Sprinter Heath Expands Geographic Footprint
Startup has expanded its Care+ home visits across lines of business to Medicare, Medicaid and Marketplace
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Journalists Analyze Issues of the Day: RFK Jr., Bird Flu, L.A. Fires
KFF Health News senior correspondent Arthur Allen discussed what to watch for in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearings for secretary of Health and Human Services on CBS News Chicago on Jan. 29. Click here to watch Allen on CBS News Chicago Read Allen’s “What RFK Jr. Might Face in His Nomination Hearings This Week”…
How will CMS administer the IRA Medicare Drug Price Negotiation under Trump?
Some hints–and only hints–were provided in a CMS press release on Wednesday. Lowering the cost of prescription drugs for Americans is a top priority of President Trump and his Administration. In accordance with the statutory requirements of the Inflation Reduction Act, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the list of 15 drugs…
More evidence that there are diminishing marginal returns to quality of life gains
Quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) are commonly used to evaluate the impact of new medical technologies on patient mortality and morbidity. However, use of QALYs Many authors have discussed the fact that standard assumptions result in utility functions that are unrealistically linear and separable, overlooking the diminishing marginal utility a fundamental property of utility functions in…
The Connection Between Social Security Disability Benefits and Health Coverage Through Medicaid and Medicare
This analysis examines enrollment in disability programs and characteristics of enrollees from 2002-2022 Social Security Administration data and related health coverage through the Medicare and Medicaid programs using data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for 2021, the most recent year of data available.
Real-Time Trials Are Here — Now We Need Real-Time Trust
For years the healthcare system has relied on the slow machinery of research — and that system is failing the people it was built for. It was designed for a world that operated with an abundance of caution and lacked the modern tools of today. That world no longer exists. The post Real-Time Trials Are…
Health Insurance Enrollment: Winning OEP With a Tech-Driven Call Center
Adding more agents or buying more leads are just pieces of the puzzle, but they don’t address the multifaceted challenge of open enrollment. Teams must be aligned around meaningful metrics rather than vanity measures like total dials. The post Health Insurance Enrollment: Winning OEP With a Tech-Driven Call Center appeared first on MedCity News.
What Factors Are Helping and Hindering Providers as They Collect Medical Bills?
[Sponsored] Help us map the revenue cycle management landscape with our survey! The post What Factors Are Helping and Hindering Providers as They Collect Medical Bills? appeared first on MedCity News.
FDA Voucher Leads to Speedy Approval of Boehringer Drug for First-Line Use in Lung Cancer
The label expansion for Boehringer Ingelheim’s Hernexeos was made under an FDA pilot program that accelerates regulatory review of products with national interest. The daily pill is now approved as a first-line treatment for HER2-positive non-small lung cancer, an indication with few treatment options. The post FDA Voucher Leads to Speedy Approval of Boehringer Drug…
Only 2 weeks left for January 1 coverage
Apply for, renew, or change your Marketplace plan by December 15 to make sure your coverage starts January 1. Image Already have Marketplace coverage? Whether you want to keep your current coverage or you’re ready for a change, you should log into your account to update any income or household changes for next year. This…