by Jordana Choucair | Oct 19, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
A study in Circulation: Heart Failure found that Black patients were less likely to receive heart failure care, even when they had access, adequate insurance coverage, and an expressed desire to get treatment. Researchers studied 377 patients receiving treatment for...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 19, 2022 | Life Sciences
The Kaiser Family Foundation released a brief examining how accessibility and cost of COVID-19 vaccines, treatments, and tests will change after the public health emergency (PHE) ends and such countermeasure efforts shift to the commercial market. The brief points out...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 19, 2022 | Mental Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra announced that hundreds of millions of dollars will be awarded to support Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs). The federal government is offering $1 million grants next year...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 19, 2022 | Payers
Research published in Radiology found a more than 10-fold price discrepancy for common imaging services provided at the same hospital. Researchers examined data from more than 2,000 hospitals to determine the range of negotiated prices between hospitals and insurance...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 18, 2022 | Payers
The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against Cigna, alleging it made tens of millions of dollars by making certain Medicare Advantage (MA) patients seem sicker than they actually were. According to the lawsuit, Cigna structured home visits for the primary...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 18, 2022 | Payers
For the first time in 40 years, overall inflation accelerated at a faster rate than health care costs, but experts warn it won’t last long. According to a Mercer survey, employers expect health benefits costs to increase 4.4 percent this year – half the rate of...
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