It’s common for young people leaving jails and prisons to end up back behind bars, often after lapses related to untreated mental health issues or substance abuse. A new law is aimed at getting them on Medicaid before they’re released. But the government coordination required to make it happen is significant.
Emirates Health Services is on a mission to improve outpatient appointment management, and is doing so in part by developing advanced artificial intelligence algorithms to provide real-time footstep analysis called the “Footstep Insights Solution.”
The Senate has yet to confirm a Health and Human Services secretary, but things around the department continue to change at a breakneck pace to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive orders. Payment systems have been shut down, webpages and entire datasets have been taken offline, and workers — including those with civil service protections — have been urged to quit or threatened with layoffs. Meanwhile, foreign and trade policy changes are also affecting health policy. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico and Lauren Weber of The Washington Post join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews KFF Health News’ Julie Appleby, who reported the latest “Bill of the Month” feature, about a young woman, a grandfathered health plan, and a $14,000 IUD.
Kroger Health, the healthcare division of The Kroger Co., has announced a new agreement with Express Scripts, the pharmacy benefit manager for Cigna’s Evernorth.
Kroger Health, the healthcare division of The Kroger Co., has announced a new agreement with Express Scripts, the pharmacy benefit manager for Cigna’s Evernorth.
Teladoc Health has signed a definitive agreement to acquire preventive care company Catapult Health for $65 million, and will leverage the latter’s at-home diagnostic testing capabilities and clinical support model, Teladoc said.
The Montana health department says the Board of Public Assistance is redundant and a bureaucratic hurdle that helps few people. Current and former board representatives say the rare cases in which the panel helps people are important.
There’s a digital divide occurring in healthcare. This divide can refer to a gap between patient groups that have access to digital health technologies and those that don’t. It can also refer to the growing gap between healthcare organizations that are…
There’s a digital divide occurring in healthcare. This divide can refer to a gap between patient groups that have access to digital health technologies and those that don’t. It can also refer to the growing gap between healthcare organizations that are…
Molina Healthcare has announced the closing of its acquisition of ConnectiCare Holding Company as of February 1.
Molina, headquartered in Long Beach, California, announced the acquisition in July and said it expected to close during the first half of …
