Despite being a significant regulatory change to the home health care industry, some providers aren’t so sure whether the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model will have that significant of a bottom-line impact. The model is constructed in such a way where the very best performers receive the largest payment boost, with a maximum adjustment of 5%. The worst-performing providers, […]

Dive Brief: RWJBarnabas Health said Tuesday it will no longer acquire Saint Peter’s Healthcare System after the Federal Trade Commission sued to block the deal.           After considerable deliberation following the FTC’s move, the New Jersey providers have mutually agreed to end the deal, RWJBarnabas said in a statement Tuesday. “This difficult decision was not reached lightly,” RWJ CEO Barry Ostrowsky […]

Remember the time when you promised yourself that today will be the last all-nighter you pull for this one last assignment?  Well, the only thing you were pushing was yourself towards a condition called sleep deprivation. What is sleep deprivation? It is a state resulting from sleep deficit over a period which could result in somnolence or daytime sleepiness, which […]

You wake up tired, but you know that you’ve got something to look forward to. It’s not your morning commute, your day at work or getting the kids to school on time. It’s your morning cup of coffee. And you’re not alone. About 62% of Americans drink coffee every day. But is drinking coffee bad for you? Some people say […]

Renuka Rayasam HOUSTON — Casey Malish had just pulled into an intersection in the 2nd Ward when a woman with tattoos and pinkish hair unexpectedly hopped into the back seat of his gray Mazda. He handles outreach for the Houston Harm Reduction Alliance, a nonprofit that helps drug users like her stay alive. The woman, Desiree Hess, had arranged to […]

The Medicaid program finances about 4 in 10 births in the U.S. Federal law requires states to provide pregnancy-related Medicaid coverage through 60 days postpartum. After that period, some postpartum individuals may qualify for Medicaid through another pathway, but others may lose coverage, particularly in non-expansion states. To help improve maternal health and coverage stability and to help address racial […]

In the past three years, the world has weathered two very different global outbreaks, caused by two very different pathogens, under two sets of very different circumstances. Unlike with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, with monkeypox, we’re entering an epidemic with highly effective vaccines—formulated to guard against smallpox—already in hand. Also unlike with SARS-CoV-2, with monkeypox, the shots stockpiled in U.S. stores […]

Published on June 2, 2022 Now that you have Marketplace health coverage, learn what you can do to stay healthy and get the care you need this summer. 3 ways to stay healthy this summer Find ways to get active. Take advantage of the warm weather by going for a jog, taking your […]

At the 75th World Health Assembly (WHA75), against the backdrop of the pandemic that has caused the tragic loss of more than 6 million lives worldwide due to COVID-19 and the senseless suffering and death inflicted by Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine, the United States and other countries came together to achieve significant milestones that will strengthen and reform the […]

Miami Cancer Institute, part of Baptist Health South Florida, is working with real-world data and analytics company COTA Inc. to better understand how certain patient demographics, such as Zip code, race/ethnicity, or other socio-economic factors, might contribute to disparities in patient outcomes. In a recent interview with Healthcare Innovation, C.K. Wang, M.D., chief medical officer at COTA, described the company’s […]