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Potential “Chilling Effects” of Public Charge and Other Immigration Policies on Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment

19 hours ago01 mins

This issue brief reviews the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposed rule that would rescind 2022 Biden-era public charge determination regulations. The proposed public charge changes along with other Trump administration policy changes will likely lead to decreased participation in public programs, including Medicaid, among a broad group of immigrant families, including citizen children in…

Autoridades quieren retrasar la vacuna contra la hepatitis B. Lo que los padres deben saber

24 hours ago016 mins

En un hospital propiedad de una tribu en Anchorage, Alaska, el especialista en hígado Brian McMahon ha pasado décadas enfrentando las secuelas de la hepatitis B. Antes de que existiera una vacuna en los años 80, vio cómo el virus cobraba vidas jóvenes en comunidades del oeste del estado con una rapidez alarmante. Una de…

Is Your Cardiac Clinic Ready for Reimbursement Cuts? Four Ways to Fortify Revenue

24 hours ago01 mins

Ultimately, these strategies prepare clinics to refocus on their primary mission. The goal is to remove the formulaic work through automation and logic, freeing clinicians to perform the high-value clinical work they were trained to do. The post Is Your Cardiac Clinic Ready for Reimbursement Cuts? Four Ways to Fortify Revenue appeared first on MedCity…

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Chronic myeloid leukemia treatment intolerance imposes additional resource and economic burden on oncology practices in the United States

1 day ago02 mins

That is the title of a new paper out last week in Future Oncology with co-authors Kejal Jadhav, Cheryl Warren, Sabiha Quddus, Nadine Zawadzki, Daisy Yang, Andrea Damon, Kathryn Spurrier, Katharine Batt and David Wei. The abstract is below. ObjectiveTyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) have transformed the prognosis of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) into a manageable…

Teletherapy Alone Will Not Solve The Mental Health Access Issue

1 day ago01 mins

New mental health treatment tools based on technology work, and outcomes are exceptional. Now health plans must expand coverage so more patients can access these new treatments. The post Teletherapy Alone Will Not Solve The Mental Health Access Issue appeared first on MedCity News.

Cada vez más personas cuidan en casa a familiares que agonizan. Una organización enseña cómo hacerlo

1 day ago015 mins

Liz Dunnebacke no se está muriendo, pero durante un reciente taller sobre cuidados al final de la vida en Nueva Orleans, fingió que sí. Acostada e inmóvil sobre una mesa plegable que hacía las veces de cama, Dunnebacke se quejaba de dolor en las piernas. La enfermera Ana Kanellos, enrollando dos pequeñas toallas blancas, mostró…

Gobierno prometió “transparencia radical”, pero oculta solicitudes de fondos para la salud rural

1 day ago018 mins

Drones que entregan medicamentos y telesalud en bibliotecas locales son algunas de las ideas que líderes estatales acaban de presentar para gastar su parte de un programa federal de salud rural de $50.000 millones. El gobierno de Trump, que ha prometido “transparencia radical”, afirmó en un documento de preguntas frecuentes que planea publicar el “resumen…

RFK Jr. Wants To Delay the Hepatitis B Vaccine. Here’s What Parents Need To Know.

1 day ago015 mins

Working out of a tribal-owned hospital in Anchorage, Alaska, liver specialist Brian McMahon has spent decades treating the long shadow of hepatitis B. Before a vaccine became available in the 1980s, he saw the virus claim young lives in western Alaskan communities with stunning speed. One of his patients was 17 years old when he…

Feds Promised ‘Radical Transparency’ but Are Withholding Rural Health Fund Applications

1 day ago015 mins

Medication-delivering drones and telehealth at local libraries are among the ideas state leaders revealed in November for spending their share of a $50 billion federal rural health program. The Trump administration, which has promised “radical transparency,” said in an FAQ that it plans to publish the “project summary” for states that win awards. Following the…

They Need a Ventilator To Stay Alive. Getting One Can Be a Nightmare.

1 day ago029 mins

On vacation in Mexico last year, Michael DiPlacido passed out twice while scuba diving and again in his hotel. Back in St. Louis, doctors diagnosed him with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, an incurable disease that often requires mechanical ventilation. When his son Adam DiPlacido tried to find a permanent place to care for his…

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Potential “Chilling Effects” of Public Charge and Other Immigration Policies on Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment

Autoridades quieren retrasar la vacuna contra la hepatitis B. Lo que los padres deben saber

Is Your Cardiac Clinic Ready for Reimbursement Cuts? Four Ways to Fortify Revenue

Chronic myeloid leukemia treatment intolerance imposes additional resource and economic burden on oncology practices in the United States

Teletherapy Alone Will Not Solve The Mental Health Access Issue

Cada vez más personas cuidan en casa a familiares que agonizan. Una organización enseña cómo hacerlo

Gobierno prometió “transparencia radical”, pero oculta solicitudes de fondos para la salud rural

RFK Jr. Wants To Delay the Hepatitis B Vaccine. Here’s What Parents Need To Know.

Feds Promised ‘Radical Transparency’ but Are Withholding Rural Health Fund Applications

They Need a Ventilator To Stay Alive. Getting One Can Be a Nightmare.