As Congress weighs potential cuts in federal Medicaid spending through budget reconciliation, one option under consideration is to limit the use of state taxes on providers. This brief uses data from KFF’s 2024-2025 survey of Medicaid directors to describe states’ current provider taxes and the federal rules governing them.
Amid the chaos and confusion of healthcare IT in our age of AI, a triage concept may be the best guide for organizations fighting to stray strong and capable in 2025 and beyond. The post Healthcare IT in 2025: Triage for the Age of AI appeared first on MedCity News.
By MATTHEW HOLT (I copied this here from Linked in where it 65+ comments just so I can find it when the story continues) Too painful to write up fully but I am on my 4th transfer in one phone call to MarinHealth trying to get an echocardiogram (EDIT-not an EKG as I originally wrote)….
It took nearly three years to win presumptive workers’ compensation coverage for breast, cervical, and other cancers that firefighters who work for federal agencies may develop because of hazardous exposures on the job. Now, just weeks after the Labor Department added coverage for those illnesses, firefighters worry the gains may be in jeopardy after the…
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.
Meng Li (2024) has a nice summary of the generalized cost effectiveness analysis (GCEA) user guide paper (see Shafrin et al. 2024) that was published last month. The GCEA methodology encompasses 15 ‘petals’ across four domains. The uncertainty domain captures how risk aversion and uncertainty in treatment outcomes impact value, including aspects such as outcome…
UnitedHealthcare launched UHC Store to sell discounted health services directly to members, but experts question whether consumers will embrace it. The post Reaction to UHC Store: People Aren’t Saying ‘I Love My Health Insurer — Let Me See What Else I Can Buy From Them’ appeared first on MedCity News.
In this article in the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, KFF’s Tricia Neuman, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek and Juliette Cubanski examine three isssues facing Medicare’s future: privatization, affordability and spending/financing.
For the millions of Americans who buy Affordable Care Act insurance, there’s still time left to enroll for 2026. But premium increases and the expiration of enhanced tax subsidies have led to larger-than-expected costs. Concerned shoppers, wondering if there’s anything they can do, are consulting insurance brokers or talking to representatives at ACA marketplace call…
Numerous insurers — including Oscar Health, Elevance Health, Molina Healthcare and Centene — have announced they’re cutting or withdrawing their earnings guidance for the year. And the individual market seems to be the culprit. The post Why Several Insurers Are Cutting/Withdrawing Their Earnings Guidance appeared first on MedCity News.