In this episode, Mindy and Ryan welcome back Jen from family leave before diving into the impacts of the federal omnibus package on the healthcare industry (00:50). Beyond funding increases to major public health agencies (01:17), this legislation covers telehealth extensions (02:52), Medicaid disenrollment (04:20), expanded mental health and addiction services (05:31), the healthcare workforce crisis (08:24), and FDA oversight for accelerated approvals (09:47).
Podcast Tags: healthcare, healthcare news, public health, mental health, telehealth, healthcare workforce, FDA, life sciences
Source Links:
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/21/under-the-radar-health-provisions-massive-government-funding-bill/
- https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/congress-last-minute-1-7-trillion-omnibus-package-8-healthcare-takeaways.html?origin=CIOE&utm_source=CIOE&utm_medium=email&utm_content=newsletter&oly_enc_id=6900I7480478J2A
- https://www.counseling.org/news/updates/news-detail/2022/12/23/we-did-it!-medicare-reimbursement-now-law
- https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/20/politics/spending-bill-congress-omnibus/index.html
- https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2022/12/whats-in-and-out-for-healthcare-in-the-year-end-funding-package
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/debgordon/2022/12/27/president-biden-signed-a-17-trillion-spending-bill-heres-what-it-means-for-your-healthcare/?sh=4d996e5d6175
- https://www.aha.org/special-bulletin/2022-12-20-appropriations-committees-release-omnibus-spending-bill-health-provisions
- https://www.biopharmadive.com/news/fda-accelerated-approval-congress-omnibus-bill-spending/639196/
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Mindy McGrath, Healthcare Industry Advisor and Head of Public Health Sector
Ryan Hummel, Executive and Head of Provider Sector
Jen Burke, Healthcare Industry Strategist
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