by Jessica Casebolt | Sep 11, 2023 | Payers, Tea Leaves
Most Medicare Advantage (MA) beneficiaries are satisfied with their health plan, but many enrollees feel they are overbilled, have struggled to navigate the prior authorization process, or are confused by the features of their plan, a new survey from Retirement Living...
by Jessica Casebolt | Sep 11, 2023 | Providers, Tea Leaves
Health care workers are increasingly being assaulted or shot on the job, making hospitals and clinics among the most dangerous workplaces in America. According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, hospitals are strengthening efforts to identify security...
by Jessica Casebolt | Sep 11, 2023 | Life Sciences, Tea Leaves
The accrediting association for psychedelic practitioners has outlined what it says are the first set of professional guidelines for psychedelic-assisted therapy. The principles outlined by the American Psychedelic Practitioners Association (APPA) aim to bring...
by Jessica Casebolt | Sep 11, 2023 | Providers, Tea Leaves
Research from the March of Dimes shows that there has been a 2 percent rise in maternity care deserts since 2020. The report classified more than a third of all U.S. counties as maternity care deserts, meaning the county did not have any hospitals or birth centers...
by Jessica Casebolt | Sep 11, 2023 | Payers, Tea Leaves
A new report from KPMG found that health care mergers and acquisition activity hit a lull in the second quarter of 2023. There was a total of 245 deals in Q2 2023, 7 percent below deal volume in Q2 2022 and 41 percent below Q2 2021 levels. Forty-two percent of this...
by Jessica Casebolt | Sep 11, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
Ohio voters rejected an initiative that was largely seen as an effort to undercut a November vote on adding abortion rights to Ohio’s constitution. The measure, known as Issue 1, would have raised the threshold for amending the state’s constitution from a...
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