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Payer
How will rural Americans fare during Medicaid unwinding? Experts fear they're on their own
Nearly 75% of people who have lost Medicaid coverage since states began the unwinding process this year were disenrolled for...
Covid-19
Health Workers Warn Loosening Mask Advice in Hospitals Would Harm Patients and Providers
A CDC draft controversially concludes that N95 face masks are equivalent to looser, surgical face masks in certain settings.
Innovation
Memphis Project Brings Primary Care to Urban YMCAs
A new partnership will open primary care clinics in select YMCAs around Memphis, offering more convenient access to care for...
Strategy
Most States Have Yet to Permanently Fund 988. Call Centers Want Certainty.
The federal government has provided about $1 billion to launch the number, designed as an alternative to 911.
Innovation
LA Health Plan Launches Program to Improve Healthcare for the Homeless
The health plan is issuing more than $4 million in grants to nine organizations through an innovative program to improve...
Payer
Low- Moderate-Income Insured Older Adults Struggle with Medical Bills
Nearly half of respondents ages 50-64 with mounting medical expenses report taking on credit card debt to pay bills.
Marketing
Doctors Sound Alarm About Child Nicotine Poisoning as Vapes Flood the U.S. Market
Cases of vaping-related nicotine exposure reported to poison centers hit an all-time high in 2022.
Telehealth
Grant Program Targets Telehealth Access in Underserved Neighborhoods
A teledermatology clinic that was launched in a church is the model for a program aimed at creating new channels...
Clinical Care
Excessive Drinking During the Pandemic Increased CA's Alcoholic Liver Disease Death Rates
The rate peaked at 13.2 deaths per 100,000 residents in 2021, nearly double the rate from two decades ago.
Strategy
How Health Care May Be Affected by the High Court's Affirmative Action Ruling
The decision found it is unconstitutional for colleges and universities to use race as a factor in student admissions.
Clinical Care
Will the Doctor See You Now? The Health System's Changing Landscape
It's often hard to find a doctor and make an appointment that's not weeks or months away.
Finance
Dementia Can Take a Toll on Financial Health, as Some Families Learn the Hard Way
A growing body of research shows money problems are a possible warning sign ? rather than only a product ?...