Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) on Tuesday said he is calling for a longer extension of enhanced ObamaCare financial assistance, and floated increased IRS tax enforcement as a potential way to pay for it. Wyden told reporters that he is pushing for “the longest possible premium relief for people.” The party-line health care measure that Democrats are preparing […]
BY KIM BELLARD The New York Times had an interesting set of op-eds last week under the theme “I Was Wrong.” For example, Paul Krugman says he was wrong about inflation, David Brooks laments being wrong about capitalism, and Bret Stevens now fears he was wrong about Trump voters. Nobody fessed up about being wrong about healthcare, so I’ll volunteer. […]
Centene expects a significant number of its Medicare Advantage plans’ star ratings to drop this year, executives said during an earnings call Tuesday. Regulatory allowances CMS offered during the COVID-19 public health emergency caused a record number of Medicare Advantage insurers to receive top ratings on the program’s one to five scale, but that policy wasn’t intended to be permanent. […]
The Phoenix VA Health Care System (Phoenix) and developer U.S. Federal Properties (Kansas City, Mo.) finished construction on a five-story VA outpatient clinic in Phoenix. Situated on 15 acres, the 275,000-square-foot Phoenix VA Outpatient Clinic includes multispecialty and telehealth services, an education center, pathology, and imaging. A full kitchen and canteen for staff and patients is located on the first […]
Sally Okai-Koi, Caregiver for Alliance Homecare, has been named a 2022 Frontline Honors honoree by Home Health Care News. To become a Frontline Honoree, an individual is nominated by their peers. The candidate must be a dedicated, high-performing frontline worker who delivers exceptional experiences and outcomes; a passionate worker who knows how to put their vision into action for the […]
Dive Brief: Universal Health Services’ profit halved in the second quarter compared to the same time last year amid a punishing operational environment, with operational expenses ticking up across every line item of its financial statement. Net income attributable to UHS was $164 million, compared to $325 million in the second quarter of 2021. That’s despite revenue rising on a […]
WHITE HOUSE/EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT National Security Advisor/Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, National Security Council (NSC) Jake Sullivan Senior Director for Development, Global Health, and Humanitarian Response/Special Assistant to the President, NSC Linda Etim Senior Director for Resilience and Response/Special Assistant to the President, NSC Caitlin Durkovich Senior Director for Global Health Security and Biodefense/Special Assistant […]
If you have medical insurance, chances are you’ve been utterly exasperated at some point while trying to find an available doctor or mental health practitioner in your health plan’s network. It goes like this: You find multiple providers in your plan’s directory, and you call them. All of them. Alas, the number is wrong; or the doctor has moved, or […]
I’ve returned to the U.S. for a couple of months, having lived in and worked from Brussels, Belgium, since October 2021 (save for about ten days in March 2022). Work and life slow down in Europe in July and August, giving us the opportunity to return to our U.S. home base, reunite with friends and family, and re-join life and […]
Most Parents Open to Getting Their Young Child Vaccinated Haven’t Yet Spoken to Their Pediatrician Most parents of young children newly eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine are reluctant to get them vaccinated, including 43% who say they will “definitely not” do so, a new KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor survey finds The survey – KFF’s first since the U.S. Food and […]