Health care inefficiencies continue to plague an industry that represents nearly 20% of the countrys economy. That reality seems to be driven home almost every time I seek out care. Even something as seemingly simple as a trip to a podiatrist. In late June, pain began shooting through my left heel. This is not new … Read more
Mass. programs work to reduce accessibility gap for food and health care Three Sisters Garden Project and the Massachusetts Medical Society are bridging the gap. Updated: 8:00 PM EDT Aug 18, 2023 Hide Transcript Show Transcript IT. THE TRICKY THING ABOUT GAPS IN SOCIETIES AND SIDEWALKS IS THAT WE GET USED TO WALKING OVER THEM. … Read more
Idaho officials say that a letter from federal regulators that says Idaho may have broken federal rules in how the state removed people from Medicaid this spring doesnt paint a full picture. Idahos 51% procedural disenrollment rate was the second highest in the country, just behind Texas, at 52%. Thats according to the Idaho Capital … Read more
Blue Shield of California aims to lower prescription drug prices by switching up its partnership with CVS Health’s pharmacy benefit management service, a move experts say could have ripple effects across the industry. Blue Shield is dropping most services from CVS Caremark, one of three major pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) that help insurance companies negotiate … Read more
A look at how higher education can address the mental health needs of its health care and medical students before they graduate and experience burnout. Sterile halls, fluorescent lights, antiseptic.Saving lives, finding answers, solving problems. When a young medical student steps into clinicals for the first time, how do they view the hospital around them? … Read more
PUEBLO, Colo. As 41% of American adults face medical debt, residents of this southern Colorado city contend their local nonprofit hospitals arent providing enough charity care to justify the millions in tax breaks they receive. The two hospitals in Pueblo, Parkview Medical Center and Centura St. Mary-Corwin, do not pay most federal or state taxes. … Read more
Ed. Note Good morning, Florida Politics fans! Sunburn is taking the morning off, and we are pleased to present our latest installment of Diagnosis as your morning dose of health care news, people, and policy. Dont fear; the morning read of whats hot in Florida politics will return to inboxes first thing Friday. Please, enjoy … Read more
The cost of healthcare in retirement is one of those great unknowns in life that no one wants to think about when theyre young and healthy. Rest assured, though, one day youll be there. The fact is that out-of-pocket medical bills will eat up more of your retirement budget that you can fathom. Fidelitys retiree … Read more
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D) joins Maryland Health Care for All! at a press conference to highlight the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act on Aug. 15, 2023. Photo by Danielle J. Brown. Approaching the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, Maryland lawmakers and advocates came together Tuesday to highlight provisions of the … Read more
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – Hundreds of thousands of people in Alabama live without insurance, keeping many of them from going to the doctor when needed. When they do get health care, it ends up costing hospitals thousands of dollars in uncompensated care. These are mainly people who have job; they make too much money to … Read more