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First-ever Collection of Data from Leading Private Sector Insurers will Enable Broadest View of Health Care Cost Drivers and Trends (September 20, 2011) – The Health Care Cost Institute, an unprecedented health research initiative launched today, will allow researchers and policymakers access to a comprehensive collection of health plan and government payer data [...] The Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC) initiative is a new CMS-led, multi-payer initiative fostering collaboration between public and private health care payers to strengthen primary care for all Americans. Primary care is critical to promoting health, improving care, and reducing overall system costs, but it has been historically under-funded and under-valued in the United States. [...]  September 29th, 2011 |  Leave a comment |  "The Business" of Behavioral Healthcare, Funding and Financing, Regulations & Legislation Research project will focus on doctors, communities and families to help children make healthy choices The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today launched a new effort to address childhood obesity using successful elements of both primary care and public health. Funding made available through the Affordable Care Act will support a four year [...] September 29th, 2011 | Leave a comment | Advocacy & Education, Best and Evidence-Based Practices, Providers & Networks By Phil Galewitz KHN Staff Writer Sep 24, 2011 Autism treatment advocates have won one legislative battle after another since 2007, most recently in California, which sent a bill to the governor this month mandating that insurers cover the disorder. Now more than half the states have such requirements, but that success could be in jeopardy [...] Prepared by Gabrielle de la Gueronniere, JD, Director for National Policy, Legal Action Center/National HIRE Network Today, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved their FY 2012 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill by a 16 to 14 party-line vote. Under the funding bill, most SAMHSA programs would receive funding level to [...] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 21, 2011 Contact: HHS Press Office (202) 690-6343 New data: Affordable Care Act helps one million additional young adults get health insurance Today, the National Center for Health Statistics at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released data illustrating that the Affordable Care Act has helped increase the [...] September 21st, 2011 | Leave a comment | Advocacy & Education, Consumers & Families, Regulations & Legislation |
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