Under estate recovery, state Medicaid programs are required to recover the costs of long-term care and related hospital and prescription drug services for enrollees ages 55 and older. KFF examines the wide variation in estate recovery practices across states as well as the criticisms of this policy, which have led to federal proposals to modify…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Federal prosecutors sought a maximum prison sentence of nearly 20 years for the CEO of Pain MD, a company found to have given hundreds of thousands of questionable injections to patients, many reliant on opioids. It would have been among the longest sentences for a health care executive convicted of fraud in…
FarmboxRx’s new platform provides tailored support to help members engage with their health benefits. The post FarmboxRx Introduces Platform for Addressing SDOH Needs appeared first on MedCity News.
Telehealth Modernization Act would also extend Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver flexibilities
According to a new report by the American Hospital Association, administrative costs now make up over 40% of total hospital expenses. Hospitals and health systems spend around $40 billion annually on billing and collections alone. For revenue cycle managers, the pressure is building as administrative tasks like insurance eligibility verification, claims management and payment processing…
The vast majority of older adults want to age at home. To support that goal, doctors should encourage them to consider their care options — long before they need assistance. The post Through Early Discussions About Elder Care, Doctors Can Empower Seniors to Age in Place appeared first on MedCity News.
Deploying a robust continuous improvement methodology is especially beneficial in the earliest phases of drug development. It can help ensure the delivery of high-quality, reliable, timely bioanalytical and clinical data to make informed decisions about either moving on to the next drug development milestone or pivoting to another strategy. The post Continuous Process Improvement: The…
Expanding the diversity of our mental health workforce is crucial, but it’s a long-term goal that won’t address the immediate needs we’re facing today. We need solutions now to bridge the gap between demand and access. The post Mental Healthcare in Underserved Populations is in Crisis and It’s Not Just a Provider Resource Problem appeared…
Gloria Sachdev has spent years challenging the health care industry, trying to bring down the high cost of care. It’s working, even in an unlikely place: Indiana, which has had some of the nation’s highest hospital prices. Over the past few years, Indiana lawmakers have passed bills pushed by Sachdev that target complex and sometimes…
That is the subtitle of a paper by Vreman et al. (2020). The authors look at all treatments approved by FDA and EMA that were subsequently reviewed by HTA bodies in both jurisdictions between 1995 and 2018. The authors used ICER as the US HTA body; European HTA bodies included IQWiG (Germany), NICE (UK), ZIN…