Rennie Glasgow, who has served 15 years at the Social Security Administration, is seeing something new on the job: dead people. They’re not really dead, of course. In four instances over the past few weeks, he told KFF Health News, his Schenectady, New York, office has seen people come in for whom “there is no…
Medicaid cuts cause Maine Family Planning to shut down primary care services
Cancer rates are climbing among younger Americans, and healthcare leaders are calling for earlier screenings, more convenient testing options and expanded health plan coverage to help catch cases before they’re fatal. From at-home tests to multi-cancer detection tools, stakeholders across the industry are working to boost access to early detection. The post Cancer Is on…
Through regulations and the House budget reconciliation bill, significant changes are being considered by Congress and the Trump Administration for how the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance Marketplaces would work. At the same time, the enhanced tax credits that have made Marketplace coverage more affordable and driven record enrollment are set to expire at the…More
“Reducing denials upfront would improve our revenue, which could be channeled into current and future investments that support our mission.” —Joshua Gayman, Revenue Cycle Manager at UT Medical Center Challenge The University of Tennessee Medical Center (UT Medical Center) is a leading 710-bed acute care hospital with a rich history of exceptional patient care and…
KFF’s Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust finds that just over half of adults use social media for health information and advice at least occasionally but fewer than half say they find “most” or “some” of the information they see on each platform trustworthy.
This starts with viewing specialties such as oral health, maternal health, endocrinology, and cardiology — among others — as interconnected practices, not as separate areas. It also requires combining education, innovation, and investment to truly see — and feel — positive change and interconnected care The post Our Next Generations’ Health Depends on the Oral…
The Trump administration has moved to end funding for a broad swath of HIV vaccine research, saying current approaches are enough to counter the virus, several scientists and federal health officials say. This story originally ran on CBS News. It may not be republished. Notifications that the funding would not be extended were relayed May…
At a memorial service in 2022, veteran Air Force Capt. Monte Watts bumped into a fellow former Minuteman III nuclear missile operator, who told him that she had non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Watts knew other missileers with similar cancers. But the connection really hit home later that same January day, when the results of a blood test…
In this month’s episode, Senior Reporter Katie Adams explored some of the executive moves, exits and layoffs that recently occurred in the healthcare sector. She also interviewed Dr. Jayne Morgan, who recently became vice president of medical affairs at Hello Heart. The post MedCity Moves Podcast: Recent Hires, Layoffs & an Interview with Dr. Jayne…