Using Medicaid to Address Young People's Mental Health Needs in School Settings
Discusses the need for mental health services in schools and how states around the country have used Medicaid reimbursement to fund those services. Notes recent policy changes that have made this possible and highlights challenges that remain in using Medicaid reimbursement, particularly for rural school districts. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - April 10, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Promotoras Play Essential Role in Connecting Farmworkers with Health Care in Rural NorCal
Highlights the work of promotoras in rural Northern California including assisting eligible residents with enrolling in Medicaid. Discusses the impact of Health Provider Shortage Areas (HPSAs) on healthcare access, policy, and insurance access for undocumented farmworkers. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - April 10, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Michigan taps Centene to keep Medicaid contracts
Centene said in a statement that Meridian has 27 years of experience “developing and maintaining a Medicaid network in Michigan.” (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 9, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: James Drew Source Type: news
The Relentless Cost of Chronic Diseases
At first, my legs buckled. Then I started nearly fainting and was struck by fierce jaw, neck, and back pain—six unhappy faces-worth on the scale. Just as quickly, as one tends to do, I created narratives to explain these sudden symptoms. That one glass of wine had done me in. The steamy weather led my knees to wobble. It was the aftermath of a concussion I got after I fell in a hole in the sidewalk. It was from when I hurt my neck when I was thrown down on a subway platform by a man with low spatial awareness and somewhere to be.
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It turned out I was fainting beca...
Source: TIME: Health - April 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alissa Quart Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
Where Does One U.S. Tax Dollar Go?
This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on Apple or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Come tax season, a common refrain is: “what do my taxes even pay for?” To answer that…#voronoi #apple #android #healthandmedicare #medicaid #medicare #nationaldefense (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Florida appeals in Medicaid dispute
The dispute stems from a program designed to help pull down more federal money to go to hospitals. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - April 8, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Jim Saunders Source Type: news
Here's What Medicaid Expansion Can Do for the Health of Your State
(MedPage Today) -- As the Texas House and Senate decide which issues to consider in the 2025 legislative session, we want to bring your attention to a matter that requires immediate action in our state: the need to accept expanded federal funding... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 6, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Statement from President Joe Biden on the March Jobs Report
Today’s report marks a milestone in America’s comeback. Three years ago, I inherited an economy on the brink. With today’s report of 303,000 new jobs in March, we have passed the milestone of 15 million jobs created since I took office. That’s 15 million more people who have the dignity and…#congressional #republicans #socialsecurity #medicare #medicaid (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A new federalist approach to reducing gun violence: model state policy for medicaid-funded, hospital-based violence intervention programs - Bozzelli R.
Guns are the leading cause of death among children in the United States.1 In 2021, firearms killed 4,733 children.2 Until the mid-twentieth century, infectious disease was the main cause of death of children.3 Advances in medicine and preventative measures... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Community-Based Prevention Source Type: news
Public Inspection: HHS, Treasury: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2025; Updating Section 1332 Waiver Public Notice Procedures; Medicaid; Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan Program; and Basic Health Program
Pre-publication notice of final rule from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) setting parameters for risk adjustment and user fees for state and federal-based exchanges for 2025. This rule also addresses requirements related to the auto re-enrollment hierarchy, essential health benefits, the Insurance Affordability Program enrollment eligibility verification process, network adequacy, prescription drug benefits, and more. These regulations are effective June 4, 2024. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - April 5, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Public Inspection: CMS: Medicare Program: Medicare Advantage and the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program for Contract Year 2024--Remaining Provisions and Contract Year 2025 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, etc.
Pre-publication notice of final rule from the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) revising regulations for Medicare Advantage (Part C), Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit (Part D), Medicare cost plan, and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). Revisions include Star Ratings, marketing and communications, agent/broker compensation, health equity, dual-eligible special needs plans (D-SNPs), utilization management, network adequacy, and other programmatic areas. These regulations are effective June 3, 2024. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - April 5, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
CMS: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
The Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking comments on the following information collections: 1) Outcome and Assessment Information Set OASIS-E1; 2) Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, and Medicare Fee-For-Service Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Survey; 3) Application for Part A (Hospital Insurance) and Part B (Medical Insurance) for People with End-Stage Renal Disease; and 4) End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Annual Home Dialysis within Nursing Home Survey Form. Comments are due by June 4, 2024. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - April 5, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Lyft played chicken with Minneapolis and lost
For months the ride service apps Uber and Lyft have been fighting attempts by the government of Minneapolis, Minnesota to raise driver pay to the city’s $15.57 per hour minimum wage, even threatening to leave the city should they be forced to do so. Lyft, however, is now signaling that it’s…#minneapolis #minnesota #citycouncil #jeremybird #abc #stpaul #p3 #medicaid #lyftsbird (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
CMS: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
The Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking comments on the following information collections: 1) Application for Enrollment in Medicare Part A Internet Claim (iClaim) Application Screen Modernized Claims System and Consolidated Claim Experience Screens and 2) CAHPS Hospice Survey. Comments are due by June 3, 2024. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - April 4, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
CMS: Medicare Program; FY 2025 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update, Hospice Conditions of Participation Updates, and Hospice Quality Reporting Program Requirements
Notice of a proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) updating the hospice wage index, payment rates, and aggregate cap amount for fiscal year 2025. Includes proposals regarding changes to the Hospice Quality Reporting Program; the adoption of the most recent Office of Management and Budget statistical area delineations, which would change the hospice wage index; clarifications to current policy related to the "election statement" and the
"notice of election;" and clarifying language regarding hospice certification. Among other things, this rule seeks comments regarding the potential implementat...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - April 4, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
