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Health Management
Another Legal Challenge to the ACA
July 26, 2022
The plaintiffs in Kelley v. Becerra are arguing that the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that preventive services be covered without cost sharing is unconstitutional. In a factsheet published yesterday, the Urban Institute says that the ACA requirement has had an especially a large effect on women, partly because contraception is among the services covered by the no-cost-sharing rules that apply to private insurers.
In Digital Health Space, Many Companies Sidestep Rigorous Study
July 14, 2022
The report highlights the gap between rigorously tested prescription digital therapeutics and products that make health or economic claims without providing supportive evidence.
Hospitals see lower readmissions with more post-discharge options
July 05, 2022
Health systems with more primary care doctors and palliative care services saw fewer people coming back to the hospital, a new study finds.
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June 23, 2022
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Patients less likely to return to emergency room if they get a phone call: Study
June 21, 2022
Those who received an automated call were less likely to go back to the hospital, researchers found. Those patients were also more likely to have followed up with a clinician.
Medicaid Directors Prepare for the End of the Public Health Emergency
June 20, 2022
As many asme 14 million people with Medicaid coverage stand to lose their health insurance when the COVID-19 public health emergency ends.
Medicaid Managed Care Plans Coming Under Scrutiny
June 20, 2022
States looked to Medicaid managed care plans to control costs and provide some predictability. Now a growing number are asking questions of the plans and investigating whether the plans are living up to their state contracts. Meanwhile, new federal reporting requirements are being implemented that may shed some light on how the plans operate.
More Difference by Race: Disparity in Hospice Use, ED Visits and Hospitalizations Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Dementia
June 09, 2022
Findings reported in JAMA Network Open today show that Black and Hispanic Medicare beneficiaries with dementia were less likely to use hospice services than White beneficiaries and were more likely to have emergency department visits and hospitalizations.
Insurers To Pay $1 Billion in Rebates This Year: Kaiser Family Foundation
June 01, 2022
The rebate total is high relative to many past years but is half of the $2 billion in rebates in 2021 and less than half of the $2.5 billion paid in 2020.
The Gaps Impeding Transition From the Hospital to Home
May 23, 2022
Some patients aren’t getting follow-up phone calls, and others lack transportation for appointments with physicians. A new study highlights problems in post-acute care.