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Read morePresident Trump released an Executive Order (EO) establishing the "Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission,” Feb. 13 to be led by the new Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The Commission is tasked with “investigating and addressing the root causes of America’s escalating health crisis, with an initial focus on childhood chronic diseases.” The Commission will release the Make Our Children Healthy Again Assessment, covering “what is known and what questions remain regarding the childhood chronic disease crisis, and include international comparisons.” This assessment will inform the Make our Children Healthy Again Strategy which “shall address appropriately restructuring the Federal Government’s response to the childhood chronic disease crisis.”
The order lays out four main policy directives:
The American College of Radiology® (ACR®) continues to monitor communications from the White House on this EO and the MAHA Commission.
For more information, contact Katie Grady, ACR Government Affairs Director.
State Legislation Update
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Read moreCDC Alert: Use Only Sterile Ultrasound Gel for Percutaneous Procedures
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) alerted healthcare facilities about non-sterile ultrasound gel products.
Read moreHouse Committee Includes Medicare Payment Reform in Budget Bill
The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce reported its section of the federal budget reconciliation bill out of committee.
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