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washingtonpost.comOttawa's Royal Launches $75 Million Fundraising Campaign for Mental Health Research and Urgent Care
The Royal, Ottawa's mental health centre, started its 'Lives Reclaimed' campaign on Tuesday seeking $75 million in donations. The funds will support research into suicide risk biomarkers and brain imaging, plus a new urgent care clinic. The Waverley House Foundation donated $14 m…
medpagetoday.comArchelle Georgiou Previously Reduced Prior Authorizations at Major Health Insurer
Archelle Georgiou, who has experience addressing prior authorization practices, helped reduce them years ago at a large health insurance company. The company is now the largest in the United States. This background informs her understanding of public frustrations with the process…
Substrate placeholder — needs review · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)Senate Republicans Vote Against Amendment on Health Care Costs in Budget Process
Senate Republicans voted against an amendment aimed at ensuring future budget reconciliation bills lower out-of-pocket health care costs for Americans. The amendment was sponsored by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer. Two Republicans voted in favor of the amendment, divergin…