UnitedHealthcare set to terminate its Medicaid provider contract with Temple Health System
Temple Health said the insurer "doesn't seem to understand how health care is provided in Philadelphia." (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - January 17, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: John George Source Type: news
CMS: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is seeking comment on the following information collections: 1) Medicaid Managed Care and Supporting Regulations; 2) Testing Experience and Functional Tools (TEFT): Functional Assessment Standardized Items (FASI) Based on the CARE Tool; 3) the Home Health Care CAHPS ® Survey (HHCAHPS); and 4) Collection of Diagnostic Data in the Abbreviated RAPS Format. Comments are due by March 20, 2023. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - January 17, 2023 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
CMS Announces Increase in 2023 in Organizations and Beneficiaries Benefiting from Coordinated Care in Accountable Care Relationship
Announcement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services detailing three accountable care initiatives for 2023, the Medicare Shared Savings Program, the Accountable Care Organizations Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (ACO REACH) Model, and the Kidney Care Choices (KCC) Model. These initiatives are expected to drive growth in participation, particularly in rural and underserved areas. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - January 17, 2023 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Will You Beat Uncle Sam's Relentless Pursuit Of Your Wealth? | ZeroHedge
Will You Beat Uncle Sam's Relentless Pursuit Of Your Wealth? Authored by MN Gordon via EconomicPrism.com, The United States is lurching towards an epic financial catastrophe. This isn’t a novel insight. The great tragedy has been in the works for decades. Anyone with a mild inkling of curiosity…#willyoubeatuncle #fga #naples #medicaid #unclesams #financialfirstaidkit #daskapital #medicare #uscensusbureaus #florida (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
with the GOP ’s ‘emergency’ debt ceiling plan
Americans may never know all of the details about the assorted side deals Kevin McCarthy struck to become House speaker, but The Washington Post reported over the weekend on one of the more dangerous promises the Republican agreed to with some of his far-right members. According to the report,…#republicanparty #treasurydepartment #medicaid #republicans #medicare #xyz #politico #faa #kevinmccarthy #msnbc (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Here is the Truth: Medicare Advantage Is Neither Medicare Nor an Advantage
Yves here. Across the American economy, we are seeing the high cost of American rentierism, reflected among other things in a profit share to GDP that for year has been roughly twice the level Warren Buffett deemed unsustainably high in the early 2000s. We have an overpriced, underperforming…#deadlyspin #medicaid #biginsurance #capitolhill #congressional #americantaxdollars #capitol #imho #centerformedicare #medicareadvantage (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
House Republicans Prepare To Execute Emergency Strategy For Breaching Debt Limit | ZeroHedge
House Republicans Prepare To Execute Emergency Strategy For Breaching Debt Limit House Republicans are preparing to give the Treasury Department guidance if the White House and Congress can't agree to lift the nation's debt ceiling. The plan was part of the private deal struck between House…#markwaynemullin #medicaid #impeachmenthoax #republicans #chiproy #treasury #faa #selectcommittees #xyz #pdf (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘She never has enough money’: I was adopted by a wealthy family, but my biological grandma says I need to financially support her — and buy her a condo
My biological mom died when I was a toddler, and the state felt that my grandmother wasn’t appropriate as a placement given that they found she had mental-health issues at that time. I was adopted by an upper-class family, and all communication with my biological grandma was prohibited after the…#moneyist #greece #socialsecurity #medicaid #lasvegas #pennsylvania (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
U.S. uninsured rate fell during Covid pandemic as Medicaid and Obamacare coverage grew
An Obamacare sign is seen outside of the Leading Insurance Agency, which offers plans under the Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare) on January 28, 2021 in Miami, Florida. The number of people in the U.S. without health insurance declined during the Covid-19 pandemic even as millions of…#affordablecareact #medicaid #florida #hhs #miami #obamacare (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Lawmakers Considering Sending Tax Rebates From Alabama Using Budget Surplus – 24/7 Wall St.
Alabama lawmakers are considering sending tax rebates to taxpayers as the state witnesses a massive budget surplus of more than $2.7 billion. If what lawmakers are considering materializes, eligible taxpayers could get up to $500 in tax rebates from Alabama. Tax Rebates From Alabama: Who Could Get…#republicans #bobbysingleton #medicaid #arthurorr #kayivey #gregalbritton #affordablecareact (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Post-Birth Hospitalizations Dropped With Medicaid Expansion Post-Birth Hospitalizations Dropped With Medicaid Expansion
Researchers attributed drops in hospitalizations following birth to improved access to prenatal care and better management of health problems outside hospital walls.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
Why Britain's prime minister prefers to see a private doctor
After weeks of speculation, the Brits have discovered the shameful truth: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has indeed used private health care in the past. The conservative head of the United Kingdom has been quick to add that he has always been registered with a National Health Service (NHS) general…#stateside #nhs #medicaid #reasoncom #prefersto #sunak #unitedkingdom #brits #rishisunak #canadians (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Montana health officials consider stricter abortion process for people covered by Medicaid
Officials in Republican-controlled Montana want to require authorization before the state’s health department pays for abortions for people covered by Medicaid, proposal critics say would reduce access and delay or even prevent abortion care for low-income women in the state. The Department of…#helena #weems #republicans #plannedparenthood #fda #marthafuller #montanasupremecourt #helenweems #catduffy #medicare (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tackling Homelessness Requires New Resources
With homelessness rising in several US cities, some officials are considering a controversial approach: involuntary hospitalization of the mentally ill. The policy has risks, and to have any hope of success it requires ample funding and planning. But without bold action the problem will only get…#oregonheathauthority #medicaid #nationalguard #tedwheeler #gavinnewsoms #karenbass #oregon #portland #ericadams #newyorkcity (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Biden administration extends Covid public health emergency as highly infectious omicron XBB.1.5 spreads
The Biden administration has extended the Covid-19 public health emergency until April as a highly transmissible omicron subvariant stokes concern that the U.S. may face another wave of hospitalizations from the disease this winter. "The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency remains in effect, and as…#twitter #columbiauniversity #medicaid #ashishjha #trump #xavierbecerra #hhs #bq #xbb (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
