Managed care updates of subscriber jail release to prompt community suicide prevention: clinical trial protocol - Arias SA, Sperber K, Jones R, Taxman FS, Miller TR, Zylberfuden S, Weinstock LM, Brown GK, Ahmedani B, Johnson JE.
BACKGROUND: Recent jail detention is a marker for trait and state suicide risk in community-based populations. However, healthcare providers are typically unaware that their client was in jail and few post-release suicide prevention efforts exist. This pro... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
Extra Fees Drive Assisted Living Profits
The add-ons pile up: $93 for medications, $50 for cable TV. Prices soar as the industry leaves no service unbilled. The housing option is out of reach for many families. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - November 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jordan Rau Tags: Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Elderly Real Estate and Housing (Residential) Nursing Homes Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) Health Insurance and Managed Care Elder Care Medicaid Real Estate Investment Trusts Longevity Baby Bo Source Type: news
A Guide to Assisted Living
The facilities can look like luxury apartments or modest group homes, and can vary in pricing structures. Here ’s a guide. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - November 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jordan Rau Tags: Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Elderly Nursing Homes Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) Elder Care Longevity Medicaid Long-Term Care Insurance Health Insurance and Managed Care your-feed-healthcare Source Type: news
What Long-Term Care Looks Like Around the World
Most countries spend more than the United States on care, but middle class and affluent people still bear a substantial portion of the costs. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - November 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jordan Rau Tags: Elderly Nursing Homes Health Insurance and Managed Care Elder Care Home Health Care Gross Domestic Product Long-Term Care Insurance Income your-feed-healthcare Source Type: news
Caregivers Worry About a Lack of Resources for Long-term Care
Adult children discuss the trials of caring for their aging parents: unreliable agencies, a lack of help and dwindling financial resources. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - November 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Reed Abelson and Jordan Rau Tags: Elder Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Nursing Homes Health Insurance and Managed Care Home Health Care Grandparents Long-Term Care Insurance Families and Family Life your-feed-healthcare Source Type: news
Coping With Anger as a Family Caregiver
Looking after a sick family member can mean putting your own life on hold, often with little recognition or outside support. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - November 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Catherine Pearson Tags: Anxiety and Stress Anger (Emotion) Health Insurance and Managed Care Families and Family Life Source Type: news
HHAeXchange Honors Ten Homecare Heroes in Observance of National Homecare & amp; Hospice Month
The honorees, nominated by the company's homecare agency customers, are dedicated caregivers who embody compassion and dedication NEW YORK, Nov. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- HHAeXchange, a leading provider of homecare management solutions for providers, managed care organizations (MCOs),... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - November 8, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: AWD Source Type: news
AvevoRx Welcomes Denise Stechman as its New Regional Director of Managed Care
Company's latest senior-level position announced amidst a period of continuous, fast-paced growth and expansion for AvevoRx GREENSBORO, N.C., Nov. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- AvevoRx, a national, independent provider of specialty infusion pharmacy services, has welcomed Denise Stechman... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - November 8, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PER Source Type: news
When a Child Is Shot, Trauma Ripples Through Families, Study Finds
Gunshots are the top cause of death for children and teenagers in the U.S. Fatal or not, the wounds reverberate through communities and the health care system. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - November 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ellen Barry Tags: Children and Childhood Teenagers and Adolescence Health Insurance and Managed Care Newtown, Conn, Shooting (2012) Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides Mass Shootings Research Mental Health and Disorders Firearms School Shootings and Source Type: news
Medicine Has Become the McDonald's of Healthcare
(MedPage Today) -- I was having a conversation with a colleague about a state-funded Medicaid managed care organization (MCO). She told me that the mental health performance measures used by the state to evaluate the MCO were all "placement and... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - November 4, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Cancer Patients May Overly Self-Refer to Emergency Department
TUESDAY, Oct. 31, 2023 -- Adults with cancer may not be using available clinician advice before self-referring to the emergency department, according to a study published online Sept. 14 in the American Journal of Managed Care.
Arthur S. Hong,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 31, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
How Much Do Ozempic and Wegovy Cost? Not What You Think.
Drug companies are making billions from a new class of in-demand weight-loss treatments. But the prices are not what they seem. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - October 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Gina Kolata Tags: Semaglutide (Drug) Tirzepatide Obesity Ozempic (Drug) Health Insurance and Managed Care Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) Economic Conditions and Trends Kakani, Pragya Research Eli Lilly and Company Novo Nordisk A/S Source Type: news
Doctors at Allina Health Form Union
The physicians, at Allina Health in Minnesota and Wisconsin, appear to be the largest group of unionized doctors in the private sector. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - October 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Noam Scheiber Tags: Allina Health System Service Employees International Union Organized Labor Labor and Jobs Health Insurance and Managed Care Workplace Hazards and Violations Nursing and Nurses Doctors Hospitals Minnesota Wisconsin Source Type: news
Kaiser Permanente Reaches Tentative Deal With Health Care Workers
The proposed settlement follows a three-day strike involving thousands of unionized workers in several states. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - October 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Reed Abelson and Emily Baumgaertner Tags: Health Insurance and Managed Care Strikes Labor and Jobs Hospitals Organized Labor Wages and Salaries Kaiser Permanente Source Type: news
Southern California firm that took Centene business is growing while St. Louis giant cuts staff
Managed care giant Centene Corp. laid off about 2,000 employees last week, but a competitor that cut into Centene ’s business in Southern California has the “now hiring” sign out. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - October 12, 2023 Category: Biotechnology Authors: James Drew Source Type: news
