Creating Pathways to Integrated Care for the Dually Eligible
Panelists at University of Pennsylvania discuss policy recommendations that could advance integrated coverage and care for people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid
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Federated Models Offer New Paradigm for Data Monetization in Healthcare
A new report by datma explores how companies can use federated data models to scale RWD. The post Federated Models Offer New Paradigm for Data Monetization in Healthcare appeared first on MedCity News.
How automation simplifies patient collections
Collecting payments from patients has always been tough. Confusing bills, missed reminders and affordability concerns often lead to delays. Billing teams get bogged down in follow-up calls and paperwork, leaving little time for complex cases and a big question mark over whether they’re using their time efficiently. As patients shoulder a greater share of their…
Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Taint Rural California Drinking Water, Far From Known Sources
Juana Valle never imagined she’d be scared to drink water from her tap or eat fresh eggs and walnuts when she bought her 5-acre farm in San Juan Bautista, California, three years ago. Escaping city life and growing her own food was a dream come true for the 52-year-old. Then Valle began to suspect water…
Former Montana Health Staffer Rebukes Oversight Rules as a Hospital ‘Wish List’
A former Montana health department staffer who described himself as the lead author of legislation to scrutinize nonprofit hospitals’ charitable acts said new rules implementing the bill amounted to a hospital “wish list” and that the state needs to go back to the drawing board. The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services recently…
Kris Engskov, Rippl
Kris Engskov is CEO of Rippl, a General Catalyst-funded company developing a wrap around care model around the primary care doctor for people with dementia. Their process is to help the family caregiver who is looking after the dementia patient and gives a ton of support to those caregivers which helps them be successful taking…
Colby Takeda, Pear Suite
Colby Takeda is CEO of Pear Suite which has developed a system that helps organizations employing community health workers to track and pay for their work. These community health workers are in multiple social and health organizations. Increasingly states Medicaid and health plans are paying directly to community organizations and Pear Suite is building the…
Mental Health’s Unfinished Digital Revolution
By TREVOR VAN MIERLO In 2021, digital mental health and substance use startups attracted a record-breaking $5.1 billion in funding. Despite the surge, the promise of scalable, transformative digital health platforms remains unfulfilled. Following the surge, investment plummeted. Unlike other industries that have been revolutionized by digital-first solutions, digital health struggles with models that fail…
More Than 70 Orgs Urge Congress to Extend Enhanced Premium Tax Credits
In a letter, Families USA and numerous other organizations called on Congress to extend the enhanced premium tax credits that are set to expire at the end of 2025. The post More Than 70 Orgs Urge Congress to Extend Enhanced Premium Tax Credits appeared first on MedCity News.
Juez bloquea en 19 estados la norma que permite a Dreamers inscribirse en planes de salud de ACA
Un juez federal en Dakota del Norte falló a favor de 19 estados que impugnaron una regla de la administración Biden que permite —por primera vez— que las personas traídas a Estados Unidos de niños, sin papeles, conocidas como Dreamers, se inscribieran para obtener cobertura de salud a través de los mercados establecidos por la…