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🚨 Important finding: 🔽 "The percentage agreeing or strongly agreeing that people can trust federal statistical agencies to keep information about them confidential decreased from 31% in June to 25% in September."

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Yesterday’s Senate Appropriations #SFOPS Subcommittee hearing on the FY26 State Department Budget saw bipartisan consensus on the strategic and moral imperative for continued investments in global health. Hear from Senator Susan Collins (R-ME): “U.S. International assistance, plays a key role in helping us to respond to humanitarian crises, fight the spread of deadly diseases like Ebola and projects, soft power. and that's why I'm concerned that the President's budget request proposes a cut of 62% below the enacted level for FY2025 for global health programs.”    This aligns with Winning Idea #4: Reduce Redundancy, Bolster Partner Capacity in Global Health Programs from our Blueprint, which outlines how we can harness these programs to keep deadly diseases away from our shores.    🔗: https://lnkd.in/egsq4-sE #GlobalHealth #Diplomacy #ForeignPolicy #PEPFAR #GAVI #CapitolHill

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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has published an impact story profiling the Virginia Task Force on Primary Care #VTFPC’s contributions to improve the quality of primary care in the Commonwealth. Read the impact story here: https://lnkd.in/eCw74Bun The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality funded Heart of Virginia Healthcare as one of seven cooperatives in their EvidenceNOW: Advancing Heart Health Initiative. Led by VCU Health and Dr. Tony Kuzel, over 220 Virginia primary care teams participated to improve quality, team function, and patient and clinician satisfaction. Learn more about the Heart of Virginia Healthcare here: https://lnkd.in/ePKvpMXN  Health Quality Innovators (HQI), George Mason University, The #VTFPC builds on this foundational work done in the Commonwealth through AHRQ’s EvidenceNOW support. Current members of the Task Force are co-chairs Sandy Chung and Jeff Ricketts, Christopher Barker, Suzanne Brixey, Charles Frazier, Joel Gray, Neeta Goel, M.D., Keith Hodges, Gary Johnston, Janet Kelly, Robert Krebbs, Jeffrey Lunardi, Lee M., L.Gordon Moore, Deborah Oswalt, Todd Pillion, Zachary Rabovsky, Jenna Rolfs, DMSc, MBA, PA-C, Monica Schmude, Mark Sickles, Natasha K. Sriraman MD MPH FAAP FABM, Meredith Touchstone, Kevin Van Dyke, John Paul Verderese, MD, FACP, AAHIVS, Val Wrobel, Leanne Yanni, MD, MHCM, FACP. Thank you to all Task Force and committee members!

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For nearly a decade, PPP has operated a team dedicated to saving lives on the ground, and training thousands of others to do the same: the Overdose Prevention (ODP) Team. In FY2024-25, the team distributed 113,571 doses of Narcan—a brand name of the opioid overdose-reversing medication naloxone—on the streets and to community partners in Philadelphia. This marked a 13% increase in distribution from the previous year. Learn more about their remarkable outreach, distribution, and education efforts: https://lnkd.in/ew7D8sPv

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GovCIO Panel Discussion Happy to call out Neil Evans, MD, the acting program executive director of the Electronic Health Record Modernization Integration Office, who shared his insights at last week’s GovCIO Media & Research's Health IT Summit in Rockville, Maryland. He explained that the focus of the modernization project remains improved usability and operational effectiveness of the system. He added that achieving those goals will also set the stage for other solutions moving forward, including next-generation technologies. Dr. Evans noted that one of the benefits of delivering a commercial EHR is that we can, in the future, more easily deliver an integrated technological experience, because we will be on the same baseline. He also echoed what I have heard during my visits to sites: - We must be rigorous and careful in how we deploy the Federal EHR - Our goal is to ensure we do not disrupt operations in the nation's largest health care system. Dr. Evans also made it clear that while implementing the Federal EHR is a significant technology project, it’s more about our people. It's a different way of thinking. It's a different way of working. And we need to support every single one of them through this change. The result will be an improved experience for #Veterans, as the VA facilities they visit will have access to their complete health record and care history in one system.

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With an expanding IT project portfolio and inconsistent oversight, a large health system required stronger governance and a clearer delivery framework. Explore how a PMO‑as‑a‑Service model provided the structure needed to manage execution and adapt to shifting priorities.

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Endowment Funds as Mission‑Critical Infrastructure for Universities and Health systems An article from Emory University underscores how its #endowment funds enable world‑class healthcare delivery, clinical trials, workforce training and community‑hospital networks. Keep it up! “Endowments are more than financial assets—they’re pillars of institutional stability, innovation and mission execution. At Thawer Philanthropies Endowment we emphasize strategic endowment deployment and governance—so education, hospital and non‑profit partners can deliver with agility and purpose.” #ThawerEndowment

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ADAP Advocacy & Legacy Health Endowment Publish 340B White Paper REBATE VS. REVENUE: The Accountability Crisis Threatening the 340B Program   For Immediate Release: March 6, 2026  Media Contact: info@adapadvocacy.org     WASHINGTON, D.C. – ADAP Advocacy, today, in partnership with the California-based Legacy Health Endowment, released a thought-provoking white paper focusing on what's at stake if the federal government fails to reform the 340B Drug Pricing Program, which is now the second largest federal prescription drug program in the United States, behind Medicare Part D. It reassesses the 340B framework through the patient experience, calling for improved oversight and accountability. The white paper, " REBATE VS. REVENUE: The Accountability Crisis Threatening the 340B Program ," makes the case for the new 340B rebate model, highlighting the AIDS Drug Assistance Program as the Gold Standard among covered entities, which already largely operates under this model.   Brandon M. Macsata, CEO of ADAP Advocacy, stated, "The Trump Administration has called for needed changes to the 340B Program. It proposed a rebate system to replace the current upfront payments from drug companies to covered entities, which have caused waste and fraud, mostly among hospitals. We enthusiastically endorse this change to enhance accountability and transparency to better serve patients with chronic health conditions, such as HIV, cancer, cystic fibrosis, diabetes, and so many others." A 340B Rebate Model would put patients before providers, allowing them—for the first time—to see whether they receive the benefit of lower 340B prices when they pay out of pocket at the pharmacy counter.   Jeffrey R. Lewis President & CEO of the Legacy Health Endowment, said: "Viewing the program through a contemporary lens allows for a much-needed reassessment of its direction and goals, guided by legislative action."   To learn more about ADAP Advocacy or the 340B Program, please email info@adapadvocacy.org . #### https://lnkd.in/eW_37KSJ

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Last week during ASTHO’s Spring Leadership Forum, ASTHO members went to Capitol Hill to meet with lawmakers and staff about the importance of sustained investment in state and territorial public health. During these conversations, members advocated for continued federal funding for public health agencies and strong support for the Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG), which is helping modernize public health systems nationwide. They also shared the real-world impact of recent grant pauses and terminations — including interruptions in services, loss of critical workforce talent, and increased administrative burdens. Importantly, members also highlighted the specific needs they are seeing at the local level, bringing firsthand perspectives from communities across the country into these discussions with policymakers. These conversations help ensure that public health priorities — and the communities they serve — are part of the policy decisions shaping the future.

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📊 HIV National Data Warehouse Reporting Update: Refer to the latest Strategic Information Bulletin on the HIV, STIs & VH reporting rates. It highlights real-time reporting performance by partner and county, EMR coverage, and case surveillance data trends. #DataforAction #TowardsSustainableHIVResponse

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