San Francisco – KFF announced today that Dr. Dave Ashok Chokshi, a practicing physician and health leader, has joined KFF’s Board of Trustees. Dr. Chokshi is a physician at Bellevue Hospital as well as Sternberg Family Professor of Leadership at the City College of New York.
Meals on Wheels American and the WellSky Foundation found an 85 percent decrease in hospitalizations 30 days after meal delivery service
As Congressional Republicans and President Trump search for trillions of dollars in cuts to mandatory federal spending that could help offset the cost of extending expiring tax cuts, this brief analyzes current support from the federal government for health programs and services, including both spending and tax subsidies as context for those federal budget discussions.
A month before 23andMe’s bankruptcy filing, CEO Anne Wojcicki had a fully financed proposal to take the genetic testing company private. The financing fell apart, and a series of alternative proposals by Wojcicki did not result in a deal. The post Anne Wojcicki Had a Fully Financed Plan to Take 23andMe Private. Then It Fell…
Prior authorizations continue to challenge healthcare organizations as payer authorization requirements expand and change. Automated prior authorizations can bring new efficiency and consistency to a process that’s ripe for evolution, but how will providers make the leap? Alicia Pickett, Senior Product Manager at Experian Health, shares her perspectives on the issues providers are talking about…
A dozen people seated around folding tables clap heartily for a beaming woman: She’s donated two 13-gallon garbage bags full of clothes, including several Christmas sweaters and a couple of pantsuits, to a Presbyterian church. A closet cleanout might not seem a significant accomplishment. But as the people in this Sunday-night class can attest, getting…
Sara McGinnis was pregnant with her second child and something felt off. Her body was swollen. She was tired and dizzy. Her husband, Bradley McGinnis, said she had told her doctor and nurses about her symptoms and even went to the emergency room when they worsened. But, Bradley said, what his wife was told in…
California this year took the final step in opening Medi-Cal, its Medicaid program, to every eligible resident regardless of immigration status. It’s a significant expansion for an already massive safety net program. Medi-Cal’s annual spending now stands at $157 billion, serving about 15 million low-income residents, more than a third of Californians. Of those, about…
Employers are prioritizing mental wellbeing programs, but employees say they need financial wellbeing support, according to a survey from WTW. The post WTW: There’s A Disconnect Between Employers and Employees on Wellbeing Programs appeared first on MedCity News.
Mental health care provider SonderMind expanded its reach from 15 to all 50 states. The company’s platform combines therapy, psychiatry, and digital self-care tools. The post SonderMind Scales Its Mental Health Services Nationwide appeared first on MedCity News.