Care 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
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In 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
Read MoreWhat happens to health programs if the federal government shuts down?
By Julie Rowner for NPR on September 27, 2023 For the first time since 2019, congressional gridlock is poised to
Read MoreHospitals are dropping Medicare Advantage left and right
By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review on September 27, 2023 Medicare Advantage provides health coverage to more than half of
Read MoreNational gym chain to limit hours for Medicare members
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Life Time, a gym chain with over 150 locations nationwide, will limit the
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