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Hasta los pacientes se sorprenden por los precios que sus aseguradoras están dispuestas a pagar, un costo que al final pagamos todos

3 months ago021 mins

Samantha Smith, de Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, entró al quirófano para la extracción de emergencia de un embarazo ectópico. “Estoy agradecida de no haber muerto”, dijo, pero se sorprendió al ver que la cirugía ambulatoria fue facturada a su aseguradora por unos $100.000. Jamie Estrada, de Albuquerque, Nuevo México, recibió en dos ocasiones inyecciones de lidocaína en…

AI for Diagnostics Tops ECRI’s Patient Safety Challenge List

2 months ago01 mins

Other key concerns include reduced access to rural healthcare and emergency department boarding contributing to worse patient outcomes

Partido Republicano vincula falsamente cierre del gobierno con el supuesto intento de demócratas de ofrecer atención médica a todos los inmigrantes

8 months ago019 mins

Mientras Estados Unidos se dirigía hacia el cierre del gobierno, los republicanos acusaban repetidamente a los demócratas de forzar este cierre porque quieren que los inmigrantes que están en el país sin papeles tengan acceso a atención médica. “Los demócratas amenazan con cerrar todo el gobierno porque quieren otorgar cientos de miles de millones de…

Why Hospitals Are Scaling AI Scribes, Even Though They Don’t Reduce Costs

1 year ago01 mins

AI-powered scribes are proving their ability to dramatically reduce clinician burnout, but their financial impact is unclear, according to research from the Peterson Health Technology Institute. The post Why Hospitals Are Scaling AI Scribes, Even Though They Don’t Reduce Costs appeared first on MedCity News.

Privacy Rules Are Tightening, Again. Here’s How Your Healthcare Marketing Can Embrace Compliance to Thrive

6 months ago01 mins

How can healthcare providers contend with a regulatory environment that has never been more fragmented? Here are three lessons on why privacy is your competitive advantage. The post Privacy Rules Are Tightening, Again. Here’s How Your Healthcare Marketing Can Embrace Compliance to Thrive appeared first on MedCity News.

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The New ACA Repeal and Replace: Health Savings Accounts

6 months ago01 mins

Proposals from some Republicans in Congress would effectively repeal some or all of the ACA premium tax credits and replace them with contributions to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) or something similar. Senator Rick Scott proposes “Trump Health Freedom Accounts” and Senator Bill Cassidy proposes HSA contributions available only for people who enroll in bronze level…

Trump Exaggerates Speed and Certainty of Prescription Drug Price Reductions

1 year ago015 mins

Under a new executive order, prescription drug prices will be reduced “almost immediately.” President Donald Trump, in a May 11 post on Truth Social President Donald Trump expressed high hopes for an executive order to reduce drug prices. On May 11, the day before he held a White House event to sign the executive order,…

The Overlooked Fix for Drug Affordability? Give People More Time to Pay

11 months ago01 mins

To make healthcare more affordable in the short term and the long run, time-to-pay must become an essential component of every health plan with any out-of-pocket responsibility. The post The Overlooked Fix for Drug Affordability? Give People More Time to Pay appeared first on MedCity News.

Understanding the Intersection of Medicaid and Work: An Update

1 year ago01 mins

Amid renewed interest in Medicaid work requirements as part of a broader legislative package designed to significantly reduce federal Medicaid spending, KFF has updated its analysis of the work status and demographic characteristics of Medicaid enrollees with the latest data. Data show that, in 2023, 92% of Medicaid adults were either working full or part-time…

Biden Rule Cleared Hurdles to Lifesaving HIV Drug, but in Georgia Barriers Remain

1 year ago013 mins

ATLANTA — Latonia Wilkins knows she needs to be on PrEP due to her non-monogamous lifestyle. But the 52-year-old Atlanta mother has faced repeated challenges getting the lifesaving drug that can prevent new HIV infections. Years ago, Wilkins was dating a man newly diagnosed with HIV and went to get tested, she said, but was…

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AI for Diagnostics Tops ECRI’s Patient Safety Challenge List

Partido Republicano vincula falsamente cierre del gobierno con el supuesto intento de demócratas de ofrecer atención médica a todos los inmigrantes

Why Hospitals Are Scaling AI Scribes, Even Though They Don’t Reduce Costs

Privacy Rules Are Tightening, Again. Here’s How Your Healthcare Marketing Can Embrace Compliance to Thrive

The New ACA Repeal and Replace: Health Savings Accounts

Trump Exaggerates Speed and Certainty of Prescription Drug Price Reductions

The Overlooked Fix for Drug Affordability? Give People More Time to Pay

Understanding the Intersection of Medicaid and Work: An Update

Biden Rule Cleared Hurdles to Lifesaving HIV Drug, but in Georgia Barriers Remain