What’s in a Name? From Today’s Medicare to Medicare for All
In this JAMA Health Forum post, KFF’s Larry Levitt explains how proposals to create Medicare-for-All…
What’s in a Name? From Today’s Medicare to Medicare for All
In this JAMA Health Forum post, KFF’s Larry Levitt explains how proposals to create Medicare-for-All promise more generous benefits than the existing Medicare program, with no premiums or cost-sharing, but could end up looking more like Medicare if it became the subject of a serious national debate about the tradeoffs involved to implement it.
Beyond a Score: Putting The Patient Experience at the Heart of OCD Innovation
Scientific progress only really matters if it changes what life looks like for those living with OCD. That’s because for someone who has spent years losing hours to their obsessions and compulsions, meaningful progress should mean a significant change in their lives. The post Beyond a Score: Putting The Patient Experience at the Heart of…
3 Ways ProgenyHealth Can Transform Maternity and Infant Health, Claims Management
[Sponsored] Pregnancy and NICU admissions are among the most complex areas in healthcare. A new report from ProgenyHealth highlights how the company can work with Medicaid and commercial health plans to uncover insights and hidden risks critical to improving maternal and infant care and reducing costs. The post 3 Ways ProgenyHealth Can Transform Maternity and…
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,…
