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Hurricane hits healthcare reform
Washington, D.C.— The floodwaters of Hurricane Katrina destroyed hospitals, washed out medical records and separated thousands of patients from doctors and from nursing homes. Biomedical research labs at Tulane and other New Orleans universities have been devastated by the loss of research animals and frozen tissues, as well as extensive data files.
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The floodwaters of Hurricane Katrina destroyed hospitals, washed out medical records and separated thousands of patients from doctors and from nursing homes. Biomedical research labs at Tulane and other New Orleans universities have been devastated by the loss of research animals and frozen tissues, as well as extensive data files.
On the policy front, Republican plans to cut $10 billion over five years from the Medicaid program were put on hold as states struggled to provide care for thousands of evacuees. Medicaid officials are trying to make it easier for people from the Gulf region to qualify for healthcare services in other states, including coverage of prescription drug refills, vaccinations and insulin products. Hurricane victims don't have to document income eligibility or show previous coverage to gain Medicaid services.
Some members of Congress also would like to delay current plans to shift drug coverage for poor elderly patients from Medicaid to the new Medicare drug program, which will take affect January 1. The process for changing coverage of these dual-eligible seniors is in the works, though, and likely to continue.
Bridging the Diversity Gap in Rare Disease Clinical Trials with Harsha Rajasimha of IndoUSrare
November 8th 2023Briana Contreras, an editor with Managed Healthcare Executive, spoke with Harsha Rajasimha, MD, founder and executive chairman of IndoUSrare, in this month's episode of Tuning in to the C-Suite podcast. The conversation was about how the disparity in diversity and ethnicity in rare disease clinical trials in the U.S. has led to gaps in understanding diseases and conditions, jeopardizing universal health, and increasing the economic burden of healthcare.
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Managing Editor of Managed Healthcare Executive, Peter Wehrwein, had a discussion with William Shrank, M.D., a venture partner with Andreessen Horowitz, a venture capital firm in Menlo Park, California, about how artificial intelligence's role is improving healthcare, where we are today with value-based care and the ongoing efforts of reducing waste in the healthcare space for this episode of the "What's on Your Mind" podcast series.
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35th World AIDS Day Marks 20 Years of PEPFAR: Challenges and Strategies to Combat HIV/AIDS
November 29th 2023PEPFAR, having invested $100 billion and saved 25 million lives in the global fight against HIV/AIDS, faces Congressional hurdles in its reauthorization due to abortion debates. Despite widespread support and no evidence of abortion-related activities, the legislative process is at a standstill. Members of PEPFAR and authors of a recent editorial stress the significance of PEPFAR and advocate for integrating behavioral and social science into healthcare programs to achieve UNAIDS targets and address barriers in HIV/AIDS testing and treatment.
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