So I thought I would try a little experiment. Following up on a recent primary care visit I got a couple of referrals. I went investigating as to what I could find out about the where to go and what the cost might be. And what the connection if any between my primary care group…
A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation this week to extend CMS’ hospital-at-home waiver for five more years, allowing hospitals to continue delivering acute care in patients’ homes with Medicare reimbursement. The move comes as research shows this model reduces mortality and healthcare costs. The post New Legislation Seeks to Preserve Hospital-at-Home Reimbursement Until 2030…
Baylor Scott & White Health, Memorial Hermann Health System, Novant Health and Providence form Longitude Health to scale the next generation of capabilities
A new report from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project reveals that private equity firms have been increasingly acquiring intellectual and developmental disability providers and implementing cost-cutting strategies that reduce care quality. The post What’s Private Equity’s Impact on Intellectual and Developmental Disability Services? appeared first on MedCity News.
Weapons dubbed “less lethal” are once again being used in Los Angeles, this time against people protesting the Trump administration’s immigration raids. During the 2020 protests sparked by the police killing of George Floyd, KFF Health News and USA Today documented the harm that rubber bullets and other “less lethal” projectiles can cause. Here’s what…
Silvana Toska was playing in a grass field with her daughters late last fall when she felt a sting on her ankle. The family had come to listen for barred and great horned owls as the sun set on a large park near their Davidson, North Carolina, home. It was “just like a mosquito bite,…
Despite all the noise around the updates, there’s one area that’s been conspicuously absent this year: enforcement of patient estimate requirements. The post Price Transparency Enforcement Is Still A Shared Responsibility appeared first on MedCity News.
We need to continue investing in research for early stage, localized prostate cancer, develop treatments that balance efficacy with quality-of-life considerations, ensure diverse representation in clinical trials, and listen to patients and incorporate their perspectives into treatment development and decision-making. The post Prostate Cancer Management – We Need Better Options for Early-Stage Disease appeared first…
Eli Lilly’s new Lilly Employer Connect platform offers employers more flexible access to obesity drugs like Zepbound, but experts say it represents only incremental progress. The post Lilly Employer Connect Adds Flexibility for Employers But Isn’t Revolutionary, Expert Says appeared first on MedCity News.
By KIM BELLARD Everything’s about AI these days. Everything is going to be about AI for a while. Everyone’s talking about it, and most of them know more about it than I do. But there is one thing about AI that I don’t think is getting enough attention. I’m old enough that the mantra “follow…