OutCare Health promotes health equity worldwide by providing resources, education and support, and through its studies, says founder and president Dr. Dustin Nowaskie.
New data shows that Medicare Advantage beneficiaries generally use fewer post-acute care services than enrollees in fee-for-service Medicare, and also experience worse outcomes. For that reason and others, authors of a new study in JAMA Health forum said Medicare Advantage plans should seek feedback from patients regarding how helpful they found post-acute care after being […]
On or before September 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will release the names of the 10 Part D drugs subject to negotiated prices in Medicare starting in 2026.
A pair of Florida families have filed a class-action lawsuit against the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration and the Florida Department of Children and Families, claiming that low-income patients in the state are losing Medicaid coverage and lack clarity on how to challenge the state’s decisions.
The concept of digital twins is nothing new, but has become a hot topic as healthcare takes information from smartphones, digital watches and the EHR, and then aggregates data, says Dr. Mohamed Rehman of Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital.
Morris Hospital and Healthcare Centers in Morris, Illinois is in the process of mailing notices to current and former patients and employees to inform them that a recent cybersecurity incident may have involved their personal information.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released draft guidance that would allow Medicare beneficiaries to pay for prescription drug coverage in monthly payments spread out over a year.
A group of 30 healthcare staffing firms has jointly penned a letter to the U.S. Department of Labor asking for guidance on the latter’s classification of temporary nurses as independent contractors – saying this in fact violates the Fair Labor Standards Act, and carries “significant risks.”
Deputy Secretary General Abigail Norville of the Netherlands Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport expects actionable goals to come out of the new HIMSS global headquarters in Rotterdam.
Select Health and Kroger Health, the grocer’s healthcare division, have announced a co-branding relationship for Medicare Advantage plan offerings effective January 1, 2024. These new co-branded plans will be offered in select counties in four states: Colorado, Idaho, Nevada and Utah. Select said the plan offerings will increase access to options and services that promote […]