On Friday January 31, 2025, several federal government datasets went offline. The datasets taken down include some widely used, large-scale national health surveys, indices, and data dashboards that inform research, policy making, and media coverage about health care and public health. For example, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) landing pages for several surveys…More
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A review of the 2025 Medicare Advantage plans available for individual enrollment shows that the total number of plans declined by 7% (from 3,959 to 3,699). The average Medicare beneficiary will have the option of 34 Medicare Advantage prescription drug (MA-PD) plans in 2025, just 2 fewer than the 36 options available in 2024. Since…
Retail has shown what’s possible when human-centered technology is used to improve in-person experiences. Now it’s healthcare’s turn. The post Phygital Healthcare Experiences? What Hospitals Can Learn from Retail’s CX Standards appeared first on MedCity News.
When employees feel supported in every aspect of their lives, they bring their full potential to work — creating value that resonates throughout the organization. Here are four ways culture-driven benefits deliver meaningful returns, The post Culture-Driven Benefits: The Smartest Investment for Retention and Productivity appeared first on MedCity News.
Fortina Hernández is called “the one who knows it all.” For more than two decades, the community health worker has supported hundreds of families throughout southeast Los Angeles by helping them sign up for food assistance, sharing information about affordable health coverage, and managing medications for their chronic illnesses. She’s guided by the expression “an…
Conservative groups are working to undermine support for Montana’s Medicaid expansion in hopes the state will abandon the program. The rollback would be the first in the decade since the Affordable Care Act began allowing states to cover more people with low incomes. Montana’s expansion, which insures roughly 78,800 people, is set to expire next…
[Sponsored] In this webinar, sponsored by Solera Health, executives will share how companies can make the most of healthcare benefits. The post Exploring The Next Generation of Healthcare Benefits appeared first on MedCity News.
Lines at the desk, phones ringing off the hook and a stack of insurance questions waiting to be resolved — this is the daily reality for many patient access teams. Today’s patients find these “front door” bottlenecks in healthcare particularly frustrating, especially since they can envision how much smoother the process could be with the…
Shareholders could also get another $2.7 billion from future sale(s) of VillageMD assets.