Without Congressional Action, Telehealth Waivers to Expire March 31
Draft Continuing Resolution released on March 8 includes an extension of the telehealth flexibilities through September 30
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Pear Suite Community Health Worker Network Expands
Over the past ten months, Pear Suite has partnered with seven health plans to recruit and onboard more than 1,000 community health workers
Revenue Cycle Automation: 3 Considerations For Optimal ROI
As healthcare leaders look for the low-hanging fruit for AI and automation investments in the revenue cycle, there are three things that should be considered to achieve maximum impact on labor effectiveness. The post Revenue Cycle Automation: 3 Considerations For Optimal ROI appeared first on MedCity News.
Congressional District Interactive Map: Medicaid Enrollment by Eligibility Group
KFF’s new interactive maps illustrate how many people are enrolled in Medicaid, including eligibility groups and the percentage enrolled, for each congressional district.
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What If Part of the $500 Billion AI Allocation Was Focused On Women’s Health?
With $500 billion allocated to the Stargate initiative, just imagine what could be done if 10% of that focused on women, who make up 51% of the population. The post What If Part of the $500 Billion AI Allocation Was Focused On Women’s Health? appeared first on MedCity News.
Case study: Weill Cornell increases collections by $15M with Collections Optimization Manager
“Our call strategies did not yield the desired outcomes, and we recognized the need for additional data to better support our goal. We were also mindful of the potential risk of staff burnout and the impact it could have on overall performance.” —Carey Lawrence, Revenue Cycle Administrator Customer Service and Self-Pay Collections, Weill Cornell Medicine…
Thought Inflation Was Bad? Health Insurance Premiums Are Rising Even Faster
Kirk Vartan pays more than $2,000 a month for a high-deductible health insurance plan from Blue Shield on Covered California, the state’s Affordable Care Act marketplace. He could have selected a cheaper plan from a different provider, but he wanted one that includes his wife’s doctor. “It’s for the two of us, and we’re not…
Nursing Homes and the AMA, Once Medicaid Defenders, Hang Back as GOP Mulls Big Cuts
When congressional Republicans in 2017 pushed to repeal the Affordable Care Act and slash Medicaid, dozens of physician groups, patient advocates, hospitals, and others rallied to defend the law and the safety-net program. Eight years later, two industry groups have been notably restrained as GOP lawmakers consider sweeping new Medicaid cuts: the American Medical Association…
Under Trump, Social Security Resumes What It Once Called ‘Clawback Cruelty’
A year ago, a new head of Social Security set out to stop the agency from financially devastating many of the people it was meant to help. The agency had long made it a practice to reduce or halt benefit checks to recoup billions of dollars in payments it sent recipients but later said they…