Tune in for hosts Gregg Masters and Fred Goldstein exploring Humana’s Bold Goal initiative with Tray Cockerell, MA, SPHR, Leader Bold Goal Operations. Listen in as thhe discuss Humana’s simple but lofty goal to raise the Health of the communities they serve by 20% by 2020.
By Kristin Espeland Gourlay – Much has been written about the 20 million people who gained health insurance under the ACA, and what could happen to these patients if it is repealed without a replacement.
By David Harlow, JD MPH – In one of his first official actions as President, Donald Trump signed an Executive Order “minimizing the economic burden of the [ACA] pending repeal.”
By Greg Downing DO, PhD – As the Executive Director for Innovation at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), I have learned a great deal about large institutions, whether governmental, profit-driven businesses, or non-profit entities, that thrive on well-honed, routine management processes.
By Will Yang – What if your ideas had the potential to transform how HHS delivers on its mission? What if you had the support and guidance to explore and test that idea?
By Matt Fisher – For the second year in a row, I have been honored by being selected as a Social Media Ambassador for the HIMSS Annual Conference. HIMSS selects only twenty individuals to fill the role.
By Michelle Andrews – With the annual sign-up period for plans on the health law’s marketplaces starting Nov. 1, many consumers are worried about rising premiums, shrinking provider networks and the departure of major insurers such as UnitedHealthcare, Aetna and Humana from many exchanges.
By Will Yang – The sixth round of the HHS Ignite Accelerator starts in Spring 2017, which means we are now accepting your ideas about how to solve problems at HHS that you care about. Personally, it is beyond exciting to see new ideas spring forth from our colleagues across the Department.
By Robert McNellis MPH, PA – It was Look Magazine in 1966 that first brought national attention to a new health profession in the United States—the physician assistant (PA). The following year, in October 1967, three ex-Navy Corpsmen graduated from Duke University as the first PAs in the Nation.
By Mary Wakefield PhD, RN – One of the first actions President Obama took after taking office was to direct federal agencies to find new ways to increase transparency, collaboration and public engagement.
By Stephen Ostroff MD – The FDA is honoring an important commitment by awarding millions of dollars to the states that will help implement the new produce safety rule mandated by the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) to protect consumers from foodborne illness.
By Patrick Conway MD – In January 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a new Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for a model called the Accountable Health Communities (AHC) Model.
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