by Jessica Casebolt | Aug 1, 2023 | Inequities and SDOH, Tea Leaves
United Healthcare has awarded $11.1 million in grants spread across 66 nonprofit organizations to improve the health care options for individuals living in underserved communities by addressing social determinants of health. Specifically, the grant funding will be...
by Jessica Casebolt | Aug 1, 2023 | Health IT, Tea Leaves
The sensitive personal and health information of approximately 612,000 Medicare beneficiaries was exposed as part of the MoveIT transfer service breaches, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Maximus, which contracts with the government...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 31, 2023 | Providers, Tea Leaves
Lobbying groups representing different camps of the health care industry have come together to urge CMS to reconsider “conflicting regulatory proposals” that require different electronic standards for electronic data exchanges during prior authorization. The American...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 31, 2023 | Payers, Tea Leaves
A report from Epic Research found that once joining Medicare, patients are 50 percent more likely to get health screenings for breast cancer and colorectal cancer. Patients with other undiagnosed diseases, such as depression, COPD, type 2 diabetes, lung or prostate...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 31, 2023 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders, Tea Leaves
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first version of over-the-counter (OTC) naloxone from a nonprofit company, a move that could bring cheap and even free doses of the opioid overdose drug to Americans who need it most. RiVive, made by Harm...
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