How Community-Based Peer Support Enhances Health Outcomes
Webinar addresses innovative approaches to improve member outcomes in underserved communities
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Senators Introduce Bill that would Add Work Requirements for Medicaid
Senators John Kennedy (R-Louisiana) and Eric Schmitt (R-Missouri) introduced a bill last week that would require “able-bodied adults” without dependents to work or volunteer for at least 20 hours per week to receive Medicaid benefits. The post Senators Introduce Bill that would Add Work Requirements for Medicaid appeared first on MedCity News.
MedCity FemFwd: Employer Strategies for Women’s Health
In this episode, we’re joined by Cheryl Larson, president and CEO of the Midwest Business Group on Health, for our first in-person recording at MedCity News’ recent Bullseye event. The post MedCity FemFwd: Employer Strategies for Women’s Health appeared first on MedCity News.
Would delinking PBM reimbursement from rebates save money?
According to a Health Affairs Scholar paper by Geoffrey Joyce out this month, the answer is ‘yes’. He writes: Most PBM contracts tie their compensation to a percentage of a drug’s list price, creating a financial incentive to favor high-cost, high-rebate drugs on plan formularies at the expense of lower-cost generics and biosimilars. Furthermore, the…
The Hidden Power of Tech-Enabled Healthcare Services: Fueling the Next Wave of Healthcare AI
For AI to truly revolutionize healthcare, it must understand the social, environmental, and emotional context that influences health outcomes in order to make interventions more targeted and effective. AI can only achieve this degree of understanding if it is fed novel data that reflects the human experience – data that is currently generated by tech-enabled…
Shionogi Adds to Its Rare Disease Strategy With $2B IntraBio Acquisition
Shionogi’s IntraBio acquisition brings Aqneursa, a drug approved for treating two rare neurological disorders and the potential to expand to additional indications, both rare and common. It’s Shionogi’s second big rare disease move this year, following the acquisition of global rights to an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis drug from Tanabe Pharma. The post Shionogi Adds to…
Part-Time Workers Have Less Access to Employer-Based Coverage Than Full-Time Workers
This brief examines key characteristics of part-time workers and their access to coverage. Part-time workers are much less likely than full time ones to be offered health benefits by their employer or to have health coverage at all.
Montana Examines Ways To Ease Health Care Workforce Shortages
HELENA, Mont. — Mark Nay’s first client had lost the van she was living in and was struggling with substance use and medical conditions that had led to multiple emergency room visits. Nay helped her apply for Medicaid and food assistance and obtain copies of her birth certificate and other identification documents needed to apply…
The Future of Medicare’s Coverage with Evidence Development Policy
That is the title of an interesting panel from USC Schaeffer Center on Coverage with Evidence Development (CED). It includes an interview with Tamara Syrek Jensen, Director, of the Coverage & Analysis Group within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. After the interview, there is a panel discussion with Darius Lakdawalla of USC, Peter…
OIG Makes 9 Recommendations to Strengthen VA’s EHR System Controls
Recommendations include real-time data sharing to give VA greater awareness of potential problems in system operations and prioritizing major performance incident response in a clear and consistent manner