A measles outbreak is growing in a Texas county with dangerously low vaccination rates. In late January, two school-age children from Gaines County were hospitalized with measles. Since an estimated 1 in 5 people with the disease end up in the hospital, the two cases suggested a larger outbreak. As of Feb. 6, there were…
When paying for care becomes a source of frustration, patients feel the pain. When the process feels easier elsewhere, they’re more likely to look for a new provider. Getting these processes right isn’t just about convenience, it’s about preserving trust and strengthening long-term relationships with patients. The post The Front Door of Healthcare Isn’t What…
Large language models will soon become a much bigger part of doctors’ clinical workflows, former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said Tuesday at the 3rd Annual Summit on the Future of Rural Health Care. The post ‘You Almost Have to Be Doing It’: Why Scott Gottlieb Thinks All Doctors Will Use LLMs Soon appeared first on…
KFF Health News Midwest correspondent Bram Sable-Smith discussed the enduring trauma experienced by children who survived the Super Bowl parade shooting earlier this year on KMOX’s “Total Information AM” on Aug. 22. Click here to hear Sable-Smith on “Total Information AM” Read Sable-Smith and Peggy Lowe’s “Kids Who Survived Super Bowl Shooting Are Scared, Suffering…
This brief analyzes federal transparency data published by CMS on claims denials and appeals for Marketplace plan offered on HealthCare.gov in 2024, and finds insurers denied 19% of in-network claims. Consumers rarely appeal denied claims.
This annual survey of employers provides a detailed look at trends in employer-sponsored health coverage, including premiums, worker contributions, cost-sharing provisions, offer rates, and more. This year’s report also looks at how employers are approaching coverage of GLP-1 drugs for weight loss, including their concerns about utilization and cost.
Ann Lewandowski knows all about pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, the companies that shape the U.S. drug market. Her job, as a policy advocate at drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, was to tell patient and physician groups about the PBMs’ role in high drug prices. Armed with that knowledge, Lewandowski filed a potentially groundbreaking lawsuit in…
There is no singular cause to pediatrician burnout. Rather, it’s a web of interconnected issues, compounded and feeding upon each other. And if we want to truly support pediatricians and the children they care for, we need to stop treating symptoms and start untangling the root causes. The post From Burnout to Breakthrough: Reinventing Pediatric…
By GEORGE BEAUREGARD During my years in a bustling metropolitan primary care practice from 1992 to 2010, I recall only a handful of patients under 50 who developed cancer. Not surprisingly, these were mostly cases of Hodgkin’s and Non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas, myeloma, skin, and breast cancer. Fortunately, those few patients were wearing the mantle of cancer…
This brief provides an overview of vaccine coverage requirements by payer or program, as they relate to ACIP and the CDC.