Sara McGinnis was pregnant with her second child and something felt off. Her body was swollen. She was tired and dizzy. Her husband, Bradley McGinnis, said she had told her doctor and nurses about her symptoms and even went to the emergency room when they worsened. But, Bradley said, what his wife was told in…
When Preston Nafz was 12, he asked his dad for permission to play lacrosse. “First practice, he came back, he said, ‘Dad, I love it,’” recalled his father, Lothar Nafz, of Hoover, Alabama. “He lives for lacrosse.” But years of youth sports took a toll on Preston’s body. By the time the teenager limped off…
KFF Health News Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony sat down with WORLD executive producer Chris Hastings to discuss the origins of the “Silence in Sikeston” project, which explores the impact of a 1942 lynching and a 2020 police shooting on a rural Missouri community. The collaboration with Retro Report includes a documentary film, educational videos, digital…
Out of more than 50 alternative payment models (APM) that CMS has implemented only six have shown statistically significant cost savings and only four of these met the requirements to be expanded in duration and scope. That is not my opinion, CMS itself states this. We all want higher quality at lower cost; so the…
Californians with medical debt will no longer have to worry about unpaid medical bills showing up on their credit reports under legislation signed Tuesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom, adding the nation’s most populous state to a growing effort to protect consumers squeezed by unaffordable medical bills. The bill, by Sen. Monique Limón (D-Santa Barbara) and…
Detailed information on pregnancy-related preventive services for adults covered under the ACA.
Detailed information on sexual and reproductive health related preventive services that are covered under the ACA.
Telehealth Modernization Act would also extend Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver flexibilities
Detailed information on immunizations for adults covered under the ACA.
Carrot Fertility has partnered with Priority Health to offer two design solutions for fully-funded and self-funded employer groups. These solutions include support for fertility treatment, pregnancy, postpartum care, gestational surrogacy, adoption, menopause and low testosterone. The post Carrot Fertility, Priority Health Strike Partnership for Reproductive Health Support appeared first on MedCity News.