MaRS Innovation (MI) www.marsinnovation.com and the South Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) www.khidi.orkr/eps have signed a five year global partnership agreement to commercialize the latest advances in biomedical and healthcare innovations which are expected to generate new startups worth over $100 million. (more…)
Health Spending Growth in 2015
An expert panel from CMS came to the National Press Club on December 2 to disclose the statistical information on health spending growth in 2015 appearing on Health Affairs “Web First” and scheduled to appear in the January Health Affairs article “National Health Spending: Faster Growth in 2015 as Coverage Expands and Utilization Increases”. (more…)
Comments on Proposed Regulations
On November 30, 2016, the Federal Trade Commission www.ftc.gov submitted a comment to the “Delaware Board of Speech/Language Pathologists, Audiologists and Hearing Aid Dispensers” on the state’s proposed regulation to allow telepractice to take place in those fields but also will require an initial in-person evaluation. (more…)
Health in Vulnerable Populations
The American Hospital Association’s (AHA) www.aha.org “Task Force for Ensuring Access to Vulnerable Communities”, recently released a report outlining a menu of options for communities, hospitals, and policymakers to ensure that vulnerable rural and urban communities have access to essential healthcare services. (more…)
DOJ Views on Michigan Bill
The new Michigan Senate Bill 753 (SB 753) as revised by the Michigan House September 2016, builds on existing state law. Robert Potter, Chief, Legal Policy Section, Antitrust Division at the Department of Justice (DOJ) www.justice.gov/atr/about-division/other-offices responded to a letter discussing Michigan’s Senate Bill 753 that was sent to his office by State Senator Peter MacGregor. (more…)
CT Health Awards Grant
The Connecticut Health Foundation (CT Health) www.cthealth.org awarded Khmer Health Advocates Inc. (KHA) www.cambodianhealth.org based in Hartford, a one year $48,000 grant to fund the Southeast Asian American Equity Project. This project advocates for the collection of granular data for Race, Ethnicity, and Language (REL). (more…)
21st Century Cures Act Passes
The “21st Century Cures Act” www.congress.gov will bring the promise of cures to people with Alzheimer’s cancer, Parkinson’s, develop new treatments for opioid addiction, and other life threatening diseases. (more…)