This analysis examines the share of inpatient hospital days that are covered by Medicaid nationally and by state at a time when Congress is considering potential cuts to the program. It finds that Medicaid covered at least one in five inpatient hospital days in 48 states and the District of Columbia in 2023.
It was supposed to be easier than this. When the Affordable Care Act was passed in March 2010, the goal was to help more Americans get health insurance. And, indeed, the establishment of online marketplaces and a broadening of the eligibility guidelines for Medicaid accomplished that. Fifteen years later, however, that system is anything but…
Come January 1, CMS will begin enforcing new price transparency requirements for hospitals. Experts doubt that these regulations will do much to help patients shop for care, but they are optimistic that increasing the amount of publicly available pricing data will help tech companies develop tools that simplify pricing for patients. The post Hospitals Are…
“Right To Try” experimental drug program saved “thousands and thousands of lives” Former President Donald Trump on Aug. 30 Former President Donald Trump has boasted in recent months about “Right To Try,” a law he signed in 2018. It’s aimed at boosting terminally ill patients’ access to potentially lifesaving medications not yet approved by the…
AI must navigate highly sensitive, regulated and proprietary data. The big question is: How can healthcare providers securely leverage AI while maintaining trust, privacy and compliance? The post Unlocking AI’s Potential in Healthcare — A Semantic Foundation appeared first on MedCity News.
The serial entrepreneur and CEO of Transcarent has dismissed care navigation companies in the past. What led him to buy Accolade, the biggest — though struggling — name in navigation? The post Is Glen Tullman a Hypocrite or a Victim of the System He Aimed to Disrupt? appeared first on MedCity News.
HURON, S.D. — Kelly Engebretson was excited to get fitted for a prosthetic after having part of his leg amputated. But he wasn’t sure how he’d get to the appointment. Nah Thu Thu Win’s twin sons needed vaccinations before starting kindergarten. But she speaks little English, and the boys lacked health insurance. William Arce and…
A family vacation with 25 relatives was interrupted by a trip to an ER in Rome. The post ER In the EU: Anxiety, Relief and Realization on Summer “Vacation” appeared first on MedCity News.
KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed Trump administration cuts to the National Institutes of Health on WNYC’s “The Brian Lehrer Show” on June 3. Click here to hear Rovner on “The Brian Lehrer Show.” KFF Health News Southern correspondent Sam Whitehead discussed Georgia’s abortion laws on WUGA’s “The Georgia Health Report” on May…
California’s mental health commission on Thursday announced its executive director would resign amid revelations that he traveled to the U.K. courtesy of a state vendor while he sought to prevent a budget cut that would have defunded the company’s contract. Toby Ewing, executive director of the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission, will step…