Advocates Urge Mississippi to Expand Medicaid for Mothers After Abortion Ban
The state that spurred the overturning of abortion rights is among 17 that have not adopted a new option to extend new mothers ’ Medicaid coverage for a year. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - August 18, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Sheryl Gay Stolberg Tags: Health Insurance and Managed Care States (US) Law and Legislation United States Politics and Government Medicaid American Rescue Plan (2021) Abortion Pregnancy and Childbirth Race and Ethnicity Midwives and Doulas Gunn, Philip Missis Source Type: news
Medicare Recipients Could Find Drug Cost Relief in Health Bill
Starting in 2025, Medicare recipients with prescription drug coverage will not have to pay more than $2,000 annually for medications, a significant savings for some. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - August 10, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Noah Weiland Tags: Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) Health Insurance and Managed Care Medicare Diabetes Insulin Law and Legislation Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Source Type: news
Democrats ’ Long-Sought Plan for Lowering Drug Costs Is at Hand
Empowering Medicare to negotiate prices directly with drug makers has been a Democratic goal for 30 years, one the pharmaceutical industry has fought ferociously. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - August 6, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Rebecca Robbins Tags: Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) Health Insurance and Managed Care Medicare Federal Budget (US) Law and Legislation United States Politics and Government Biden, Joseph R Jr Source Type: news
Biden Issues Executive Order on Abortion Access, Calling for More Study
The order is short on specifics, directing federal officials to consider how to help those traveling out of state for abortions. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - August 3, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Peter Baker Tags: United States Politics and Government Executive Orders and Memorandums Abortion Birth Control and Family Planning Roe v Wade (Supreme Court Decision) Health Insurance and Managed Care Biden, Joseph R Jr Source Type: news
Biden to Issue Second Executive Order on Abortion
The order is short on specifics, directing federal officials to consider helping those traveling out of state for abortions. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - August 3, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Daniel Victor Tags: United States Politics and Government Executive Orders and Memorandums Abortion Birth Control and Family Planning Roe v Wade (Supreme Court Decision) Health Insurance and Managed Care Biden, Joseph R Jr Source Type: news
New Study on Hospital Pricing by Houston Business Group Highlights Gaps Between Medicare and Private Insurance Payments
Employer group in Houston plans to use the numbers to pressure lawmakers for policy changes involving how hospitals and health plans price their services Clinical laboratory leaders will probably not be surprised to learn that wide disparities exist between what Medicare pays hospitals and what is paid by private insurers and employers. That’s according to […]
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Source: Dark Daily - August 3, 2022 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jillia Schlingman Tags: Coding, Billing, and Collections Laboratory News Laboratory Testing Managed Care Contracts & Payer Reimbursement anatomic pathology Baylor St. Luke’s Chris Skisak PhD clinical laboratory Dark Daily dark intelligence group Dark Report Source Type: news
SomnoMed posts record Q4 and delivers on FY22 revenue guidance
PLANO, Texas, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SomnoMed Limited (ASX " SOM " , or the Company), a leading company in the provision of oral appliance treatment solutions for sleep-related breathing disorders and obstructive sleep apnea ( ' OSA ' ), is pleased to provide its quarterly activities report for the period ended 30 June 2022 (Q4 FY22).SomnoMed posts record Q4 and delivers on FY22 revenue guidance.HighlightsRecord quarterly revenue of $21.3 million for Q4 FY22, +32% (+32% in constant currency) versus the previous corresponding period (pcp). On an underlying basis, when excluding the Q4 FY21 COVID-1...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - July 29, 2022 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
England Overhauls Medical Care for Transgender Youth
The National Health Service is closing England ’s sole youth gender clinic, which had been criticized for long wait times and inadequate services. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - July 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Azeen Ghorayshi Tags: Teenagers and Adolescence Health Insurance and Managed Care Transgender and Transsexuals Youth your-feed-healthcare Source Type: news
Wauwatosa Medicaid managed-care nonprofit to be acquired for $150M
Wauwatosa-based Medicaid managed care organization My Choice Wisconsin will be sold for $150 million in cash to Molina Healthcare Inc. with the proceeds going to establish a charitable foundation. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines - July 18, 2022 Category: Health Management Authors: Rich Kirchen Source Type: news
Pennsylvania HealthChoices members face deadline to pick new Medicaid managed care plan
UPMC Health Plans can serve all of Pennsylvania's regions. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - July 14, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: John George Source Type: news
Pennsylvania HealthChoices members face deadline to pick new Medicaid managed care plan
Health Partners Plans' long-awaited statewide expansion officially begins Sept. 1. Two other managed care companies are expanding into the Philadelphia region. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - July 14, 2022 Category: Biotechnology Authors: John George Source Type: news
Abortion Insurance Coverage Is Now Much More Complicated
In the wake of the Supreme Court ruling, abortion benefits will depend even more on where a woman lives and who provides her insurance. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - July 12, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tara Siegel Bernard Tags: Abortion Health Insurance and Managed Care Dobbs v Jackson Women ' s Health Organization (Supreme Court Decision) Telemedicine Medicaid Kaiser Family Foundation Guttmacher Institute Source Type: news
Centene Corp. subsidiary wins Medicaid contract in 30th state
Centene ’s subsidiary Delaware First Health will be among three managed care organizations to provide services for physical health, behavioral health and long-term services and supports, according to the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - July 12, 2022 Category: Biotechnology Authors: James Drew Source Type: news
Where the Risks of Pregnancy Meet Abortion Laws and Health Care
Even before the wave of abortion bans, medical treatment and advice for pregnancy has largely focused on fetal safety over the mother ’s. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - July 5, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Amanda Taub Tags: Roe v Wade (Supreme Court Decision) Pregnancy and Childbirth Women and Girls Abortion Morning Sickness Birth Control and Family Planning Health Insurance and Managed Care United States Great Britain Poland Source Type: news
Dr. Paul M. Ellwood Jr., Architect of the H.M.O., Is Dead at 95
Often called the father of the health maintenance organization, he coined the term in 1970, envisioning a system that would compete for patients by providing the best care at the lowest price. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - June 20, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Robert D. McFadden Tags: Ellwood, Paul M Jr Deaths (Obituaries) H.M.O. Health Insurance and Managed Care Jackson Hole Group Health Maintenance Organization Source Type: news
