The Campaign To Defend Trans Healthcare in Missouri Is Slow Going, on Purpose
CREVE COEUR, Mo. — Reneé Luckfield tries not to knock like a cop. In fact,…
The Campaign To Defend Trans Healthcare in Missouri Is Slow Going, on Purpose
CREVE COEUR, Mo. — Reneé Luckfield tries not to knock like a cop. In fact, the 29-year-old spends a lot of time thinking about how to make strangers comfortable when she shows up at their door to talk about transgender healthcare. A syncopated “tap — tap-tap-tap” sounds friendly even when she knocks loudly. In each…
Data Center Health Worries Animate Midterm Campaigns
PAGE, Ariz. — Doug Herrera still lives in the house his father built, though his dad died some time ago from cancer. Herrera wonders if that illness could have been linked to pollutants from nearby uranium mining. Now, he worries that a possible new neighbor — a proposed $10 billion mega data center — could…
She Needed an EpiPen. But First, an Urgent Care Asked Her To Pay.
Stephanie Rowell was standing on her parents’ front porch in July when a wasp stung her left arm. She said that almost immediately her arm felt like it was “on fire,” her body started itching all over, and her face became swollen and red. Rowell, 53, took Benadryl, and her father started driving her to…
Senators Investigate Insurers’ Role in Removing Thousands from ACA Coverage
Democratic senators are investigating 10 insurers’ role in the Trump administration’s termination of 760,000 ACA enrollees’ coverage over suspected fraud. The post Senators Investigate Insurers’ Role in Removing Thousands from ACA Coverage appeared first on MedCity News.
CMS Proposes Stricter Verification Rules for ACA Marketplace Subsidies
Current enrollees would need to confirm and reverify certain details annually to be automatically reenrolled with subsidies
Eli Lilly’s ‘Triple-G’ Drug Tops Ozempic in Head-to-Head Type 2 Diabetes Trial
Topline Phase 3 results show Eli Lilly’s retatrutide beat Novo’s Ozempic on measures of blood sugar and weight loss in adults with type 2 diabetes. Retatrutide is a peptide designed to activate three metabolic targets versus just one hit by Ozempic. The post Eli Lilly’s ‘Triple-G’ Drug Tops Ozempic in Head-to-Head Type 2 Diabetes Trial…
Ahead of Midterms, HFMA Calls for Cross-Sector Action on Healthcare Affordability
With healthcare affordability set to influence voters’ decisions in next week’s midterm elections, the Healthcare Financial Management Association is calling on healthcare leaders to move beyond finger-pointing and work together to address rising costs. HFMA is urging financial leaders across healthcare to sign its Declaration on Healthcare Affordability and Sustainability. The post Ahead of Midterms,…
Healthcare Leaders Must Keep Pace With AI
Lessons from MaineHealth CIO Daniel Nigrin, M.D., on governance, workforce readiness, cybersecurity and keeping patients at the center of innovation
Groups Call for Delay to Ambulatory Specialty Model Roll-out
Stakeholders say operational and technical challenges and could undermine both participant performance and the validity of the model’s early results
Work Requirements Put New Pressure On Medicaid Member Retention
By using existing data to better understand members and implementing retention strategies, plans can remain sustainable and members can get the care they need. The post Work Requirements Put New Pressure On Medicaid Member Retention appeared first on MedCity News.
