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Understaffed Health Department aims to expand mental health services

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Understaffed Health Department aims to expand mental health services

CHICAGO The Chicago Department of Public Health is facing hundreds of vacancies and lost funding due to COVID-19, but the mayor’s proposed 2024 budget is setting the stage to expand services mental health department. The agency has 493 vacancies across all departments, representing about 42% of the agency’s positions, acting Commissioner Fikirte Wagaw told workers … Read more

HHS Aims to Strengthen Anti-Discrimination Rules for Patients with Disabilities in New Proposed Rule | Health Law

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HHS Aims to Strengthen Anti-Discrimination Rules for Patients with Disabilities in New Proposed Rule | Health Law

On September 14, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a proposed rule updating Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504). The new regulation is named Discrimination on the basis of disability in health and human services programs or activities(Proposed Rule) is the first major regulatory update to … Read more