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Telehealth especially important in areas where mental healthcare is scarce
When the nearest psychiatrist’s office is dozens or even hundreds of miles away, a virtual connection may be enough to help people living with serious mental health conditions get effective care through their local primary care clinic, a new study shows.
Medicaid enrollees in minority groups experience worse care than white counterparts
Racial and ethnic minorities who are enrolled in Medicaid experience notably worse care experiences than their white counterparts, finds a new study published in Health Affairs.
Humana and Array Behavioral Care launch behavioral health services partnership
Humana has entered into a partnership with Array Behavioral Care, a national telehealth practice specializing in behavioral health, with the latter slated to provide telebehavioral health services to Humana Medicare Advantage individual and group membe…
Susan Dentzer named president and CEO of America’s Physician Groups
America’s Physician Groups kicked off a new era of its leadership last week when it named Susan Dentzer its new president and CEO, a position that she will officially assume in March.
HHS issues guidance to healthcare providers on civil rights protections for those with disabilities
In a further bid to achieve health equity, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued guidance to healthcare providers on civil rights protections for people with disabilities.
Hackensack Meridian Health launches hospital at home program
Hackensack Meridian Health, based in Edison, New Jersey, has launched a program called Hospital At Home at JFK University Medical Center, also in Edison. The program will deliver acute care in the home of a Medicare patient, and the health system expec…
Hospitals see job gains after two months of losses
After a rough end to 2021 in terms of job losses, healthcare appears to be on the rebound – for now. The latest jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed hospitals gaining jobs in January, though the industry is still below the levels…
One-third of parents ready to vaccinate young children
With Pfizer filing for emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine in children under age 5, some parents are taking notice. But only some: According to a new Kaiser Family Foundation survey, just 31% of parents say they plan to get their young…
CMS releases 2023 Medicare Advantage and Part D Advance Notice
On Wednesday the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released proposed payment policy changes for Medicare Advantage and Part D drug programs in 2023 that are meant to create more choices and provide affordable options for consumers.
New HHS task force formed to prevent human trafficking
This week, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra announced the formation of the HHS Task Force to Prevent Human Trafficking, knownl simply as the Task Force.
