Hopscotch Primary Care Raises $53 Million to Expand Rural Healthcare Model
Hopscotch aims to deepen regional presence, enter new markets, and scale its operations to address rural healthcare challenges
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Medicaid Mental Health and Substance Use: Expansion Trends and the Fiscal Pressure Ahead
This brief examines recent state trends in Medicaid behavioral health coverage and payment and state coverage of select treatment models for people with serious mental illness—a population that has historically faced significant barriers to care. This includes details about coverage of Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) (as a provider type), Assertive Community Treatment (ACT),…
Personalize Patient Care with Confidence Through Efficient, HIPAA-Compliant Data Usage
Responsible procurement and handling of data and digital marketing insights by hospitals can generate useful information to improve patient wellness and operational efficiency without compromising compliance. The post Personalize Patient Care with Confidence Through Efficient, HIPAA-Compliant Data Usage appeared first on MedCity News.
Interoperability Veteran Dietzman Succeeds Nakashima at eHealth Exchange
Doug Dietzman previously led interoperability strategy, policy and regulatory engagement at the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
Happy Health Snags $75M to Support Home-Based Care
Happy Health’s $75 million round was from ARCH Venture Partners and OpenLoop. The post Happy Health Snags $75M to Support Home-Based Care appeared first on MedCity News.
Angle Health Raises $600M to Grow Employer Health Benefits Platform
Angle Health’s funding round was led by Vitruvian Partners, with participation from Town Hall Ventures, Blumberg Capital, Portage Ventures, PruVen Capital and Y Combinator. The post Angle Health Raises $600M to Grow Employer Health Benefits Platform appeared first on MedCity News.
He Dreamed of Becoming a Physician Assistant. New Loan Rules May Thwart Him.
Benjamin Pinckney, 46, has dreamed of becoming a physician assistant since just after his 20th birthday. He had been targeted by a drive-by shooter in Jacksonville, Florida, and hospitalized with two gunshot wounds. During his weeklong hospitalization, he said, a physician assistant changed the course of his life by visiting his hospital bed each day…
Public Health Officials Move To Protect Native Americans Against Measles Outbreak
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Native American tribes and health organizations are responding to concerns about low measles vaccination rates and patients’ difficulty getting care as an outbreak of the disease spreads around the country. They’re hosting mobile vaccine clinics, running social media campaigns, making sure health providers are vaccinated, reaching out to the parents of…
Washington’s Homeless Hide in Plain Sight, Growing Sicker and Costing Taxpayers More
WASHINGTON — Every night, Abdullah Ibrahim retreats from the streets into a wooded stretch along the Potomac River. As night falls and temperatures drop, he erects a tent and builds a fire beneath a canopy of pine, hemlock, and cedar trees. He evades authorities by rotating use of three tents of different colors at three…
Public Health Departments Face a Post-Covid Funding Crash
During the coronavirus pandemic, states received a rush of funding from the federal government to bolster their fight against the disease. In many cases, that cash flowed into state and local health departments, fueling a staffing surge to handle, among other things, contact tracing and vaccination efforts. But public health leaders quickly identified a familiar…