Fay’s $50 million Series B round was led by Goldman Sachs. In total, the company has raised $75 million. The post Fay Raises $50M to Expand Access to Nutrition Counseling Services appeared first on MedCity News.
It’s time to replace this system with one that works for patients and invites disruption. We need to put control back in the hands of patients, allowing them to own their health records, make independent decisions, and switch to fair and transparent alternatives. The post The End of Corporate-Controlled Care? AI and Patient Access Fuel…
This brief considers options under consideration to cut Medicaid spending by $2.3 trillion over ten years and their potential impact on people with disabilities. Policy changes such as per capita caps, reduced federal funding for the ACA expansion, and Medicaid work requirements could require states to limit coverage, reduce benefits, or cut provider payments. Given…
Nearly 1 in 4 Medicaid enrollees are eligible for the program because they are ages 65 and older or have a disability, and they have higher per-enrollee costs than other enrollees. Proposals to limit federal spending on Medicaid may create incentives for states to drop or reduce their eligibility or coverage for seniors and people…
The evolving landscape of healthcare demands that health plans continuously refine their engagement strategies, making this decision more critical than ever. Plan leaders must consider key factors, including cost, speed, scalability, and effectiveness, to guide them toward the most impactful approach. The post Navigating the Build vs. Buy Debate for Member Engagement Solutions appeared first…
[Sponsored] A Data-Driven Guide to Patient Access Success highlights how focusing on data accuracy and relevance can enhance healthcare practice performance. The post A Guide to Boosting Healthcare Practice Performance appeared first on MedCity News.
Improved automation and data-driven solutions are optimizing the patient collections process, even as providers face rising costs, shrinking reimbursements, looming changes to credit reporting, and an ongoing push toward greater efficiency. How do current solutions stack up against these challenges? Matt Hanas, Lead Product Manager at Experian Health, shares responses to some of the questions…
Greg Herbruck knew 6.5 million of his birds needed to die, and fast. But the CEO of Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch wasn’t sure how the family egg producer (one of the largest in the U.S., in business for over three generations) was going to get through it, financially or emotionally. One staffer broke down in Herbruck’s…
Valentino Valdez was given his birth certificate, his Social Security card, a T-shirt, and khaki pants when he was released from a Texas prison in 2019 at age 21. But he didn’t have health insurance, mental health medications, or access to a doctor, he said. Three years later, he landed in an inpatient hospital after…
A measles outbreak is growing in a Texas county with dangerously low vaccination rates. In late January, two school-age children from Gaines County were hospitalized with measles. Since an estimated 1 in 5 people with the disease end up in the hospital, the two cases suggested a larger outbreak. As of Feb. 6, there were…