Policy

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — In this Healio Video Perspective from Kiawah Eye, Jeffrey J. Kimbell, president and CEO of Jeffrey J. Kimbell and Associates, explains how the federal government and elections affect the eye care community.

Earlier this month, members of the American Optometric Association and The Vision Council met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill to advocate for federal policy reform and promote broad access to vison care, the organizations announced.

Healio has compiled a list of its most-read policy and politics news in nephrology for 2023. 

The Infectious Diseases Society of America outlined its top policy priorities for the field of ID, including finding new ways to incentivize antibiotic development, increasing ID compensation and responding to global threats.

Most institutions at leading U.S. medical centers had lactation-support policies in place, according to a research letter published in JAMA Network Open.

WASHINGTON — The AAP launched an effort to improve health care access for children that includes automatically enrolling newborns at birth in a single program that combines Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.

Individual nation results from the Severe Asthma Index indicate that the disease remains inadequately prioritized around the world, according to an abstract presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

Being able to interpret the alphabet soup of health care policy related to kidney care is daunting for experienced clinicians.

Ashley Sumrall, MD, FACP, has had a passion for fighting for patients outside of the exam room for as long as she can remember.

As the patient-to-medical staff ratio narrows partially due to demand for medical services and current staffing shortages, clinicians are looking for new ways to assess conditions and develop treatment options.