Collection agents for the state of Iowa have sent letters seeking millions of dollars from the estates of at least two people with disabilities who died after spending most of their lives in a state institution. The amounts represent what Medicaid spent covering the residents’ care when they lived at the Glenwood Resource Center, a…
The annual growth rate of spending for traditional drugs increased from 2.1% in 2021 to 12.8% in 2024, according to Evernorth Research Institute. The post Report: Traditional Drug Costs Outpace Specialty Due to GLP-1 Demand appeared first on MedCity News.
[Sponsored] A white paper from RingCentral shares the different types of questions and steps in this process that medical practices should consider, The post Health Tech Vendor Due Diligence: A HIPAA Security Guide for Medical Practices appeared first on MedCity News.
Many healthcare providers saw their revenues and operating margins grow in July, despite the fact that both labor and non-labor expenses continue to grow, according to new data. The post Hospitals’ Finances Are Getting Steadier, But Cost Pressures May Ruin That Soon appeared first on MedCity News.
This policy watch provides a short overview of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), describing its history, budget, organizational structure and its major programs and responsibilities.
While the Pap identifies the cell changes, the HPV test determines the root cause before those changes even happen. Both tests have saved lives. But they are not interchangeable, and treating them as such puts the patient at risk. The post The Terminology Gap Undermining Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines appeared first on MedCity News.
By NAHEEM NOAH A Call from the Black Hole Three months into building Carenector’s facility-to-facility platform, I got a call that crystallized everything wrong with healthcare referrals. A hospital social worker, who was already using our individual patient platform to help families find care, had been trying to coordinate an institutional placement for an 82-year-old…
SIKESTON, Mo. — For residents of Sikeston, as for Black Americans around the country, speaking openly about experiences with racial violence can be taboo and, in some cases, forbidden. As a child, Larry McClellon’s mother told him not to ask too many questions about the 1942 lynching of Cleo Wright in their hometown of Sikeston….
When open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, starts nationwide this week, a group that had previously been barred from signing up will be eligible for the first time: The “Dreamers.” That’s the name given to children brought to the United States without immigration paperwork who have since qualified for the Deferred Action…