Social Work Blog

MAY 11, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) declared a 90-day public health emergency (PHE), which has been renewed every 90 days from 2020 to early 2023. In January of 2020, as COVID-19 began its global spread, the Secretary of the U.S. Resources The White House COVID-19 U.S.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health (OMH) reported that 42.1% of citizens identifying as American Indian or Alaska Native relied on Medicaid or other public health insurance, and 14.9% on Medicaid or public health insurance and only 6.3% In 2019, the U.S. had no coverage at all. with 34.3%

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Social Work Blog

JANUARY 5, 2022

Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, Indian Health Service or the Veterans Affairs health system). Providing a GFE to patients is not new to CSWs who, as part of best clinical and ethical practice, routinely discuss services and fees before or during the initial interview with new patients and provide informed consent forms.

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Relias

JUNE 1, 2022

Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General are cracking down on improper coding. The Department of Justice and the U.S. One health system settled a False Claims Act case for $90 million for knowingly submitting inaccurate diagnosis codes.

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JUNE 1, 2022

Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General are cracking down on improper coding. The Department of Justice and the U.S. One health system settled a False Claims Act case for $90 million for knowingly submitting inaccurate diagnosis codes.

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Relias

OCTOBER 14, 2022

If bringing providers to low-resource communities is not feasible, telehealth could provide another bridge to services. In its report Improving Access to Maternal Health Care in Rural Communities , the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reported that less than half of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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Relias

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The care coordination trend goes by many names and has been seen across the continuum of care but has been most prevalent in the Medicaid world as part of the Health Home model. Better care coordination can lead to a win-win for everyone: healthier clients at a lower cost to the payer.

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Relias

JUNE 28, 2023

This means considering things like: Referring working patients to clinics that offer extended hours Referring Medicaid patients to well-known psychiatric units that work well with their insurance And more Building rapport and understanding the patient more fully can help PCPs direct patients to the appropriate resource and encourage follow-ups.

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Relias

MARCH 13, 2023

Even providers administering care sometimes didn’t know exactly how much a procedure or service would cost. An executive order passed in 2019 directed the Department of Health and Human Services to create new guidelines to help reduce healthcare costs. Additional rules took effect in July 2022.

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Relias

JANUARY 16, 2023

With the growth of health services at home, a 2021 report from the U.S. Department and Human Services found that Medicare visits conducted through telehealth in 2020 increased 63-fold, from about 840,000 in 2019 to 52.7 The report also found trends in the kinds of services Medicare beneficiaries receive via telehealth.

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Social Work Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Department of Health and Human Services first declared a 90-day public health emergency (PHE). When the COVID-19 PHE ends, which is expected in 2023, state agencies will begin the “unwinding” of continuous Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) by going through the redetermination process for all enrollees.

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Social Work Blog

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

is not the right pick to become the next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. NASW remains unwavering in its commitment to advocating for policies that safeguard and elevate the social work profession, bolster public health, and ensure equitable access to vital services for all communities. Kennedy Jr.

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OCTOBER 22, 2024

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) breaks these determinants down into five domains: economic stability, education access and quality, health care access and quality, neighborhood and built environment and social and community context. Without proper healthcare, a person’s medical needs cannot be properly addressed.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2024

The Senator who chaired the committee, Ron Wyden, called on the Justice Department to investigate these chains for allegedly defrauding Medicaid and violating the Americans with Disabilities Act. Vermonts human services agency continued to send teens there even after the incidents. The Imprint and The Hill have stories.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Expand Medicaid: Less “neglect.” They wonder if an artificial intelligence tool that the Allegheny County Department of Human Services uses to predict which children could be at risk of harm singled them out because of their disabilities. Raise the minimum wage and you reduce what family policing agencies call “neglect.”

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