by Jessica Casebolt | May 5, 2023 | Providers, Tea Leaves
Seven states have established tax incentives worth up to $10,000 a year for physicians who take on the responsibility of helping train the next generation. These programs improve medical training and bolster the clinical pipeline, said Denise Kornegay, associate dean...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 5, 2023 | Inequities and SDOH, Tea Leaves
Immigrant adults and children under the age of 65, including those who are undocumented, account for 8 percent of the U.S. population but make up nearly 32 percent of the uninsured population in the country, according to a new report from the Urban Institute and the...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 5, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
During the period of continuous Medicaid enrollment (February 2020 – March 2023), the uninsured rate in the US dropped to the lowest level ever recorded, but as of April 1, 2023, several states resumed disenrolling people from Medicaid, leading to concerns over...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 4, 2023 | Payers, Tea Leaves
Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollment accounts for just over half of all Medicare beneficiaries, according to a new analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation. KFF researchers analyzed data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and found that 30.19...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 4, 2023 | Life Sciences, Tea Leaves
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday approved the first vaccine to prevent infections caused by respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, a widespread pathogen that can be deadly in young children and older adults. Approval of the vaccine, which was...
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