An Upside Down Future for Healthcare
BY KIM BELLARD
I find myself thinking about the future a lot, in part because I’ve somehow accumulated so much past, and in part because thinking about the present usually depresses me. I’m not so sure the future is going to be better, but I still have hopes that it can be better.
Two articles recently provided some good insights into how to think about the future: Kevin Kelly’s How to Future and an except from Jane McGonigal’s new book Imaginable: How to See the Future Coming and Feel Ready for Anything―Even Things That Seem Impossible Today that was published in Fast Company.
I’ll briefl...
Source: The Health Care Blog - June 21, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Policy Public Health Futurists health futurist Healthcare Source Type: blogs
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Medicaid reimbursement policy is a racial justice issue: low payment rates reduce access to quality care and contribute to poor health outcomes for Medicaid patients, many of whom are people of color.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - June 17, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tiffany N. Ford, Jamila Michener Source Type: blogs
The Importance of Getting the Affordable Part of the Affordable Care Act Right
The ACA ' s expansion of Medicaid and the marketplaces that sell subsidized policies have helped decrease the uninsured rate. Research on being underinsured shows that affordability at the point of care is central to keeping people healthy. For example, a new study found a significant relationship between having health insurance and better asthma control. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - June 17, 2022 Category: Health Management Authors: Petra Rasmussen Source Type: blogs
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Medicare and Medicaid can promote health equity through health care payment and delivery system reform.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - June 16, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ava Ferguson Bryan, Ciara Duggan, Thomas C. Tsai Source Type: blogs
Inside Boulder Care ’s $36 Million Series B & Scaling Telehealth Addiction Treatment in Medicaid
BY JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH
Telehealth addiction treatment clinic Boulder Care just closed a $36 million Series B. I’ve got Founder & CEO Stephanie Strong here to talk about the virtual care company’s medication-assisted approach to opioid and alcohol use disorder treatment, and its growing-bigger-by-the-day presence in the Medicaid market.
In fact, more than 95% of Boulder Care’s revenue comes in from Managed Medicaid plans, and this focus on making medications like Suboxone accessible to traditionally marginalized patients is not only better for patients (drugs like these can cut all-cause mortality r...
Source: The Health Care Blog - June 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Health Tech WTF Health Bicycle Health Boulder Care Cerebral Medicaid Mental Health Stephanie Strong substance use disorders Source Type: blogs
Republican Health Policies Disproportionally Harm White Citizens in Their States
BY MIKE MAGEE
“As I’ve said before, I believe Dr. Ladapo is an anti-science quack who doesn’t belong anywhere near our state’s Surgeon General office, let alone running it. But now that he’s been confirmed, it’s my sincere hope that he and Governor DeSantis choose to focus on saving lives and preventing unnecessary illness instead of continuing their absurd promotion of conspiracy theories and opposition to proven public health measures — but I’m not going to hold my breath.”
If you identified these as the words of the former governor, and now Congressman Charlie Crisp, currently running to retake t...
Source: The Health Care Blog - June 10, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Policy Politics ACA Affordable Care Act Charlie Crisp Medicaid Medicaid Expansion Source Type: blogs
Can SameSky Health Fix the ‘ Trust Issues ’ Minority Populations Have with Big Healthcare?
BY JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH
Healthcare needs to move into 2022 and get away from the one-size-fits-all approach that healthcare takes almost everywhere and, instead, treat people like who they are matters.” That’s the challenge coming from SameSky Health’s founder & CEO Abner Mason whose business is helping some of healthcare’s most notorious “one-size-fits-all-ers” (health plans) improve the way they engage with diverse populations.
SameSky has built a proprietary tech platform that creates an ‘n of 1’ approach to member engagement that is focused on using data to understand who each individu...
Source: The Health Care Blog - June 9, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Tech WTF Health Abner Mason SameSky Health Source Type: blogs
Hey, Old Guys!
BY KIM BELLARD
OK, how many of you had on your women-in-power bingo cards that, in 2022, Sheryl Sandberg would be out at Facebook but Queen Elizabeth II would still be Queen? It’s the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, marking seventy years on the throne. She’s getting a lot of love for that tenure, but it makes me think, geez, some people just don’t know when to step away.
Perhaps what sparked my cynicism about the Queen was an op-ed by Yuval Levin, Why Are We Still Governed by Baby Boomers and the Remarkably Old? Dr. Levin is, of course, referring to the U.S., and he’s spot-on about our governanc...
Source: The Health Care Blog - June 7, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Policy Baby Boomers Kim Bellard Politics Source Type: blogs
Abbott's Freestyle Libre 3 Finally Receives FDA Approval; Expected to Launch Later in 2022
Today, Abbott received FDA approval for the Freestyle Libre 3 model. When reporters asked, Abbott said it will become available later in 2022, but did not elaborate further. The Abbott press release says " At this time, FreeStyle Libre 3 is not currently eligible for Medicare reimbursement, and Medicaid eligibility may vary by state. " Abbott explains its Medicare situation athttps://www.freestyle.abbott/us-en/medicare.html That said, Abbott could attain CMS/Medicare coverage at a later date. Also unclear is whether Libre 3 received the iCGM designation was the Libre 2 did. It was expected, but unclear in the press release...
Source: Scott's Web Log - June 1, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Tags: 2022. abbott freestyle libre 3 CGM CGMS Dexcom Source Type: blogs
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Millions of people enrolled in Medicaid and other state-administered federal assistance programs could lose fundamental legal protections, depending on how the Supreme Court rules in Health and Hospital Corp. v Talevski.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - May 31, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Timothy S. Jost, Sara Rosenbaum Source Type: blogs
2022 Annual State HIT Connect Summit Creates Value for Medicaid Agencies and Public Health
The following is a guest article by Eliana Donner-Klein, Sr. Associate, Audacious Inquiry, a PointClickCare company. In-person meetups trumped video conferencing at the 2022 State HIT Connect Summit held last week in Baltimore, Maryland. After three years of virtual events, attendees finally gathered in real life to break down siloes and celebrate new ways for […] (Source: EMR and HIPAA)
Source: EMR and HIPAA - May 6, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Interoperability AHCA Aneesh Chopra Audacious Inquiry CareJourney CDC Eliana Donner-Klein Florida Agency for Health Care Administration Florida HIE Jay Ludlam managed care organizations Medicaid Source Type: blogs
Impacts of the Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansion on Health Insurance, Health Care Utilization, and Health Outcomes for Mexican Americans
Samsun Naher (University of New Mexico), Dinah Amoah (University of New Mexico), Kate Cartwright (University of New Mexico), David van der Goes (University of New Mexico), Impacts of the Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansion on Health Insurance, Health Care Utilization,... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - April 29, 2022 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
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The Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces will play a critical role in helping millions of people transition into new coverage once their Medicaid eligibility expires after the COVID-19 public health emergency ends.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - April 27, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sabrina Corlette, Maanasa Kona Source Type: blogs
To Bryce Gowdy, with Love: Prioritizing Medicaid's 'EPSDT' Mandate for America's Most Vulnerable Youth
Victor M. Jones (NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund), To Bryce Gowdy, with Love: Prioritizing Medicaid's 'EPSDT' Mandate for America's Most Vulnerable Youth, Southern U. L. Rev., Vol. 48 (2021): This Article joins the limited chorus of children's Medicaid scholarship... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - April 25, 2022 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
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An estimated 15 million Medicaid beneficiaries will lose their coverage in the first six months after states resume eligibility determinations once the COVID-19 public health emergency expires.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - April 13, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sara Rosenbaum, Erin Brantley, Rebecca Morris Source Type: blogs
