VA to Pick Up Pace of EHR Deployments, But GAO Still Raising Issues
VA’s Electronic Health Record Modernization Office expects to go live at 13 sites in 2026
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What Services Does Medicaid Cover in Assisted Living Facilities?
This issue brief provides information about some of the services Medicaid provides in assisted living facilities from KFF’s most recent survey of state Medicaid HCBS home care programs.
Intergenerational Relationships and Healthy Aging: Building Networks of Support
By creating meaningful connections, sharing caregiving responsibilities, and developing community-based solutions, communities can help older adults lead fulfilling lives. The post Intergenerational Relationships and Healthy Aging: Building Networks of Support appeared first on MedCity News.
Barbershop Killing Escalates Trauma for Boston Neighborhood Riven by Gun Violence
BOSTON — On days when the sun was shining and the air was warm with a gentle, cooling breeze, Ateiya Sowers-Hassell liked to keep the salon door open. Labor Day was one of those days. Sowers-Hassell was tending to two clients at Salvaged Roots, the natural hair salon and spa in the Four Corners section…
Verificando cinco mitos sobre los latinos y Medicaid
Los recortes de gastos, la inmigración y Medicaid están bien arriba en la lista de prioridades en la agenda de Washington. Este clima politico ofrece un terreno fértil para que la desinformación y los mitos se multipliquen en las redes sociales. Algunos de los más comunes se enfocan en los inmigrantes, los latinos y Medicaid….
Progressives Seek Health Privacy Protections in California, But Newsom Could Balk
When patients walked into Planned Parenthood clinics, a consumer data company sold their precise locations to anti-abortion groups for targeted ads. When patients picked up prescriptions for testosterone replacement therapy, law enforcement retrieved their names and addresses without a warrant. And when a father was arrested by immigration authorities, agents allegedly accessed his personal information…
Is American Apartheid Lurking in The Oval Office Shadows?
By MIKE MAGEE For aging Boomers, it is impossible not to hear echoes of Apartheid re-emerging with force 3/4 of a century after the battle for social justice here and in far away lands was fully engaged. The Musk assault, disguised as “efficiency” is little more than stealing money from the poor to give to the rich,…
Adapting to AI in Healthcare: We’re No Strangers to Technology Adoption, Exec Says
While some may be concerned that AI will take away jobs, some healthcare executives noted on a panel that the technology will just change jobs. The post Adapting to AI in Healthcare: We’re No Strangers to Technology Adoption, Exec Says appeared first on MedCity News.
What is the Critical Medicines Act?
On Tuesday (11 March 2025) the European Commission presented the draft of its new Critical Medicines Act (CMA). The Science Media Centre España writes that the CMA’s objective is: …to address the serious shortage of medicines and healthcare products, reduce external dependence on critical medicines and ingredients — especially from Asia — and guarantee the…
KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: The Cutting Continues
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book “Health Care Politics and Policy A to…