The Need for Transparency in Medicaid Managed Care: Section 1115 Waiver Requirements as a Blueprint
Am J Law Med. 2023 Dec;49(4):457-470. doi: 10.1017/amj.2024.3. Epub 2024 Apr 2.ABSTRACTMedicaid plays a significant role in the health care space, providing insurance coverage to nearly one quarter of the U.S. population. In recent years, managed care organizations have taken on an increasingly prominent role in the Medicaid space, and in many instances have become the sole insurance option for Medicaid recipients. The scale and method of implementation for managed care programs has varied widely from state to state. This Note discusses the many methods by which a state can enact managed care within its Medicaid program, a...
Source: American Journal of Law and Medicine - April 2, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: Nicole Doherty Source Type: research
National Hospital Care Survey Demonstration Projects: Examination of Maternal Health Outcomes by Housing Assistance Status
Conclusion-Although these findings are not nationally representative, this report illustrates how linked NHCS-HUD data may provide insight into maternal health outcomes of patients who received housing assistance compared with those who did not.PMID:38563774 (Source: National health statistics reports)
Source: National health statistics reports - April 2, 2024 Category: American Health Authors: Josephine M Alford Lello Guluma Doreen M Gidali Geoffrey Jackson Source Type: research
How The "Great Resignation" and COVID Unemployment Have Eroded the Employer Sponsored Insurance Model and Access to Healthcare
Am J Law Med. 2023 Dec;49(4):415-435. doi: 10.1017/amj.2024.1. Epub 2024 Apr 2.ABSTRACTPre-pandemic, employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) covered 175 million workers and their dependents, the equivalent of 49% of the country's total population. ESI, a valuable tax preference to employer and employee alike, spurred worker job dependence on employers resulting in access to healthcare dependent upon continued employment. With the advent of the pandemic and the dramatic increase in unemployment, the number of uninsured increased by more than 2.7 million people. Then, unemployment proliferated further by an unprecedented e...
Source: American Journal of Law and Medicine - April 2, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: Miriam F Weismann Source Type: research
The Need for Transparency in Medicaid Managed Care: Section 1115 Waiver Requirements as a Blueprint
Am J Law Med. 2023 Dec;49(4):457-470. doi: 10.1017/amj.2024.3. Epub 2024 Apr 2.ABSTRACTMedicaid plays a significant role in the health care space, providing insurance coverage to nearly one quarter of the U.S. population. In recent years, managed care organizations have taken on an increasingly prominent role in the Medicaid space, and in many instances have become the sole insurance option for Medicaid recipients. The scale and method of implementation for managed care programs has varied widely from state to state. This Note discusses the many methods by which a state can enact managed care within its Medicaid program, a...
Source: American Journal of Law and Medicine - April 2, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: Nicole Doherty Source Type: research
National Hospital Care Survey Demonstration Projects: Examination of Maternal Health Outcomes by Housing Assistance Status
Conclusion-Although these findings are not nationally representative, this report illustrates how linked NHCS-HUD data may provide insight into maternal health outcomes of patients who received housing assistance compared with those who did not.PMID:38563774 (Source: National health statistics reports)
Source: National health statistics reports - April 2, 2024 Category: American Health Authors: Josephine M Alford Lello Guluma Doreen M Gidali Geoffrey Jackson Source Type: research
How The "Great Resignation" and COVID Unemployment Have Eroded the Employer Sponsored Insurance Model and Access to Healthcare
Am J Law Med. 2023 Dec;49(4):415-435. doi: 10.1017/amj.2024.1. Epub 2024 Apr 2.ABSTRACTPre-pandemic, employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) covered 175 million workers and their dependents, the equivalent of 49% of the country's total population. ESI, a valuable tax preference to employer and employee alike, spurred worker job dependence on employers resulting in access to healthcare dependent upon continued employment. With the advent of the pandemic and the dramatic increase in unemployment, the number of uninsured increased by more than 2.7 million people. Then, unemployment proliferated further by an unprecedented e...
Source: American Journal of Law and Medicine - April 2, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: Miriam F Weismann Source Type: research
The Need for Transparency in Medicaid Managed Care: Section 1115 Waiver Requirements as a Blueprint
Am J Law Med. 2023 Dec;49(4):457-470. doi: 10.1017/amj.2024.3. Epub 2024 Apr 2.ABSTRACTMedicaid plays a significant role in the health care space, providing insurance coverage to nearly one quarter of the U.S. population. In recent years, managed care organizations have taken on an increasingly prominent role in the Medicaid space, and in many instances have become the sole insurance option for Medicaid recipients. The scale and method of implementation for managed care programs has varied widely from state to state. This Note discusses the many methods by which a state can enact managed care within its Medicaid program, a...
Source: American Journal of Law and Medicine - April 2, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: Nicole Doherty Source Type: research
National Hospital Care Survey Demonstration Projects: Examination of Maternal Health Outcomes by Housing Assistance Status
Conclusion-Although these findings are not nationally representative, this report illustrates how linked NHCS-HUD data may provide insight into maternal health outcomes of patients who received housing assistance compared with those who did not.PMID:38563774 (Source: National health statistics reports)
Source: National health statistics reports - April 2, 2024 Category: American Health Authors: Josephine M Alford Lello Guluma Doreen M Gidali Geoffrey Jackson Source Type: research
Feasibility of Remote Blood Pressure Monitoring for Detection and Management of Maternal Hypertension in a predominantly Black, Rural and Medicaid Population in Mississippi
Telemedicine and e-Health, Ahead of Print. (Source: Telemedicine and e-Health)
Source: Telemedicine and e-Health - April 2, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Yunxi Zhang Yueh-Yun Lin Lincy Lal J. Michael Swint Tanya Tucker DeAngela M. Ivory Ying Zhang Saurabh Chandra Charlene Collier Source Type: research
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This explainer defines Medicaid work requirements, updates their current status at the federal and state levels, and describes their impact on enrollees.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Publications)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Publications - April 2, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Trends in prenatal prescription opioid use among Medicaid beneficiaries in Wisconsin, 2010–2019
Journal of Perinatology, Published online: 01 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41372-024-01954-yTrends in prenatal prescription opioid use among Medicaid beneficiaries in Wisconsin, 2010–2019 (Source: Journal of Perinatology)
Source: Journal of Perinatology - April 1, 2024 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Deborah B. Ehrenthal Yi Wang Jessica Pac Christine Piette Durrance Russell S. Kirby Lawrence M. Berger Source Type: research
A Geospatial Analysis of Social and Structural Determinants of Health and High HIV Prevalence in Alabama, USA
ConclusionsFindings suggesting that the HIV clusters in Alabama were categorized by significantly less severe poverty and lower educational attainment can aid ongoing efforts to strategically target resources and end the HIV epidemic in U.S. ’ Deep South. (Source: Journal of Community Health)
Source: Journal of Community Health - March 30, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Association between Medicaid Expansion and Cutaneous Melanoma Diagnosis and Outcomes: Does Where You Live Make a Difference?
CONCLUSIONS: This study underscores the positive association between ME and improved diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes for patients with non-metastatic cutaneous melanoma. These findings advocate for continued efforts to enhance health care accessibility for vulnerable populations.PMID:38553653 | DOI:10.1245/s10434-024-15214-y (Source: Ann Oncol)
Source: Ann Oncol - March 30, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Alicia C Greene Olivia Ziegler McKell Quattrone Michael J Stack Benjamin Becker Colette R Pameijer Chan Shen Source Type: research
Feasibility and Impact Assessment of a Food Insecurity Protocol in a Large Urban Pediatric Primary Care Network
CONCLUSIONS: Out of 42 clinicians invited to complete the survey, 35 completed responses. All respondents reported universal screening for FI (100%) at routine examinations, 80% reported frequently electronically documenting FI in medical records, and 91% of clinicians reported frequently referring families who screened positive for FI to at least one FI resource, with 24% reporting that resources met families' needs. Open-ended responses revealed increased awareness of FI prevalence and of patient experiences in households experiencing FI, increased satisfaction with clinical management of FI, but also concerns around hav...
Source: Primary Care - March 30, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Noah Kim Laura Fischer Sarah Haley Gross Mark Weissman Kofi Essel Source Type: research
