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SponsoredH.R. 1 brings complex requirements and funding changes for SNAP, rural health and verification. Discover how a unified data strategy turns these mandates into opportunities. -
New research from Georgetown’s Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation reveals how states are navigating technology, governance and operations to improve access to public benefits like SNAP and Medicaid.
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Oregon will pay a combined $1.3 million in late fees to more than 4,000 home-care workers who received late or incomplete payments over the last seven months due to glitches in a state software system. -
The brain implant, which was co-developed by a Carnegie Mellon University professor, was tested in four Australian patients for a year and proved successful. A U.S. trial is approaching.
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The FCC has awarded a Connecticut community health center $1,093,398 to provide remote patient monitoring and video consults to low-income and veteran patients with complex, chronic conditions.
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A new study from Princeton University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration suggests that wildfire smoke in California will become significantly worse over the 21st century.
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Over 2,000 employees who work at the Cheyenne Regional Medical Center were either overpaid or underpaid thanks to a December ransomware attack that targeted payroll company Kronos.
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Community Health Center Inc. has received the grant from the Federal Communications Commission to expand telehealth services for low-income and veteran patients in Connecticut, the Middletown-based provider announced.
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Crisis intervention training in Bucks County, Pa., now utilizes virtual reality to give police officers a more realistic view into interactions that involve individuals with mental health challenges.
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Since last summer, Los Angeles County has addressed the opioid epidemic by striving to distribute 100,000 doses of naloxone, which can save a user's life in the event of an overdose.
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CalOptima, the health insurer for Orange County's lower income residents, vows to spend $100 million on IT infrastructure upgrades, many of which will involve the cloud, to hasten its approval and payment of claims.
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Both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives are looking at legislation that would mandate a cybersecurity assessment of the Department of Veterans Affairs health-care system.
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Recently, the Warren County Communications Center launched a text messaging service to keep callers updated on the status of their emergency and a number to call for followup or other information.
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Plus, the FCC has opened an inquiry seeking public comment on what constitutes digital discrimination, New York state undertakes major effort to enroll eligible families in federal broadband programs, and more.
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Cleveland County commissioners recently approved a $36,000 annual contract that will provide updated devices that monitor county jail detainees' heart rate variabilities and motions.
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Experts say that the COVID-19 pandemic has placed greater emphasis on telehealth, which has been around for years but was put to use urgently when the coronavirus spread in early 2020.
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Specialty docket clients in some Ohio courts will begin using the Anchored To Hope platform, which includes machine intelligence and VR meditation to combat addiction through 24/7 access to resources.
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