by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 16, 2024 | Providers, Tea Leaves
Experts are sounding the alarm over a decline in new doctors entering pediatrics, warning of serious implications for children’s health care nationwide. This shortage threatens to deprive kids of essential medical attention crucial for their well-being,...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 16, 2024 | Payers, Tea Leaves
A new analysis from KFF digs into insurers’ financial performance across multiple markets and found the highest gross margins in the Medicare Advantage (MA) space. At the end of 2023, gross margins per enrollee in MA were $1,982 on average compared to $1,048 in...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 16, 2024 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is helping incarcerated adults and children obtain access to Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage before they leave a prison, jail, or youth correctional facility. The agency’s action will...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 16, 2024 | Providers, Tea Leaves
The Biden administration is investing hundreds of millions of dollars to train primary care clinicians to better serve older adults, officials announced Monday. America faces a shortage of geriatricians, who specialize in health care for patients over 65 years old....
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 16, 2024 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders, Tea Leaves
OptumRx will pay $20 million to resolve claims the company violated the Controlled Substances Act by improperly filling certain opioid prescriptions, the Department of Justice recently announced. The agency claims OptumRx did not fill prescriptions correctly for...
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