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The Relentless School Nurse: Just Because They Can, Does Not Mean They Should.

The Relentless School Nurse

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rescinded key guidance on March 4, 2025, affecting Medicaid and Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage for services addressing health-related social needs (HRSNs).

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The Relentless School Nurse: Crippling Science – CDC’s Workforce Cuts Amidst Rising Health Threats

The Relentless School Nurse

You only need to look at the CDC webpage for the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) as an alarming example of what is happening: The yellow box at the top of the YRBSS page is this disclaimer: “Per a court order, HHS is required to restore this website as of 11:59PM ET, February 11, 2025.

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Healthcare Policy: What Is It and Why Is It Important?

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Subcategories of health policy include public health, global health, healthcare services, health insurance, mental health and pharmaceuticals. How Does Health Policy Impact Patients? Below, we explore a few major health policy issues impacting Americans today. In fact, approximately 9% of U.S.

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Section 1557 Compliance for Healthcare Providers by July 5, 2025 

American Medical Compliance

With July 5, 2025, fast approaching, healthcare organizations must act now to ensure compliance. Get the Comprehensive Affordable Care Act and Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance Training Here Section 1557 Compliance: What Healthcare Providers Must Do by July 5, 2025 Who Needs to Comply?

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Public vs private. Which is safer for childbirth?

Nursing Review

Birth outcomes including stillbirth and neonatal death have been found to differ widely between public and private hospitals, fuelling urgent calls to save private maternity units: [link] pic.twitter.com/SIiTPLOSY6 — The Australian (@australian) July 15, 2025 But the study and subsequent media reports don’t tell the whole story.

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Foot care nursing

American Nurse

Medicare expects beneficiaries or caregivers to perform routine foot care (nail trimming and shaving, paring, cutting, and removal of calluses [keratoma and tyloma] and corns [heloma]), so it’s excluded from coverage. CFCNs providing routine foot care must collect payment from the patient if health insurance doesn’t provide coverage.

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Medicare Pay Cuts Sought for Nursing Homes, Home Health Agencies

Health Leaders | Nursing

A congressional advisory panel is recommending that lawmakers reduce Medicare payments to nursing homes, home health agencies, and inpatient rehabilitation facilities in 2025.