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.
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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…
Healthgrades releases America’s best hospitals ratings based on clinical outcomes
Healthgrades has released its list of the 250, 100 and 50 best hospitals for clinical excellence.
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.
COVID-19 pushes the trend towards office-based labs
COVID-19 has spurred innovation and growth, including the trend toward outpatient care at office-based labs.
As a result of increased calls to keep patients out of the hospital and safe from infection during the pandemic, the Centers for Medicare and M…
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…
AHIP accuses out-of-network providers of price gouging in the cost of COVID-19 tests
AHIP claims that federal mandates for insurers to pay for COVID-19 tests have resulted in price gouging on the part of some out-of-network providers.
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…
