The findings come at a time when the fate of the ACA is in the hands of a federal appeals court.
Category: Health Insurance
SDOH: Horizon BCBS New Jersey, RWJBarnabas Health and state partner on value-based model
Racial disparities show New Jersey’s maternal mortality rate is 38.1 deaths per 100,000 births, but among African-American women, it’s 102 deaths.
SDOH: Emergency department openings and closures have an impact on heart attack patients
Hospital closures represent a not-often reported social determinant of health, as they stress patient resources.
Number Of Americans Without Insurance Rises in 2018
Census officials said most of drop in health coverage was related to a 0.7% decline in Medicaid. The number of people with private insurance remained steady.
CEO of telemedicine company pleads guilty to Medicare fraud in $424 million scheme
CEO Lester Stockett was among 24 telemedicine executives charged in schemes billing Medicare $1.7 billion, according to DOJ.
All healthcare is local: Blue Shield of California and L.A. Care invest $146 million in community health
Plans will jointly operate 14 community resource centers across Los Angeles that will leverage personalized technology solutions to improve health and identify disparities.
Rural hospital closures having an impact on mortality rates
Because access to health services can be an issue in rural locales, rural hospital closings had a profound impact.
Hospital medians show revenues topping expenses for first time in 3 years
Revenue growth remained a hurdle due to hospitals’ ongoing reimbursement challenges, but overall stability has increased.
Cigna offers new coverage program for expensive gene therapy
Employers, health plans and unions may enroll; Covered consumers have no out-of-pocket payment for medication.
Millions Of Diabetes Patients Are Missing Out On Medicare’s Nutrition Help
Health experts say the little-used benefit represents a lost opportunity for older adults to improve their health — and for the program to save money by preventing costly complications from diabetes and chronic kidney disease.
