By Kelsey Waddill June 15, 2023 – The CMS Office of the Actuary has reported that average annual growth in national health care spending between 2022 and 2031 will exceed average annual growth in gross domestic product (GDP). The average growth in national health expenditure is expected to increase by 5.4% each year during the … Read more
House Republicans moved Tuesday to prevent the Department of Veterans Affairs from providing abortion services, flying LGBTQ+ pride flags at its facilities, and providing gender-affirming surgeries or hormones to transgender veterans. The effort, made by GOP lawmakers in the annual VA spending bill, aims to prevent the agency from following policies it considers welcoming to … Read more
Four state policies introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic to spur telehealth expansion were associated with telehealth expansion by mental health facilities, but telehealth growth was lowest among facilities in counties with the largest percentage of black residents, according to a new RAND corporate study. Telehealth expansion was also lower among facilities that accepted Medicaid or … Read more