N.Y. Social Care Networks Begin Data Connection Work
HealtheConnections health information exchange is partnering with three social care networks to share data about health-related social needs
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Trump’s DOJ Accuses Medicare Advantage Insurers of Paying ‘Kickbacks’ to Brokers
A blockbuster lawsuit from the federal Department of Justice alleges that insurers Aetna, Elevance Health (formerly Anthem), and Humana paid “hundreds of millions of dollars in kickbacks” to large insurance brokerages eHealth, GoHealth, and SelectQuote. The payments, made from 2016 to at least 2021, were incentives to steer patients into the insurer’s Medicare Advantage plans,…
AI Will Push Healthcare Toward ‘Segments of One,’ AdventHealth Exec Says
David Oakley, AdventHealth’s chief digital officer, said AI could transform healthcare personalization — moving from broad population segments to individualized “segments of one.” In the future, providers could use connected data platforms to better understand patients’ clinical, social and emotional needs, which has potential to strengthen both trust and engagement, he stated. The post AI…
Where the Rubber Meets the Road on AI: Process
A panel discussion in the AI Preconference Forum focused intensively on process
Feeling the Pressure
By MIKE MAGEE After Trump crashed the markets, citizens worldwide are “feeling the pressure.” But in the spirit of calming us down, let’s consider a story of human cooperation and success from our past. It has been estimated that a medical student learns approximately 15,000 new words during the four years of training. One of…
KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Happy 60th, Medicare and Medicaid!
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book “Health Care Politics and Policy A…
Follow the Money: How Medicaid Financing Works and What That Means for Proposals to Change it
Medicaid financing is complex. This policy watch explains how Medicaid financing works, describes various conservative proposals to change Medicaid financing, and explores the implications of those changes for states and enrollees.
An Arm and a Leg: The ‘Shkreli Awards’ — For Dysfunction and Profiteering in Health Care
Every year, a health care think tank called the Lown Institute ranks the 10 worst examples of “profiteering and dysfunction” in health care and “honors” the winners. The “Shkreli Awards” are a kind of Oscars for the most outrageous examples of greed, fraud, and general brokenness in American health care. The awards are named after…
What Factors Have Led to Hospitals’ Relative Financial Stability in 2024?
Hospitals’ finances have been much more stable in 2024 than last year, according to a new report from Kaufman Hall. Some contributing factors include increases in patient volume and a shorter average length of stay for patients. The post What Factors Have Led to Hospitals’ Relative Financial Stability in 2024? appeared first on MedCity News.
Tiny Is Mighty
By KIM BELLARD I am a fanboy for AI; I don’t really understand the technical aspects, but I sure am excited about its potential. I’m also a sucker for a catchy phrase. So when I (belatedly) learned about TinyAI, I was hooked. Now, as it turns out, TinyAI (also know as Tiny AI) has…