by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 10, 2023 | Providers, Tea Leaves
Eliminating “bureaucratic” requirements such as prior authorization or other workflow tasks that keep providers from caring for patients will go a long way toward addressing the nationwide crisis of clinician burnout, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, M.D. said...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 10, 2023 | D.C. News, Tea Leaves
Yesterday, President Biden released his budget proposal for fiscal 2024, which includes numerous items that would affect providers, health insurance companies, and patients. Some of the budget initiatives include: $11 billion to fund a program to eliminate hepatitis...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 10, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
States can restart Medicaid redeterminations in less than a month, and a new coalition aims to avoid coverage lapses for people who may be culled from the program. The Connecting to Coverage Coalition is spearheaded by AHIP, the health insurance industry’s...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 9, 2023 | Tea Leaves, Transition to Value
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield has tapped Aledade to help its in-network primary care practices better offer value-based care. As part of the “strategic alliance,” CareFirst’s member physicians will have access to Aledade’s on-site business...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 9, 2023 | Mental Health, Tea Leaves
The rise of AI in mental health care has providers and researchers increasingly concerned over whether glitchy algorithms, privacy gaps, and other perils could outweigh the technology’s promise and lead to dangerous patient outcomes. AI-enabled chatbots like...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 9, 2023 | D.C. News, Tea Leaves
President Biden will release his FY2024 budget today and is expected to pressure Republicans to cap the cost of insulin at $35 a month for all Americans, according to administration officials. In Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, lawmakers agreed to cap insulin at $35...
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