Insurance, Access & Costs

58+ min ago   (957+ words) Primary care is supposed to be the part of healthcare that patients can actually access before a health concern becomes an emergency. Yet appointments can be difficult to secure, urgent care centers may have limited diagnostic capabilities, and integrative services…...

14+ min ago   (126+ words) CMS says all states have applied for GENEROUS Model to provide most-favored-nation drug pricing American Hospital Association The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Sept. 18 that all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico have applied to participate in its initiative to…...

18+ min ago   (436+ words) More than 1,600 pediatricians responded between April and June to the survey by American Academy of Pediatrics researchers. On average, pediatricians reported that about a quarter of their patients are in immigrant families. Forty percent of pediatricians reported those families avoided…...

2+ hour, 16+ min ago   (366+ words) Oregon Health Plan, the state-based Medicaid program, will see the impacts of federal level changes in the upcoming year. To help the community prepare, the Oregon Health Authority is sending out 600,000 informational notices across the state this month regarding these…...

5+ hour, 1+ min ago   (1024+ words) Roughly half of large US employers plan to raise deductibles or increase other out-of-pocket costs for workers in 2026, according to a Mercer survey of 711 companies; a reflex response to what Segal has identified as the steepest projected health benefit cost…...

1+ hour, 22+ min ago   (136+ words) Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska has received a $2.4 million Rural Health Transformation Grant to help remodel its existing facility at 120 E. 12th St. in North Platte. The Nebraska Pride Sweet Adelines Chorus will present three shows on Sept. 26 and Sept. 27 in west…...

10+ hour, 14+ min ago   (300+ words) Private healthcare providers are calling on the government to review high taxes, import costs, fines and other regulatory challenges affecting the operation of health facilities in South Sudan. Speaking during an event over the weekend, Dr. Shakir Thomas Eluzia, head…...

58+ min ago   (83+ words) Good Samaritan is offering a lung cancer screening event Saturday, November 14th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at its Health Pavilion Radiology Department in Vincennes. The low-dose CT scan takes about five minutes. Screening is open to people ages 50 to 77 with at least a…...

58+ min ago   (346+ words) Dingell introduces resolution: U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell said she has introduced a resolution focused on preserving continuous Medicaid coverage for people undergoing cancer treatment. The release says interruptions in coverage can create “unnecessary risk and hardship” for patients. Claimed treatment barriers:…...

33+ min ago   (151+ words) AHA recommends changes to CMS’ Medicaid provider tax proposed rule American Hospital Association The AHA commented Sept. 21 on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed rule to implement the changes to Medicaid provider tax policies that were included in the…...