Congressional Republicans and President Trump are in search of trillions of dollars in cuts to mandatory federal spending that could help offset the cost of extending expiring tax cuts. With spending on health programs accounting for a substantial share of federal spending, those programs are an obvious target to achieve overall spending goals in current budget reconciliation discussions. Medicaid has been the primary focus for federal spending cuts, but cuts to Medicare and the Affordable Care Act have also been floated. Cuts to discretionary spending, which includes funding for several federal health agencies, veterans health care, and global health, are…
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More than 20 health and social care workers in Northern Ireland are currently on sick leave after being physically attacked while at work, stoking concerns about increased assaults against nurses. The figures were released by the Northern Ireland Assembly on 17 February in response to a question from Member of the Legislative Assembly for East Londonderry, Claire Sugden. “This has a long-lasting impact on the physical and mental health of staff, their families, and on services to patients” Rita Devlin Of the 22 healthcare staff who were attacked, 10 are social care workers or support staff while 12 are nurses,…
In the second quarter of 2025, USI Health Occupational Center Lifelong Learning will feature the following meetings and workshops designed to provide health professionals with essential continuing education and professional development opportunities across the field. Provided. Nursing Leadership Meeting – April 2nd Southern Indiana University welcomes Elizabeth Rudolph, JD, MSN, RN and PLNC of Memphis, Tennessee as presenters of the keynote starting at the 22nd Annual Nursing Leadership Conference. She gives two presentations. How to reduce your responsibility: For nursing instructors and SureFire Documentation Techniques for Nursing Teachers. She is a lawyer and nurse and founded Jurexnurse.com. Jurexnurse.com trains nurses…
A new report has shed light on the strain Welsh emergency and urgent care departments are facing. Llais, an independent health and social care scrutiny body set up by the Welsh Government in 2022, recently published its review into emergency and urgent care in Wales. “The system is broken but the staff are fantastic” Patient quoted in Llais report The findings in the report were drawn from 42 visits to emergency departments, minor injury units and medical assessment units and from feedback from more than 700 service users. Those behind the report said the investigation made it clear that urgent…
TranscriptINTRO From meal breaks to bonuses, employers in the healthcare industry manage some of the most complex workforce problems, including competing federal and state wage and hour laws and regulations.On this episode of We get work®, we explore how healthcare employers can anticipate and confront some of the most common wage and hour issues in their industry, including classifying exempt and non-exempt employees, appropriately compensating overtime and overseeing independent contractors.Our hosts today are Daniel Thornton, of counsel in Jackson Lewis’ Philadelphia office, and Andrew Bellwoar, associate in the firm’s Washington D.C. region office, both members of our Wage and Hour Group.Dan…
Susie R. Desai, Managing Director & Sector Lead for the US Nonprofit Health Group at S&P Global Assessment, said: “We expect it to continue through 2025 with regard to expenditure and debt issuance pickup.”Barry Gutierrez/Barry Gutierrez Photos Healthcare was the fastest growing category of municipal bonds in 2024, with issuance more than doubled from the previous year to $36.55 billion. Care Hospital.The 116% surge in healthcare bond sales from 2023 is a “splashback from an issue that plunged several years ago,” says Matt Fabian, partner at Municipal Market Analytics. “We had a really difficult year because of Covid,” he said.…
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The nursing regulator will be rolling out new equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) training to help change the “toxic culture” at the organisation. EDI advisor Mac Alonge from The Equal Group was brought on board by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) in October, in the wake of a damning review into the regulator, published in July 2024. “Improvements need to be made over the long term” Mac Alonge The review by consultancy firm Rise Associates and led by solicitor Nazir Afzal found a “toxic culture” at the NMC, characterised by racism, bullying and other forms of discrimination. The NMC…
CVC, a leading global private market manager, announces to KKR that it has signed a final agreement for the sale of a majority stake in CVC Asia V of India's leading healthcare organization Healthcare Global Enterprises (“HCG”). I will. CVC Asia V will sell 54% of HCG's stake to funds purchased by KKR, a leading global investment company, at a purchase price of 445/445 per share. After the transaction is completed, HCG founder Dr. BS Ajai Kumar will assume the role of non-executive chairman and focus on driving excellence in clinical, academic and R&D. Founded in 1989, HCG is one…
Health outcomes are shaped by more than just clinical interventions. Social, behavioral, and mental health factors play an important role. A study from the National Academy of Medicine shows that healthcare accounts for only 20% of health outcomes, while 80% are influenced by social determinants of health (SDOH), including education, income, housing and access to nutritious foods.Addressing these factors is essential to improving health equity, reducing disparities and reducing long-term health costs. However, fragmented data, limited collaboration between healthcare and social organizations, and fundraising challenges continue to hinder progress. With the shift towards value-based care, healthcare institutions are increasingly using…