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Different pieces of legislation supporting expansion of technology-enabled access to care were the focus on Capitol Hill this week, with bipartisan bills that provide funding for connected social care networks and call for telehealth regulatory reform gained support on separate tracks.
Aligning clinical care and social service
The new bipartisan Leveraging Integrated Networks in Communities (LINC) to Address Social Needs Act was introduced by  Senators Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, and Chris Murphy, D-Connecticut.
The LINC to Address Social Needs Act would offer one-time seed funding for states to help establish communication between social service providers and healthcare organizations for referral, capacity management, and outcome tracking between social service providers and healthcare organizations. ....

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