NIH to Develop Genomics-Enabled Learning Health Systems
Network seeks to advance approaches for integrating genomic information into six existing learning health systems
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Considering Covering GLP-1s? Here’s What You Need to Know
Though chronic disease treatment is rapidly expanding, balancing the latest medication with proven initiatives can help employers manage rising healthcare costs wherever you fall on the GLP-1 coverage spectrum. The post Considering Covering GLP-1s? Here’s What You Need to Know appeared first on MedCity News.
50 States of Interoperability: Why One-Size-Fits-All Tech Solutions Can’t Bridge Gaps in Behavioral Health
The lack of consistent data standards poses a major barrier to the exchange of information across stakeholders. As providers and administrators struggle to identify the best next step to meet new standardization rules, they need a strategy tailored to the intricacies of their program, based on their specific data workflows — which might look vastly…
Deadly High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy Is on the Rise
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…
In Chronic Pain, This Teenager ‘Could Barely Do Anything.’ Insurer Wouldn’t Cover Surgery.
When Preston Nafz was 12, he asked his dad for permission to play lacrosse. “First practice, he came back, he said, ‘Dad, I love it,’” recalled his father, Lothar Nafz, of Hoover, Alabama. “He lives for lacrosse.” But years of youth sports took a toll on Preston’s body. By the time the teenager limped off…
Watch: What You Reveal, You Heal — Meeting the Makers of ‘Silence in Sikeston’
KFF Health News Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony sat down with WORLD executive producer Chris Hastings to discuss the origins of the “Silence in Sikeston” project, which explores the impact of a 1942 lynching and a 2020 police shooting on a rural Missouri community. The collaboration with Retro Report includes a documentary film, educational videos, digital…
Why aren’t alternative payment models working?
Out of more than 50 alternative payment models (APM) that CMS has implemented only six have shown statistically significant cost savings and only four of these met the requirements to be expanded in duration and scope. That is not my opinion, CMS itself states this. We all want higher quality at lower cost; so the…
California Governor Signs Law Banning Medical Debt From Credit Reports
Californians with medical debt will no longer have to worry about unpaid medical bills showing up on their credit reports under legislation signed Tuesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom, adding the nation’s most populous state to a growing effort to protect consumers squeezed by unaffordable medical bills. The bill, by Sen. Monique Limón (D-Santa Barbara) and…
Pregnancy-Related Preventive Services for Adults Covered by the ACA
Detailed information on pregnancy-related preventive services for adults covered under the ACA.
Sexual and Reproductive Health Related Preventive Services for Adults Covered by the ACA
Detailed information on sexual and reproductive health related preventive services that are covered under the ACA.