by Jordana Choucair | May 19, 2022 | Payers
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities released a report urging Medicaid managed care plans to prepare for “unprecedented coordination” with state officials to ensure beneficiaries continue to get care after the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) ends. Experts...
by Jordana Choucair | May 19, 2022 | Payers
Independence Blue Cross is partnering with Uno Health to make it easier for its Medicare Advantage (MA) members to access state and federal programs that may benefit them. Uno and Independence piloted the partnership beginning in June 2021. To date, more than 700 MA...
by Jordana Choucair | May 19, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
An internal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed deep concerns about the agency’s culture and responsiveness to public health threats. Individuals inside the CDC or from adjacent government agencies cited several frustrations, including a...
by Jordana Choucair | May 19, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The House passed a bill to help prevent domestic terrorism and combat the threat of violent extremism. The 222-203 vote comes in the wake of a racially motivated mass shooting over the weekend at a supermarket in a predominately Black neighborhood in Buffalo, New...
by Moses Gur | May 18, 2022 | Blog, Latest News
The headlines are unavoidable and unambiguous; health care workforce shortages are at an all-time high. The COVID-19 pandemic and widespread burnout exacerbated existing scarcities in critical positions such as nurses, licensed behavioral health counselors, and...
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