by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 27, 2023 | Providers, Tea Leaves
The American Hospital Association (AHA) is pushing back against the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s (MedPAC) report to congress on hospital finances. Earlier this month, MedPAC advised lawmakers to adopt a modest 2024 Medicare reimbursement bump (1 percent...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 27, 2023 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders, Tea Leaves
Teen overdose deaths have doubled in three years, an alarming trend amid a historic decline in drug and alcohol use among high school students. Many sources point to fentanyl as the leading cause of teen overdose death. Between 2010 and 2021, the number of adolescent...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 27, 2023 | Mental Health, Tea Leaves
States and local governments are increasingly pursuing legislation and legal action against social media companies as they are increasingly being blamed for historically high rates of depression, suicidality, and other mental health issues in youth. Utah just passed a...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 24, 2023 | Mental Health, Tea Leaves
A new survey shows that a significant number of college students struggle with their mental health, and a growing number say they have considered dropping out of school. Two out of 5 undergraduate students, including nearly half of female students, say they frequently...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 24, 2023 | Public Health/Prevention, Tea Leaves
Federal health officials are continuing to investigate a multi-state outbreak of drug-resistant infections linked to eye drops. At least 3 people have died, and 68 people from 16 states were diagnosed with a rare strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in connection with the...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 24, 2023 | Providers, Tea Leaves
Aledade, the nation’s largest independent primary care network, announced yesterday that Cigna Healthcare Medicare Advantage customers can now receive value-based care from Aledade’s network of independent primary care practices in Delaware, Maryland, and the District...
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