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Policymakers should collaborate to identify, develop, fund, and implement timely, effective response plans for national, state, and local public health crises.
Federal and state governments should ensure the collection and public reporting of comprehensive, accurate data during an epidemic or pandemic and other public health crises or natural disasters.&n
Health care providers, businesses, schools, organizations, and individuals should be educated about behavioral risk factors for contracting and spreading serious communicable diseases.
Private health plans must prevent the improper use or release of personally identifiable medical information.
Federal, state, and local governments should fund community-based outreach, education, and promotion efforts that include targeted initiatives for at-risk and underserved beneficiaries.
Federal, state, and local governments should fund research to understand better why evidence-based Medicare-covered preventive services are underutilized in the general Medicare population, particu
Federal and state governments should encourage coverage and payment of telehealth services for eligible beneficiaries to improve access and the quality of
Payment for telehealth services should be sufficient to incentivize telehealth use by providers and raise value for patients.
Organizations should continue to be prohibited from sharing or selling personally identifiable protected health data without prior consent.