Research explores patient experience following North Carolina's Medicaid transition
In 2021, 1.6 million Medicaid beneficiaries in North Carolina moved from a fee-for-service Medicaid model to a managed care system known as N.C. Medicaid Managed Care. In this plan, the state pays a set amount per beneficiary each month to the private plan, and then the plan pays for any health care services received by the beneficiary. “With such a major change affecting a vulnerable population, there was concern about enrollee awareness and engagement in the transition to the new private plans… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - September 14, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Source Type: news
F.D.A. Approves New Covid Shots
A nationwide rollout of the vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna should begin later this week, after the C.D.C. considers guidelines to prepare Americans for this season when infections usually tick upward. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - September 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Jewett and Noah Weiland Tags: Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Vaccination and Immunization Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Deaths (Fatalities) Influenza Elderly Health Insurance and Managed Care Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Coronavirus Omicron Variant Immune System BioNTech S Source Type: news
Covid Vaccines May Roll Out Within Days
The F.D.A. is expected to approve a new round of shots by Pfizer and Moderna as early as Monday to prepare Americans for the fall and winter season when infections usually tick upward. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - September 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Jewett Tags: Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Vaccination and Immunization Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Deaths (Fatalities) Influenza Elderly Health Insurance and Managed Care Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Coronavirus Omicron Variant Immune System BioNTech S Source Type: news
Does Obamacare Explain Medicare ’s Spending Slowdown?
Readers offered theories of their own on a big budget mystery. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - September 9, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Alicia Parlapiano and Margot Sanger-Katz Tags: Medicare Health Insurance and Managed Care Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) Federal Budget (US) Elderly Longevity Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Source Type: news
Wauwatosa nonprofit completes $150M sale to Molina Healthcare
Medicaid managed care organization My Choice Wisconsin completed its sale for $150 million in cash to Molina Healthcare Inc. with the proceeds going to establish a charitable foundation. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - September 6, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Rich Kirchen Source Type: news
FDA accepts application for Roche ’s crovalimab for the treatment of PNH, a rare life-threatening blood condition
Acceptance based on the phase III COMMODORE 2 study, which demonstrated crovalimab achieved disease control and was well-tolerated in people with paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH)1If approved, crovalimab will be the first monthly subcutaneous treatment for PNH, with the option to self-administer outside of a supervised healthcare settingFiling applications have also been accepted in the EU, China and Japan, andsubmissions to other regulatory authorities around the world are ongoingBasel, 6 September 2023 – Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accep...
Source: Roche Investor Update - September 6, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Many Children May Have Lost Medicaid Coverage Because of State Errors
Federal officials warned state agencies to review their systems for establishing eligibility, as they pare back Medicaid rolls. Children in particular may have been affected. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - August 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Noah Weiland Tags: Health Insurance and Managed Care Medicaid States (US) Children and Childhood Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) State Children ' s Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP) Poverty Medicine and Health Income Source Type: news
Biden Administration Unveils First Drugs for Medicare Price Negotiations
The price negotiation program, established by Democrats as part of the Inflation Reduction Act, is expected to save the government tens of billions of dollars in the coming years. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - August 29, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Rebecca Robbins Tags: Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) Medicare Health Insurance and Managed Care Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Biden, Joseph R Jr United States Politics and Government Democratic Party Source Type: news
Eliquis and Jardiance Among First Drugs Picked for Medicare Price Negotiations
The Biden administration ’s announcement was an important moment for Democrats, who have campaigned on a promise to lower the cost of prescription drugs. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - August 29, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Rebecca Robbins Tags: Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Medicare Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Biden, Joseph R Jr Health and Human Services Department Health Insurance and Managed Care Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) Democratic Party United States Politics and Governmen Source Type: news
Mental Health Spending Surged in Pandemic, Study Finds
Americans ’ use of mental health services pivoted to remote visits and increased considerably, a new study found. Economists think both changes are here to stay. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - August 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ellen Barry Tags: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Mental Health and Disorders Health Insurance and Managed Care Telemedicine Research Anxiety and Stress Therapy and Rehabilitation American Psychiatric Assn Journal of the American Medical Assn Health Affairs (Jour Source Type: news
Nonprofit Health System Says It Is Ending Policy That Denied Care to Indebted Patients
Allina Health, a large Midwestern system of hospitals and clinics, says it has decided to stop cutting off medical care to patients with unpaid medical bills of $4,500 or more. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - August 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sarah Kliff and Jessica Silver-Greenberg Tags: Nonprofit Organizations Health Insurance and Managed Care Hospitals Allina Health System Minnesota Wisconsin Doctors Tax Credits, Deductions and Exemptions Poverty medical debt your-feed-healthcare Source Type: news
Largest Managed Care Providers in Tampa Bay
Data is from the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation. Local includes Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk and Sarasota counties. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
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Largest Managed Care Providers in Florida
Data is from the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - August 21, 2023 Category: Biotechnology Source Type: news
Texas-based Gentiva Personal Care Selects HHAeXchange Enterprise Platform to Support its Homecare Agencies in Four U.S. Markets
The partnership strengthens HHAeXchange's presence in Texas following the company's appointment as the state-funded EVV system provider NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- HHAeXchange, a leading provider of homecare management solutions for providers, managed care organizations... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - August 16, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: LIC Source Type: news
After End of Pandemic Coverage Guarantee, Texas Is Epicenter of Medicaid Losses
Since the end of a pandemic-era policy that barred states from removing people from Medicaid, Texas has dropped over half a million people from the program, more than any other state. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - August 13, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Noah Weiland Tags: Medicaid Texas Health Insurance and Managed Care Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) States (US) Pregnancy and Childbirth Children and Childhood Parenting Houston (Tex) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) United States Politics and G Source Type: news
