If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.” Vince Lahey of Carefree, Arizona, embraces chatbots. From Big Tech products to “shady” ones, they offer “someone that I could share more secrets with than my therapist.” He especially likes…
It was expected that the past year and a half would be a fraught time for Medicaid, the workhorse of the nation’s health system, which covers more people than any other government health insurance program. In April 2023, states resumed screening people for Medicaid eligibility and terminating coverage for those they said no longer qualified…
Sodium intake across the world is now at an all-time high, whether it be in. A high-income or a low-income country. The primary source of this high-sodium diet is packed and processed food, which, even in a single big serving, can raise sodium levels more than the recommended daily amount. Increased sodium consumption is an…
Innovative solutions like biometric authentication and adaptive identity management are paving the way for more secure, efficient, and user-friendly mobile device use
Larry Humphreys, a retired Federal Emergency Management Agency worker in Moultrie, Georgia, says he and his wife won’t be traveling much next year after their monthly health insurance premium payment increases more than 40%, to $938. Humphreys, 68, feels betrayed by the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. “As federal employees we sacrificed good salaries in…
EmsanaCare, a company co-founded by the Purchaser Business Group on Health, directly contracts with providers identified as high-quality and enables care navigation among them
Legacy payers have had decades to readjust their approach. Costs continue to climb, patients still face denials, and physicians remain mired in bureaucracy. It’s time to replace a system built on restrictions with one built on trust — trust in clinicians to practice medicine and in patients to make informed choices. The post Fixing Healthcare…
High labor costs remain an ongoing problem threatening providers’ bottom lines, according to new data from Kaufman Hall. The research revealed that medical groups’ median investment in each employed physician has reached more than $300,000 for the first time. The post High Labor Costs Continue to Plague Providers, Data Shows appeared first on MedCity News.
The DEA recently announced the third extension of Covid-19 flexibilities for the virtual prescribing of controlled substances. Telehealth advocates applaud this move but remain hopeful for a more permanent solution in the future. The post Telehealth Advocates Praise DEA’s 3rd Extension of Telemedicine Flexibilities, but Call for Further Action appeared first on MedCity News.
LISTEN: Quashing innovation or risking a patient’s health? Lauren Sausser told WAMU’s Health Hub on April 15 why the White House and some states are at odds over how to regulate AI in health care. Speed, efficiency, and lower costs. Those are the traits artificial intelligence supporters celebrate. But the same qualities worry physicians who…