House Republicans introduced a proposal seeking to cut Medicaid spending by hundreds of billions of dollars. Healthcare leaders are slamming the budget plan, highlighting that it would result in millions of people losing coverage, as well as a surge in uncompensated care for providers.
Senators John Kennedy (R-Louisiana) and Eric Schmitt (R-Missouri) introduced a bill last week that would require “able-bodied adults” without dependents to work or volunteer for at least 20 hours per week to receive Medicaid benefits.
The progress in artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping patient care, across various dimensions, from facilitating faster discharge to curating treatment plans and suggesting lifestyle changes.
Capital audits can create financial pressures for facilities. However, with proactive risk mitigation, nursing homes can safeguard their financial stability and ensure continued compliance.
Families USA led a letter urging the new Congress, which was sworn in on Jan. 3, to protect Medicaid.
Leaders from Red Cell Partners, an investment and incubation firm that funds and builds healthcare startups, shared key trends they’re keeping their eyes on this year — including increased adoption of AI agents and redefined GLP-1 management frameworks for employers.
Medicaid and CHIP facilitate necessary access to oral health services, which helps to bridge the gap in dental care for children from low- and moderate-income families. By providing coverage, it ensures that socioeconomic status does not hinder a child’s ability to receive necessary dental services.
Join us on February 26 at 3 pm ET, and we’ll dive into the key areas where practices are losing time and money and provide solutions to overcome them.
The Uno Savings Guide is a free resource that helps people check their eligibility for financial benefit programs, like Medicaid, Medicare Savings Programs and SNAP.
it is essential that more individuals receive high-quality, evidence-based primary care. While government agencies are working towards this objective, significant efforts can also be made at the community level and by independent primary care providers.
While enrollment in consumer direction programs has grown, more must be done to educate, amplify, and spread awareness to ensure that all eligible individuals learn about the benefits of this alternative to traditionally delivered agency and institutional care.
Several healthcare leaders are supporting the Biden-Harris administration’s proposed rule to expand Medicare and Medicaid coverage of GLP-1 medications for obesity treatment.
Zelis CEO Amanda Eisel shares her perspective on how the company is solving the problems of a fragmented health financial system to benefit all.
Ensuring that family caregivers, and hospice providers all get the support that they need is more than just about ensuring that a patient receives end-of-life care with the dignity and support they deserve.
Whitney Haggerson — vice president of health equity and Medicaid at Providence — discussed the significance of her role, as well as how her health system is working to give all employees, regardless of title, the skills needed to help reduce health inequities.
Waymark's community-based interventions reduce hospital and emergency department visits and improve care quality, according to a new study. The company supports Medicaid patients by connecting them with community health workers, therapists, pharmacists and care coordinators in their area.
While federal healthcare programs focus their attention on ensuring healthcare resources exist for communities in need, HRSNs become critical drivers of whether individuals can actually access and benefit from these resources.
Healthy Young Minds is an online youth mental health startup. It was recently crowned winner of MedCity News’ INVEST Pitch Perfect contest focused on pediatric mental health.