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UnitedHealthcare teams with AARP to tackle hearing aid costs
UnitedHealthcare is now administering AARP Hearing Solutions, part of a new partnership with AARP, the goal of which is to reduce costs for prescription and over-the-counter hearing aids.
Majority of Americans unaware of Medicaid eligibility redeterminations
The majority of adult Medicaid beneficiaries are unaware that their future eligibility could be in question upon the close of the national COVID-19 public health emergency, according to new findings from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
MDLive targeting chronic condition management with virtual platform
MDLive, a subsidiary of Evernorth, will be expanding its virtual primary care program in an effort tvieo enhance support for those living with chronic conditions, the company announced this week. Evernorth itself is a subsidiary of insurer Cigna.
Top Stories: Contributors to burnout start to ease for providers; Amazon launches virtual healthcare service
Provider burnout has been an issue in healthcare for years, but is the picture starting to improve? We’ll examine that and other timely topics in this week’s Top Stories, including Amazon’s launch of a new virtual healthcare service, and the extension …
Legislation looks to reduce Part D costs for Medicare beneficiaries
This week, U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-DE) and Bill Cassidy, MD (R-LA) introduced The PACE Part D Choice Act, which seeks to eliminate a significant financial disincentive for Medicare-only beneficiaries to enroll in Programs of All-Inclusive Care for …
Senators call for more Medicare Advantage consumer protections
Eleven Democratic senators have sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, asking the federal government to enact stronger consumer protections for Medicare Advantage in light of their concern over marketing practices for the prog…
Hospitals improve never events, HAIs in Leapfrog’s Safety Grades
The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit watchdog organization that advocates for patient safety in hospitals, has released the fall 2022 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade results, showing an overall reduction in never events and progress on stemming heal…
HHS Office for Civil Rights resolves disability case with CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs
The Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has entered into a Voluntary Resolution Agreement with CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs after the latter was accused of not providing hearing aids to a patient, OCR has said.
CMS aims to improve health equity data to reduce disparities
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is looking to improve its data in ways that contribute to a fairer healthcare system, including continuing the development of equity scores and refining the Health Equity Summary Score, as well as addressi…
Hospital acquired infections were on the rise in 2021, says CDC
Several healthcare acquired infections (HAIs), such as central line-associated bloodstream infections and ventilator events, showed increased prevalence in 2021, according to new data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Four of …
