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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Hampshire Newsletter for Sunday October 27, 2019 ( 3 items )  

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: States' Experiences Confirming Harmful Effects of Medicaid Work Requirements
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following news release: Arkansas' and New Hampshire's Medicaid waivers provide direct evidence of what happens when states take away Medicaid coverage for not meeting work requirements. Unfortunately, the data corroborate the most pessimistic projections. * In Arkansas, more than 18,000 people -- nearly 1 in 4 of those subject to work requirements -- lost coverage over the course of just seven months. In New Hampshire  more

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health, West Health Partner to Create Nation's First Rural Geriatric Emergency Department
LEBANON, New Hampshire, Oct. 23 -- West Health Institute issued the following news release: * * * - $4.5 million research collaboration will combine geriatrics, emergency medicine telehealth to benefit Northern New England seniors * * * As the U.S. population ages, older adults are turning to emergency departments (EDs) for their health care needs. In response, EDs must be equipped not only to deal with acute medical emergencies, but also to coordinate care, avoid admissions when possible, p  more

May Institute Receives $10,000 Grant From Eastern Bank to Enrich Early Childhood Development for Children With Autism
RANDOLPH, Massachusetts, Oct. 21 -- The May Institute issued the following news release: May Institute, a national nonprofit organization that serves individuals across the lifespan with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other special needs, has received a $10,000 Grant for Good from Eastern Bank, America's oldest and largest mutual bank. Eastern Bank is providing more than $1 million in grants to 50 organizations working to enrich early childhood development and strengthen program options fo  more