Startup Harmonic Health Aims to Remake Dementia Treatment Harmonic Health's program combines a team of medical specialists with AI and other advanced technology to provide comprehensive care. Kiplinger · Nov 20, 2023
AI will live up to the hype and more unicorns will lose their horns: 10 health care predictions for 2024 from top investors Top health care investors Bob Kocher and Bryan Roberts share their annual predictions for the sector–and how last year's list panned out. Fortune · Nov 14, 2023
Biden administration slow to act as millions are booted off Medicaid, advocates say Error-ridden state reviews have purged millions of the poorest Americans from the Medicaid program in recent months The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2023
Medicaid Disenrollment Surpasses 10 Million People The unwinding of the Medicaid continuous enrollment provision has led to the disenrollment of over 10 million people – and that number could double. Kiplinger · Nov 7, 2023
Firozabad judge sets example, opts for govt hospital for childbirth AGRA: At a time when even locals are hesitant to go to government hospitals, a civil judge in Firozabad district gave birth at the 100-bed facility of the state medical college in the city. The Times of India · Nov 7, 2023
US nursing home workers face ‘catastrophic crisis’ of understaffing Persistent problem has grave impacts on patient care, on residents’ wellbeing, and is causing spiraling burnout for staff The Guardian - US · Nov 7, 2023
Medicare to Broaden Access to Mental Health Care in 2024 Medicare is set to expand its coverage of mental health care services in 2024. Here's what you need to know. Kiplinger · Oct 31, 2023
5 common—and costly—Medicare Open Enrollment mistakes As millions of current and new Medicare beneficiaries evaluate the insurance that’s right for them, an expert offers some suggestions to avoid costly errors. Fortune · Oct 28, 2023
Answering the call: Montana volunteers try to fill rural EMT gap - Roll Call When a ground ambulance company pulled out of a rural Montana county, volunteers stepped in to fill the void. Roll Call · Oct 26, 2023
Medicare Advantage keeps growing. Tiny, rural hospitals say that's a huge problem More than half of seniors choose private Medicare Advantage plans instead of traditional Medicare. As rural enrollment increases, many small-town hospitals say that threatens their viability. WEKU · Oct 17, 2023
MPs to ask British Museum about thefts and damage to international reputation A Metropolitan Police investigation is under way. The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2023
Tensions high as Medicare drug negotiations advance - Roll Call A law allowing Medicare to negotiate the price of some high-cost drugs remains uncertain, with at least nine lawsuits challenging it. Roll Call · Oct 5, 2023
NIA arrests PKS State executive committee member following raids in 62 locations in TS and A.P. NIA raids across 62 locations in AP & Telangana in Munchingputu CPI (Maoist) conspiracy case; arrest of State Executive Committee member of Pragathiseela Karmika Samakya & seizure of weapons, cash, incriminating material & Maoist literature. Raids led to arrest of Chandra Narasimhulu & seizure of pistol, ₹13 lakh & documents.… The Hindu · Oct 2, 2023
NIA arrests man in ‘Munchingiputtu Maoist conspiracy’ case, raids over 53 locations in Andhra Pradesh NIA sleuths raid 53 locations in Andhra Pradesh in connection with Maoist conspiracy case; arrest Chandra Narasimhulu, State exec. of Pragathiseela Karmika Samakya; seize pistol, bullets, cash & Maoist literature. Chargesheet filed against seven accused by NIA Special Court in Vijayawada. The Hindu · Oct 2, 2023
Kiplinger · Sep 28, 2023 Medicare Advantage Costs Expected to Decrease 6.75% in 2025 Most Medicare Advantage enrollees who remain in their plan will see lower or no increase in their premiums in 2025.
The Texas Tribune · Sep 28, 2023 ‘An understaffed and broken system’: 900,000 Texans have lost Medicaid as others struggle to access SNAP benefits Texas Democrats in Congress are urging the federal government to audit the state’s Medicaid eligibility system
WEKU · Sep 27, 2023 What happens to health programs if the federal government shuts down? Medicare and Medicaid are mandatory spending programs and that keeps them relatively safe in the early days of the shutdown, but 42% of the Department of Health's staff will be furloughed.
Kiplinger · Sep 26, 2023 How Medicare Is Affected by a Government Shutdown A look at how Medicare is affected by a government shutdown, as well as other government-related health care.
The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023 Medicaid coverage restored to about a half-million people after computer errors in many states About a half-million people are regaining Medicaid coverage after the federal government says they were dropped inappropriately by states
Roll Call · Sep 6, 2023 Medicare pandemic advances deepen debt for some hospitals - Roll Call Congress poured billions into hospitals through advances on Medicare claims, but now some medical providers are struggling to pay it back.
Roll Call · Sep 1, 2023 HHS releases long-awaited nursing home staffing proposal - Roll Call The Biden administration's proposed rule would mandate minimum staffing in nursing homes, but it falls short of what advocates had pushed for.
The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2023 US will regulate nursing home staffing for first time, but proposal lower than many advocates hoped The Biden administration says U.S. nursing homes will, for the first time, have to comply with federal rules on staffing levels
Salon · Sep 1, 2023 About the new drug pricing negotiations The first eligible drugs treat diabetes, blood clots, blood cancers, arthritis and heart disease
WEKU · Sep 1, 2023 Understaffed nursing homes are a huge problem, and Biden's promised fix 'sabotaged' A study commissioned by the government to recommend minimum staffing levels at nursing homes drew no conclusions. And that means Biden's pledge to set those minimums may come to far less than hoped.
Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 31, 2023 5 things consumers need to know about Medicare’s new drug-pricing negotiations, how they’ll affect you This could help people whose Medicare drug plans require big copayments. But the main relief will come from part of the Inflation Reduction Act that caps drug spending by Medicare recipients at $2,000 a year starting in 2025.