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Suppliers praise bill introduced to extend APM incentive payments for two more years

Suppliers praise bill introduced to extend APM incentive payments for two more years

On Wednesday, Dec. 14, two senators, a Republican and a Democrat, introduced a bill in the Senate that would extend incentive payments for providers participating in alternative payment models (APMs) for two more years, responding to calls from the patient care organization. leaders participating in CPAs, including in Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) for an extension …

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Booker highlights food-as-medicine programs as farm bill priority

Booker highlights food-as-medicine programs as farm bill priority

A hearing Tuesday before a Senate agriculture subcommittee illustrated a bipartisan priority to incorporate the concept of “food as medicine” into the upcoming farm bill. Witnesses who testified at the hearing said that programs that recognize the role nutrition can play in medical treatment and prevention can transform the health of individuals and families receiving …

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Bill would ban sex reassignment treatment for those under 21

Bill would ban sex reassignment treatment for those under 21

Superficially, Americans and their lawmakers accept and understand LGBTQ+ people more now than they did ten years ago. The 2015 Supreme Court decision to legalize same-sex marriage is one of the most tangible and significant victories for LGBTQ+ rights, but the 2015 decision only directly protected lesbian, gay, and bisexual cisgender people. At least 19 …

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