UnitedHealthcare Community Plan CEO talks Medicaid expansion, company ’s Greensboro presence
Triad Business Journal recently sat down with Anita Bachmann, CEO of UnitedHealthcare Community Plan, to discuss the economical impact of the Medicaid expansion and whether the company is keeping its headquarters office in Greensboro. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - February 13, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Lillian Johnson Source Type: news
These are your chances of getting dementia
What are your chances of ending up in old age with cognitive impairment or full-blown dementia? If you think, “slim or none,” try again. For those over 50, the full lifetime odds may be as high as 67%. So, astonishingly, a team of experts reported a few years ago in the peer-reviewed academic…#ssmpublichealth #medicaid #marketwatch #jingli #sandragilpatrick #boston #medicare #jessicahall #bethpinsker #judystringer (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UnitedHealthcare looks to hire 120 for Medicaid health plan
UnitedHealthcare (NYSE: UNH) is looking to hire around 120 additional employees to support its upcoming New Mexico Medicaid plan, with a job fair planned for Feb. 26. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - February 13, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Drew Goretzka Source Type: news
Quality Insights Spearheads Collaboration to Improve Healthcare Quality in Mid-Atlantic Region
In response to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' opportunity, organization seeks strategic partnerships focused on shared goals. CHARLESTON, W.Va., Feb. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Quality Insights, a non-profit organization with a mission of improving health and healthcare, is... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - February 12, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: NPT LIC Source Type: news
CMS: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2024 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; Medicare Advantage; Medicare and Medicaid Provider and Supplier Enrollment Policies; and Basic Health Program; Corrections
Notice from the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) making technical and typographical corrections to theNovember 16, 2023, final rule. This notice is effective February 12, 2024, and is applicable January 1, 2024. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - February 12, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Are You Eligible For One of These 4 Medicare Savings Programs?
Medicare Savings Programs are federally funded programs that are administered at the state level to help lower-income individuals pay for Medicare costs. There are four programs that offer benefits to Medicare recipients but not everyone is eligible. You’ll need to be within specific guidelines…#medicare #noneget #qmb #medicaid #extrahelp #slmb #medicarepartsa #qualifyingindividual #qi #socialsecurity (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
My mother, 87, has $425,000 left on a home worth $1 million. How can I settle her debts when she passes? Should I take out a reverse mortgage?
My mother, 87, has minimal savings, and has $425,000 left on her mortgage. Her monthly payment is $3,300 and the home is valued between $800,000 and $1.1 million. But her Social Security payment is only $3,000 a month. I am supporting her right now. I have five siblings, but only one other is in a…#socialsecurity #marketwatch #medicaid #bankrate #dti #qualifyingdti #hei #heloc #tomomortgage #dowjonescompany (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
People on the verge of homelessness will get help paying rent under Biden administration plan
Low-income people who need help paying rent or securing temporary housing will get additional government aid under a new initiative to tackle the country’s record homelessness, the Biden administration said Friday. The initiative seeks to address homelessness by expanding what is covered under…#medicaid #districtofcolumbia #hhs #hud #xavierbecerra #arizona #hawaii #maryland #massachusetts #minnesota (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Delivering Medicaid mental health services and supports in schools: current landscape and opportunities to expand - Ilakkuvan V, De Biasi A.
This study examines how Medicaid finances mental health promotion and prevention (t... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 9, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Public Inspection: CMS: Medicare Program: Strengthening Oversight of Accrediting Organizations and Preventing Accrediting Organization Conflict of Interest, and Related Provisions
Pre-publication notice of proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) that would set forth provisions to strengthen accrediting organization oversight by addressing conflicts of interest, establishing consistent standards, processes and definitions, and updating the validation and performance standards systems. Among other things, this proposed rule would revise the psychiatric hospital survey process, add a limitation on terminated deemed providers and suppliers when reentering the program, and provide technical corrections for End-Stage Renal Disease facilities and Kidney Transplant Programs. Com...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - February 9, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Public Inspection: CMS: Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Calendar Year 2024 Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; etc.; Correction
Pre-publication notice from the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) making technical and typographical corrections to theNovember 16, 2023, final rule. This notice is effective upon publication in the Federal Register, which is scheduled for February 12, 2024. This correction is applicable January 1, 2024. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - February 9, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
CMS: Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems; Quality Reporting Programs; Payment for Intensive Outpatient Services in Hospital Outpatient Departments, Community Mental Health Centers, Rural Health Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, and Opioid Treatment Programs; Hospital Price Transparency; Changes to Community Mental Health Centers Conditions of Participation, Changes to the Inpatient Prospective Payment System Medicare Code Editor; Rural Emergency Hospital Conditions of Participation Technical Correction; Correction
Notice from the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) making technical and typographical corrections to theNovember 22, 2023, final rule. This correction is effective February 9, 2024. This correction is applicable January 1, 2024. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - February 9, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
McKesson ’s Practice Insights Designated as a 2024 Qualified Clinical Data Registry by Centers for Medicare & amp; Medicaid Services
IRVING, Texas, Feb. 8, 2024 — For the eighth consecutive year, McKesson has received approval from the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) to participate in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) as a Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR). The designation enables healthcare pra... (Source: McKesson News)
Source: McKesson News - February 8, 2024 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
CMS: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes for Medicare Advantage Organizations, Medicaid Managed Care Plans, State Medicaid Agencies, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Agencies and CHIP Managed Care Entities, Issuers of Qualified Health Plans on the Federally-Facilitated Exchanges, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Eligible Clinicians, and Eligible Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals in the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program
Notice of final rule from the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) aiming to improve the electronic exchange of healthcare data and streamline processes related to prior authorization through new requirements for Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations, state Medicaid fee-for-service (FFS) programs, state Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) FFS programs, Medicaid managed care plans, CHIP managed care entities, and Qualified Health Plan issuers on the Federally-facilitated Exchanges. This final rule will also add new measures for eligible hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) to report under the Medic...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - February 8, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Halfway through Medicaid purge, enrollment is down about 10 million
Since last April, states have removed more than 16 million people from their Medicaid programs in a process known as the "unwinding," according to KFF estimates compiled from state-level data. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - February 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Phil Galewitz Source Type: news
