UnitedHealth Group Leaders See Cost Pressures Enduring
The insurance giant and Optum parent is forecasting a 2025 medical care ratio roughly a point above last year’s 85.5 percent.
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Estados cambian leyes para evitar que hijos de inmigrantes detenidos entren al sistema de cuidado temporal
Mientras las autoridades migratorias llevan a cabo lo que el presidente Donald Trump ha prometido que será la mayor operación de deportación masiva en la historia de Estados Unidos, varios estados están aprobando leyes para evitar que los niños de padres detenidos, sin otros familiares o amigos, entren al sistema de cuidado temporal. El gobierno…
Even Grave Errors at Rehab Hospitals Go Unpenalized and Undisclosed
Rehab hospitals that help people recover from major surgeries and injuries have become a highly lucrative slice of the health care business. But federal data and inspection reports show that some run by the dominant company, Encompass Health Corp., and other for-profit corporations have had rare but serious incidents of patient harm and perform below…
It’s Time to Actively Manage Medications at the Individual Level
Any successful response to skyrocketing drug costs has to also actively manage medications at the individual level — just because someone can be on a medication doesn’t mean they should be. The post It’s Time to Actively Manage Medications at the Individual Level appeared first on MedCity News.
Clinics Sour on CMS After Agency Scraps 10-Year Primary Care Program Only Months In
CELO COMMUNITY, N.C. — On a 15-degree morning in January, a clinic in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina began to fill up with patients. An older couple in flannel pajamas sat together in the waiting room. A toddler waved as Patricia Hall walked past him, a stethoscope draped over her neck. The family physician…
Revolution Medicines Reports ‘Unprecedented’ Survival in Pivotal Pancreatic Cancer Trial
Revolutions Medicines’ daraxonrasib met the main goals of its Phase 3 test in pancreatic cancer, posting results that were both statistically significant and clinically meaningful. The company now plans to file for speedy regulatory approval under a new FDA pilot program. The post Revolution Medicines Reports ‘Unprecedented’ Survival in Pivotal Pancreatic Cancer Trial appeared first…
Section 1115 Waiver Watch: Medicaid Pre-Release Services for People Who Are Incarcerated
In April 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released guidance encouraging states to apply for a new Section 1115 demonstration opportunity to test transition-related strategies to support community reentry for people who are incarcerated. As of August 19, 2024, CMS has approved Section 1115 reentry waiver requests from 11 states, while 13…
Mapping the Uneven Burden of Rising ACA Marketplace Premium Payments due to Enhanced Tax Credit Expiration
Enhanced premium tax credits expire at the end of this year. Among those with incomes over 400% poverty who are losing the tax credit altogether, the impact will be greatest for those whose unsubsidized premiums are highest: older Marketplace enrollees and those living in higher-premium locales. The maps in this brief show how much average…
Journalists Talk New ‘MAHA’ Strategy, RFK Jr.’s Tack at HHS, and Plight of Rural Hospitals
KFF Health News correspondent Rachana Pradhan discussed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new “Make America Healthy Again” strategy for children’s health on CBS News’ “CBS Morning News” on Sept. 10. Click here to watch Pradhan on “CBS Morning News.” KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed Kennedy’s pseudoscientific approach…
Attorney Weighs in on Administration’s AI Action Plan
Keith Roberts, a litigation attorney on regulatory matters with New Jersey-based law firm Brach Eichler, shares his perspective on the Trump Administration’s AI Action Plan