What is the impact of changing one treatment attribute on patient preferences for that treatment? This is a key question of interest for many patient preference studies. In practice, this is most often done by estimating the causal effect of changing one attribute of a profile while averaging over the distribution of the remaining profile…
We kick off our first season of the MedCity Pivot Podcast by discussing ways healthcare organizations can protect themselves from being targets of a cybersecurity attack. A new IEEE Standard can help. The post MedCity Pivot Podcast: Embedding a New Data Safety Standard in Healthcare appeared first on MedCity News.
About one in five in-network claims were denied by insurers of qualified health plans on HealthCare.gov in 2023, according to KFF. There is also wide variation by insurer and state. The post Report: HealthCare.gov Insurers Denied 19% of In-Network Claims in 2023 appeared first on MedCity News.
On Monday, November 18th, six extraordinary members of our Crothall Environmental Services team proudly represented us as the “Cleaning Crusaders” at the 2024 IEHA Housekeeping Olympics in Las Vegas, Nevada. This prestigious event transforms cleaning into an Olympic sport, drawing top teams from around the globe. While traditionally aimed at the hospitality industry, the competition…
The company’s directors had talks with more than 30 entities since announcing a strategic review last spring.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the anti-vaccine activist President Donald Trump nominated to lead the nation’s top health agency, did little to win over his critics at two Senate confirmation hearings this week. Democrats argued he’s not qualified for the job. And by botching answers to basic questions about health policy, Kennedy supplied some evidence. It’s…
In this episode, we’re joined by Emily Lindemer, an executive director at Morgan Health. Lindemer discusses a recent report she co-authored, which focuses on maternal health opportunities in employer-sponsored insurance. The post MedCity FemFwd: Comparing Maternal Health in Employer-Sponsored Populations vs. Medicaid appeared first on MedCity News.
Nonprofit population health services company starts with internal customers but plans to expand
Section 1115 Medicaid demonstration waivers offer states an avenue to test new approaches in Medicaid that differ from what is required by federal statute, so long as the approach is likely to “promote the objectives of the Medicaid program.” Waivers generally reflect priorities identified by states as well as changing priorities from one presidential administration…
Bain Capital already owns nearly 40 percent of the Tennessee-based company’s stock. An analyst thinks other potential buyers will surface.