by Jessica Casebolt | May 23, 2023 | D.C. News, Tea Leaves
Congressional Democrats are having second thoughts about taking back unspent coronavirus funds as part of a debt limit deal, concerned that doing so could have serious consequences for myriad public health initiatives. House Appropriations Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 23, 2023 | Providers, Tea Leaves
Minnesota is poised to become the first state to enact legislation establishing a board that will set minimum wages and benefits for nursing home workers. The measure is the latest effort by states to help attract workers to post-acute care as demand for those...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 23, 2023 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders, Tea Leaves
The Biden administration called on Congress Monday to pass a bill aimed at tackling fentanyl trafficking in the U.S., which would see the synthetic opioid raised to the highest classification of illegal drugs. The bill would permanently place all fentanyl-related...
by Mindy Klowden | May 22, 2023 | Blog, Latest News, Mental Health & Addiction
According to Mental Health America’s 2023 State of Mental Health report, 21 percent of adults are experiencing a mental illness yet 55 percent of those (equating to more than 28 million Americans) do not receive treatment. Recent data from the Centers for Disease...
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