The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) is, once again, calling for federal policymakers to streamline alternative payment models within the Medicare program. Released late Wednesday, MedPAC’s June report details how that could theoretically be done. The focus on alternative payment models should come as no surprise for those who have been watching closely. In June 2021, MedPAC recommended that the […]
Rachel Scheier BERKELEY, Calif. — After avoiding movie theaters, restaurants, and gyms for more than two years, Helen Ho decided to take her first big risk since the start of the pandemic to attend her graduation. In late May, Ho, 32, flew to Cambridge, Massachusetts, to collect her Ph.D. in public policy from Harvard University. A few days after returning […]
KFF’s Kaiser Health News (KHN) and NPR today launched a yearlong investigative project that explores the scale, impact, and causes of the health care debt crisis in the United States. Drawing upon a special KFF poll conducted for the project, original data analysis, and hundreds of interviews, the investigation reveals a problem far more pervasive than previously reported. That’s because […]
We have our first peek at Ryan Gosling in his role as Ken for the new Barbie movie set to come out next year. Today in health care, parents of kids under 5 are one step closer to a vaccine (likely available next week). And Anthony Fauci has COVID. Welcome to Overnight Health Care, where we’re following the latest moves on policy […]
In five months, midterm elections will determine the makeup of a Congress that could revive or reject legislation to lower drug prices. Political strategists project that Republicans will take control of the House of Representatives. This year’s vote is a “change election,” and such elections typically do not go in favor of those in power, said Dan Todd, founder […]
By JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH What BIG thing is Avaneer Health building with its $50 million SEED round backed by not-just-investors-but-also-partners CVS Health, Aetna, Anthem, Cleveland Clinic, HCSC, PNC Bank, Sentara Healthcare and IBM Watson Health? CEO Stuart Hanson stops by to clear-up the mystery that IS Avaneer Health, and how the massive data exchange platform it’s building is meant […]
Anthem is continuing its corporate makeover. The nation’s second largest insurer, which will change its name to Elevance Health on June 28, is extending its rebranding campaign, Anthem announced Wednesday. The company’s healthcare services arm will be dubbed Carelon and some of its health plans will take on the Wellpoint brand, which was the parent company’s name before it became […]
Here are three ways investments can help rural healthcare organizations improve patient care quality. 1. Telehealth Solutions Solve Staff Shortages in Healthcare According to a report from the Association of American Medical Colleges, a shortage of 17,800 to 48,000 primary care physicians is projected by 2034, in addition to a shortage of 21,000 to 77,100 specialty physicians. The ongoing clinician […]
Advocate Aurora Health may have surprised some with its acquisition of the home care franchise Senior Helpers last year. But that’s just one of the steps the health system is taking to build out its home-based care capabilities, as well as a larger, full continuum overall. With Senior Helpers acquisition and a continued pursuit of growth through M&A, Advocate Aurora […]
It started with a marketing email sent to avid rowers in the spring of 2020. JL Racing, the apparel brand well-known among rowing aficionados, was asking for industry contacts in the healthcare field. The family-owned company was attempting to make a major pivot into manufacturing reusable medical gowns for healthcare workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. The […]