Heali Contracts With California Medicaid, Unveils Medical Nutrition Therapy Tool
Heali's new Medical Nutrition Therapy tool offers patients and providers access to a library of evidence-based dietary recommendations.
Coordination of Benefits: An Overlooked Pillar of Medicaid Programs
Coordination of benefits is a critical pillar of the Medicaid program as it ensures the efficient use of resources, prevents overutilization, promotes equity in resource distribution, mitigates fraud and abuse, contributes to program longevity and ultimately enhances healthcare access for beneficiaries.
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Blue Shield of California Plan Helps Members Earn GED Diploma
Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan is working with the GED Testing Service to help members earn a General Educational Development (GED) diploma for no cost. Members can register online and gain access to GED study materials in both English and Spanish.
Medicaid Innovation Collaborative Announces 5 Pilot Programs To Improve Outcomes for Medicaid Patients
The Medicaid Innovation Collaborative announced five pilot programs in Kentucky, New York and Iowa. Each program addresses the health-related social needs of Medicaid beneficiaries living with a chronic condition, like diabetes.
Elevance Health To Offer Smartphones to Some Medicaid Members
Elevance Health will provide smartphones with unlimited data, talk and text to some Medicaid members in 2024, it announced at CES 2024.
Medicaid Spending on Prescriptions Has Risen Despite Lower Utilization
A new KFF report analyzed recent trends in Medicaid outpatient prescription drug utilization and spending. It discovered that although there's been lower utilization of prescription drugs in recent years, Medicaid spending on prescription drugs has increased.
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A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
HHS Launches New Medicaid Care Model To Improve Maternal Health Outcomes
HHS announced a new care model that aims to provide mothers with Medicaid coverage with more personalized maternal health care. This includes access to doulas and midwives and screening for health-related social needs.
Report: How Does Medicaid Perform Compared To Other Forms of Coverage?
A higher share of Medicaid beneficiaries rate their physical and mental health as fair or poor compared to adults with Medicare, employer-sponsored insurance or Marketplace coverage, according to a new KFF report. However, 83% of Medicaid enrollees gave their health insurance a positive rating.
What One Medicaid Insurer Looks for From Potential Health Tech Vendors
Many digital health startups aren't built with Medicaid members in mind. That's why Health Net created a request for information process to help the insurer determine which startups are the best fit for its Medicaid population, according to Dr. Pooja Mittal, vice president and chief health equity officer at Health Net.
Report: Many Found Renewing Medicaid Coverage Easy, But Some Faced Barriers
New KFF focus groups revealed that some thought the process of renewing Medicaid coverage during the unwinding of the continuous enrollment provision was simple. Others, however, faced challenges with communication from state Medicaid agencies, and some weren't aware their coverage had been terminated.
Maximize Revenue and Patient Care with Strategic Weight Loss Management
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
Urban Institute: 400,000 Veterans Expected to be Uninsured in 2024
About half (47%) of nonelderly uninsured veterans will be eligible for Medicaid or subsidies through the ACA Marketplace in 2024, according to a new report from the Urban Institute.
Report: More Than 10M People Have Been Disenrolled From Medicaid
Amid the unwinding of the continuous enrollment provision, more than 10 million people have lost Medicaid coverage, according to data from KFF. Of those disenrolled from Medicaid coverage, 71% were removed from coverage for procedural reasons.
Pair Team Secures $9M To Improve Health Access for Medicaid Patients
Pair Team's $9 million Series A funding round was led by Next Ventures and included participation from PTX Capital, Create Health Ventures, OCA Ventures, CHCF Innovation Fund, Kapor Capital and other investors. In total, Pair Team has raised about $20 million.
2.3M People Would Gain Coverage If Remaining 10 States Expanded Medicaid
If the remaining 10 states expanded Medicaid, uninsured rates would greatly drop for women of reproductive age, non-Hispanic Black adults and young adults, a new Urban Institute report found.
Medicaid Startups: Beware of the Healthcare Dabblers When Looking for Investors, Expert Says
Investors who dabble in healthcare are a "red flag," and startups in the Medicaid space should avoid these investors, said Adaeze Enekwechi, operating partner of Welsh, Carson, Anderson and Stowe, during a panel discussion at HLTH 2023.