A Snapshot of Sources of Coverage Among Medicare Beneficiaries
This brief analyzes the different types of coverage that people with Medicare have and the demographic characteristics of Medicare beneficiaries with these different coverage types.
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Oct. 1 Virtual Event: What the 2024 Election Could Mean for Health Coverage, Affordability, and the Budget
As the 2024 presidential election draws near, there are sharp differences in former President Trump’s and Vice President Harris’ records on health coverage and spending, including the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, prescription drugs, and more. At Noon ET on Tuesday, October 1, Larry Levitt, KFF’s executive vice president for health policy, will moderate a 45-minute…More
Tackling Global Obesity: The New, Holistic Frontier for Clinical Trials
To conduct meaningful research, we must be sure to view these studies through patients’ eyes. The patient perspective — in all its diversity — must be embedded into clinical trials from the very start. The post Tackling Global Obesity: The New, Holistic Frontier for Clinical Trials appeared first on MedCity News.
Navigating Economic Uncertainty in Biopharma
The biopharmaceutical industry clearly isn’t going anywhere, but we’ve been in a downward business cycle. We’ve learned a lot from the pandemic and have adopted novel approaches to development and this current economic challenge will also inform us. In the meantime, adopting these strategies can de-risk your development programs. The post Navigating Economic Uncertainty in…
The Public Health Consequences of Public Housing Failures
Every year more than 10,000 taxpayer-supported public housing units are lost to disrepair. But federal lawmakers routinely ignore the full amount, around $115 billion, needed to keep the units in “decent, safe and sanitary” condition. One-time funds for public housing repairs were cut from the final version of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act to appeal…
Key Facts on Health Care Use and Costs Among Immigrants
This issue brief draws from the KFF/LA Times Survey of Immigrants and other KFF analyses to highlight immigrants’ health care eligibility, healthcare use and costs, as well as their contributions to the economy and workforce.
Contract management software for healthcare: get paid faster and in full
What happens when payers don’t comply with contract terms? What if a provider overlooks the fine print? Contracts between healthcare providers and payers are supposed to make each party’s responsibilities crystal clear. The reality is often murky. Providers face expensive consequences if they fail to adhere to payer policies – yet they often struggle to…
Florida’s New Covid Booster Guidance Is Straight-Up Misinformation
In what has become a pattern of spreading vaccine misinformation, the Florida health department is telling older Floridians and others at highest risk from covid-19 to avoid most booster shots, saying they are potentially dangerous. Clinicians and scientists denounced the message as politically fueled scaremongering that also weakens efforts to protect against diseases like measles…
She Was Accused of Murder After Losing Her Pregnancy. SC Woman Now Tells Her Story.
ORANGEBURG, S.C. — Amari Marsh had just finished her junior year at South Carolina State University in May 2023 when she received a text message from a law enforcement officer. “Sorry it has taken this long for paperwork to come back,” the officer wrote. “But I finally have the final report, and wanted to see…
How North Carolina Made Its Hospitals Do Something About Medical Debt
North Carolina officials had been quietly laboring for months on an ambitious plan to tackle the state’s mammoth medical debt problem when Gov. Roy Cooper stepped before cameras in July to announce the initiative. But as Cooper stood by the stairs of the executive mansion and called for “freeing people from medical debt,” the future…