Roe v. Wade repeal horror revealed as red-state emergency rooms from Florida to Texas deny care to pregnant women
One woman miscarried in the restroom lobby of a Texas emergency room as front desk staff refused to admit her. Another woman learned that her fetus had no heartbeat at a Florida hospital, the day after a security guard turned her away from the facility. And in North Carolina, a woman gave birth in…#florida #northcarolina #complaints #ussupremecourt #roevwade #ameliahuntsberger #oregon #medicare #supremecourt #idaho (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Medicare ’s Push To Improve Chronic Care Attracts Businesses, but Not Many Doctors
Yves here. I would be curious to learn how health care systems and provides in other countries handle the problem of extra needs of the elderly with chronic conditions. Of course, since most do not operate on the piecework system, these issues may not come up at all. As the article describes…#medicare #procrustean #medicareadvantage #hmo #uab #philgalewitz #kffhealthnews #palmbeachpost #patriotnews #harrisburg (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How Medicare Reimbursement Trends May Affect Breast Surgery How Medicare Reimbursement Trends May Affect Breast Surgery
New data showed that Medicare reimbursement for breast cancer surgeries has declined significantly in recent years.MDedge News (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - April 18, 2024 Category: Surgery Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Public Health Council approves new Boston, Cape Cod hospital beds as capacity strains
Massachusetts General Hospital and Cape Cod Hospital will be able to add over 100 hospital beds, the Public Health Council determined Wednesday morning — allowing the critically overflowing facilities to respond to growing statewide capacity issues. “The patients are already here on our campus,”…#publichealthcouncil #davidbrown #mgh #boston #capecodhospital #hyannis #steward #phc #representatives #medicare (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Eli Lilly ’s weight loss drug Zepbound shows promise as a sleep apnea treatment in late-stage trials
An injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, is displayed in New York City, U.S., December 11, 2023. Eli Lilly on Wednesday said its highly popular weight loss drug Zepbound showed the potential to treat patients with the most common sleep-related breathing disorder in two…#zepbound #elilillys #newyorkcity #elililly #fda #osa #pap #jeffemmick #mounjaro #medicare (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
I Waited to Take My First RMD Until April 1st. Will This Affect My Second Year's RMD?
Unlike most personal finance questions, the answer to this one is short and simple: yes, waiting until April 1st to take your first RMD will affect the amount of your second year’s RMD. The IRS rules on required minimum distributions – RMDs – demand that anyone turning 73 in 2024 withdraw a…#rmd #socialsecurity #medicare #smartreads (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Weight-Loss Drugs Help Sleep Apnea Symptoms
Eli Lilly & Co.’s weight-loss drug Zepbound improved breathing problems in highly anticipated studies that may convince more insurers to cover the $1,000-a-month treatment.
In two late-stage trials of patients with obstructive sleep apnea, a condition closely linked to obesity, Zepbound reduced the number of times breathing slowed or stopped during sleep by up to 63% from the baseline, Lilly said in a statement Wednesday. The result topped Jefferies analysts’ expectations that the trials would likely show a reduction of about 50% to 55%.
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Source: TIME: Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Madison Muller/Bloomberg Tags: Uncategorized bloomberg wire healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Eli Lilly weight-loss drug found to address sleep apnoea in trial
Study results could encourage US Medicare system and private insurers to cover tirzepatide treatments (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - April 17, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Man Faces $70M Medicare Fraud Scheme Charges
A Mississippi man has been charged with multiple offenses relating to $70 million Medicare fraud by the Justice Department. An indictment was unsealed in Tampa last week for Joel Rufus... A Mississippi man has been charged with multiple offenses relating to $70 million Medicare fraud by the…#mississippi #medicare #justicedepartment #tampa #joelrufus #oxford #fbi #tampafieldoffice #hhsoig #dme (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
CMS: Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking comments on the reinstatement of an information collection titled "Skilled Nursing Facility and Skilled Nursing Facility Complex Cost Report." The information collected will be used to determine the cost weights for the skilled nursing facility (SNF) market basket, conduct payment adequacy analyses, and determine reasonable costs. Comments are due by May 17, 2024. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - April 17, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Improper Payments in Medicare and Medicaid: Who's at Fault?
(MedPage Today) -- Republicans and Democrats took two very different approaches Tuesday to the issue of improper payments made by the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
"For fiscal year 2023, GAO [the Government Accountability Office] reports that... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 16, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Executive of Clearwater company indicted in $70M kickback scheme
The executive allegedly bribed doctors to sign off on millions of dollars' worth of sham Medicare claims, according to an indictment that was unsealed last week. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 16, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Christina Georgacopoulos Source Type: news
CMS: Public Meeting on June 25, 2024 Regarding New and Reconsidered Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Test Codes for the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 2025
The Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) announces a virtual public meeting on June 25, 2024, to receive recommendations and comments regarding payment amounts for new or substantially revised test codes Medicare is considering under the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (CLFS) for calendar year 2025. Written comments are due by May 30, 2024. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - April 16, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
CMS: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
The Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) seeking comments on revisions to an information collection titled "Reform of Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities." The information collected will be used by CMS, state survey agencies, and long-term care (LTC) facilities to ensure compliance with Medicare and Medicaid requirements and quality of care provided to LTC residents. Revisions include new requirements proposed at42 CFR 483.35 and new section 483.71, which were discussed in theSeptember 6, 2023, proposed rule onpage 61391. Comments are due by June 17, 2024. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - April 16, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
MedPAC Wrestles With Wide Variation in Generic Rx Prices, Availability
(MedPage Today) -- Why does one particular anti-psychotic drug cost $1.06 at one point of sale, and $102 at another? Members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) looked for answers to that tricky question at their meeting in Washington... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 15, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
