In California, Faceoff Between Major Insurer and Health System Shows Hazards of Consolidation
(By Annie Sciacca for KFF Health News) For weeks, more than half a million Anthem Blue Cross enrollees who receive
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Emerging Health Issues
Is Housing Health Care? State Medicaid Programs Increasingly Say ‘Yes’
(By Angela Hart for KFF Health News) States are plowing billions of dollars into a high-stakes health care experiment that’s
Read MoreWhere Are the Nation’s Primary Care Providers? It’s Not an Easy Answer
(By Rae Ellen Bichell for KFF Health News) Clinicians at Valley-Wide Health Systems never know who will appear at their
Read MoreSenate Probes the Cost of Assisted Living and Its Burden on American Families
(By Jordan Rau for KFF Health News) A U.S. Senate committee on Thursday launched an examination of assisted living, holding
Read MoreWhat’s Indoor Air Quality Like in Long-Term Care Facilities During Wildfires? Worse Than You’d Think.
(By Kylie Mohr for KFF Health News) Every year, wildfires across the western U.S. and Canada send plumes of smoke
Read MoreHuman trafficking: It can happen to anyone
(Source – news.va.gov) January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. This month is dedicated to raising awareness about human trafficking
Read MoreSenate committee launches bipartisan investigation into private equity ownership of hospitals
(By Brittany Trang for STAT) The two leaders of the Senate Budget Committee on Thursday launched a bipartisan investigation into
Read MoreDesperate Families Search for Affordable Home Care
(By Reed Abelson, The New York Times – KFF Health News project) It’s a good day when Frank Lee, a
Read MoreHospitals worry the plans are going to skirt federal regulations in reviewing hospital admissions
The American Hospital Association and the Federation of American Hospitals have voiced their concerns to the Centers for Medicare and
Read MoreBipartisan anger over Medicare Advantage denials on the rise
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Concerns about Medicare Advantage denials are on the rise in Washington, Politico reported
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