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Tit for tat: Major parties put health at the centre of pre-election promises

Nursing Review

The Prime Minister has promised the largest single investment in Medicare in its 41 years , tripling the current bulk billing incentive but the opposition has said it will match it. How total Medicare payments for common visits will increase. Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton has promised to match Labor's Medicare pledge.

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What to expect from tonight’s federal budget: Health and cost of living relief

Nursing Review

The budget is about strengthening Medicare and the election is Australias opportunity to protect it, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on his way into parliament Tuesday. The budget is about strengthening Medicare and the election is Australias opportunity to protect it, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on his way into parliament Tuesday.

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Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) Act: Legislators Want to Hear from Nurses 

Daily Nurse

NPs provide high-quality healthcare to Medicare and Medicaid patients across all geographic areas and healthcare settings. NPs provide high-quality healthcare to Medicare and Medicaid patients across all geographic areas and healthcare settings. The Future of Nursing Report in 2021 is the Future of Nursing 2020-2030.

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The Rise of Malpractice Claims Against NPs

Daily Nurse

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. According to The Association of American Medical Colleges , by 2030, we will face a physician shortage of 40,000 and 100,000 doctors. Many older Americans receive care from aging services facilities across the United States. That number is expected to double by 2050, according to the U.S.

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

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Healthcare Coverage In 2023, 92 percent of Americans had some form of healthcare coveragewhether employer-provided coverage, Medicare or Medicaid or private health insurance. Some policymakers are pushing for higher participation in employer-provided coverage, while others are advocating for Medicare for all.

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What You Need To Know About Value-Based Payment Models

Relias

For example, less than 20% of Medicare spending is currently value-based. But momentum will continue, since the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced in 2021 that it plans to transition fully to value-based reimbursement by 2030. Here’s what you need to know about value-based payments.

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Addressing social determinants of health

American Nurse

Influential efforts such as the 2021 National Academy of Medicine report, Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity, and the Department of Health and Human Services Healthy People 2030 initiative prioritized SDOH. The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare the effects of social determinants of health (SDOH).