SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California has halted a court-ordered medical parole program, opting instead to send its most incapacitated prisoners back to state lockups or release them early. The unilateral termination is drawing protests from attorneys representing prisoners and the author of the state’s medical parole legislation, who say it unnecessarily puts this vulnerable population at…
There’s a new morning ritual in Pinedale, Wyoming, a town of about 2,000 nestled against the Wind River Mountains. Friends and neighbors in the oil- and gas-rich community “take their morning coffee and pull up” to watch workers building the county’s first hospital, said Kari DeWitt, the project’s public relations director. “I think it’s just…
Meeting people where they are with personalized AI-powered patient outreach could help traditional healthcare move beyond reactive medicine. The post Could AI be the Antidote to ‘Sick Care’ in America? appeared first on MedCity News.
The keys are establishing a culture that applauds ideas and learns from “failures” rather than seeking to place blame, recognizing that the best ideas can come from any source, and benefiting from cross-functional discussion and challenge. The post Navigating the Path to Success in Medical Devices: Strategy, Reimbursement, and Competition appeared first on MedCity News.
This policy watch examines the impact of federal staff cuts and HHS restructuring on the nation’s HIV response.
This policy watch discusses a recent Tennessee law that requires the sharing of data for applicants and/or enrollees for the state’s public assistance programs who do not have a qualified immigration status with immigration authorities, including for those enrolled in the state’s Children’s Special Services program, which serves children with disabilities.
The expiration of ACA tax credits could drive up premiums across marketplace and commercial insurance plans, a Cigna executive warned. The post How the Expiration of ACA Tax Credits Will Impact Commercial Insurance, Per a Cigna Exec appeared first on MedCity News.
‘What the Health?’ are the Health Implications of the Election? The Event: A live taping of ‘What the Health?’, KFF Health News’ premier policy news podcast Moderator Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent, KFF Health News Panelists Ashley Kirzinger, director of survey methodology and associate director of the Public Opinion and Survey Research Program, KFF Cynthia…More
This is a test for post creation The post Post creation Testing appeared first on Healthcare Blog.
The Incidental Economist website has a helpful explainer video. The truth is that higher cost is due to both higher prices and more utilization of healthcare goods and services. It is not caused by any one stakeholder within the healthcare ecosystem. Reducing health care costs would require significant–and often painful–tradeoffs.