Pietje Kobus

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CISA’s Top leaders are Leaving the Agency

1 week ago | hcinnovationgroup.com | Pietje Kobus

CISA’s Top leaders are Leaving the AgencyIn purging effort, most of the leaders of the agency’s operating divisions and regional offices have left or will leave this monthID 299263345 © Mohamed Ahmed Soliman | Dreamstime.comCISA’s Top leaders are Leaving the AgencyTop officials of the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have left the agency or will leave this month, according to several media outlets.
CMS Warns States Against Using Medicaid Funds for Healthcare for Undocumented Immigrants

1 week ago | hcinnovationgroup.com | Pietje Kobus

CMS Warns States Against Using Medicaid Funds for Healthcare for Undocumented Immigrants CMS announces enhanced oversight to prevent states from using federal Medicaid funds to provide healthcare for undocumented immigrants ID 60202109 | Healthcare © Zimmytws | Dreamstime.com CMS Warns States Against Using Medicaid Funds for Healthcare for Undocumented Immigrants On Tuesday, May 27, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced increased federal oversight to prevent states...
HHS Releases the First 'Make America Healthy Again' Report

2 weeks ago | hcinnovationgroup.com | Pietje Kobus

HHS Releases the First 'Make America Healthy Again' ReportThe much-anticipated MAHA report looks at ultra-processed foods, chemical exposures, and more as causes behind chronic diseases in childrenID 5938481 © Monkey Business Images | Dreamstime.comRFK Jr. Releases the First 'Make America Healthy Again' ReportOn May 22, the Presidential Commission to Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) released its assessment identifying key drivers behind childhood chronic diseases.
Innovator Awards Winning Team: Northeast Valley Health Corporation (NEVHC)

1 month ago | hcinnovationgroup.com | Pietje Kobus

Northeast Valley Health Corporation (NEVHC), which provides healthcare to medically underserved residents of Los Angeles County, sought a way to improve the effectiveness of its patient care, with a focus on patients experiencing chronic diseases. To achieve this goal, the organization teamed up with the Los Angeles Network for Enhanced Services (LANES), a nonprofit California Qualified Health Information Organization (QHIO) network.
Trump Proposes Nearly $500 Million Budget Cut to CISA

1 month ago | hcinnovationgroup.com | Pietje Kobus

Trump Proposes Nearly $500 Million Budget Cut to CISAProposed cuts represent a nearly 17 percent reduction to the agency’s $3 billion budgetDreamstime.com 299263345 Mohamed Ahmed SolimanTrump Proposes Nearly $500 Million Budget Cut to CISAPresident Donald Trump’s fiscal 2026 budget proposal, released on Friday, suggests a $491 million cut from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) budget.
How an Innovative Apprenticeship Model Is Solving for Labor Shortages

1 month ago | hcinnovationgroup.com | Pietje Kobus

As nursing shortages reach critical levels nationwide, healthcare leaders seek innovative workforce development strategies beyond traditional recruitment. Georgia-based Wellstar Health System, a non-profit healthcare system with a workforce of 30,000 people and a revenue of 8 billion, implemented a new apprenticeship model to address staffing challenges. The method guarantees job placement and treats apprenticeships as strategic investments rather than expenses.
HHS, NIH Initiate Next-Generation Universal Vaccine Platform

1 month ago | hcinnovationgroup.com | Pietje Kobus

HHS, NIH Initiate Next-Generation Universal Vaccine Platform The initiative will fund the NIH’s in-house development of universal influenza and coronavirus vaccines Dreamstime.com 45918113 © frui_info" HHS, NIH Initiate Next-Generation Universal Vaccine Platform On May 1, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced the development of the next-generation, universal vaccine platform, Generation Gold Standard, using a...
Trump Administration Backs Lab Leak Theory for COVID Origins

1 month ago | hcinnovationgroup.com | Pietje Kobus

Trump Administration Backs Lab Leak Theory for COVID Origins While disputed by intelligence agencies, the main website for COVID information explains how the pandemic originated from a lab leak Whitehouse.gov/Screenshot by Endeavor Trump Administration Backs Lab Leak Theory for Covid Origins “The Trump administration has replaced the government’s main portal for information about COVID with a website arguing that the coronavirus leaked from a lab,” New York Times’ Benjamin Mueller reported on...
RFK Jr.: Autism Is an Epidemic

1 month ago | hcinnovationgroup.com | Pietje Kobus

Scientists will look at potential “environmental toxins,” believed by the Health Secretary to be linked to the rise in autism diagnoses, Jessie Hellmann reported for Roll Call. RFK Jr. rejected arguments from scientists that the rise has been caused by increased awareness and better diagnostic tools, Hellman wrote.
Advocacy Group’s Representative: Lawsuit Has Potential to Disrupt Preventive Services

1 month ago | hcinnovationgroup.com | Pietje Kobus

April 21, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to hear arguments in the Kennedy v. Braidwood Management Inc. (formerly Braidwood Management Inc. v. Becerra) court case challenging the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) no-cost preventive services requirement. The lawsuit will determine whether 151 million people will continue to have access to preventive healthcare services with no out-of-pocket costs. It must be noted that the ACA does not spell out the preventive services that must be covered.