Value-based care growth stagnant in 2022
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Value-based care models did not grow from 2021 to 2022, though more dollars
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Health Care – General
Overall Satisfaction with Medicare is High, But Beneficiaries Under Age 65 With Disabilities Experience More Insurance Problems Than Older Beneficiaries
(By Juliette Cubanski, Maiss Mohamed, Tricia Neuman, and Gary Claxton for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Oct 26, 2023) While
Read MoreWe’re absolutely making it too hard’: The complexity of adult immunization delivery hinders vaccine uptake
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) Alison Buttenheim was floored by a sign she saw in her doctor’s office when she
Read MoreCare quality affected by drug, equipment shortages, survey says
(By Ashleigh Hollowell for Becker’s Hospital Review) Ongoing drug shortages throughout the last year in many cases have forced healthcare
Read MoreIn Response to Home-Care Workforce Shortages, Most States Report Increasing Medicaid’s Payment Rates and Expanding Worker Opportunities
(By Alice Burns, Maiss Mohamed, and Molly O’Malley Watts for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Oct 24, 2023) Long-standing workforce
Read MoreMarketers finding ways around new Medicare Advantage standards, lawmakers say
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS rules cracking down on Medicare Advantage advertising are a start, but there’s
Read MoreMedicare Enrollees Can Switch Coverage Now. Here’s What’s New and What to Consider
(By Julie Appleby for KFF Health News) Consumers know it’s fall when stores start offering Halloween candy and flu shots
Read More40% of disabled patients report unfair treatment
(By Mariah Taylor for Becker’s Hospital Review) Four in 10 adults with a disability reported experiencing unfair healthcare treatment, an
Read MoreFeds Hope to Cut Sepsis Deaths by Hitching Medicare Payments to Treatment Stats
(By Julie Appleby for KFF Health News) Don Smith remembers the moment he awoke in an intensive care unit after
Read MoreShe Received Chemo in Two States. Why Did It Cost So Much More in Alaska?
By Arielle Zionts for Kaiser Family Foundation Health News on September 29, 2023 Emily Gebel was trying to figure out
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