” — the rush of applications that usually coincides with big enrollment deadlines. Total sign-ups are lagging well behind previous years. If that gap is going to close even slightly, it’ll be this week’s surge that c…
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