Single payer still a tough sell in California
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) California legislators are putting a single-payer system back on the table, but it
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Presidential age debate obscures a simple fact: Some cognitive skills improve as we get older
(By Olivia Goldhill for STAT) When a psychology professor in Michigan looked through his data on interpersonal conflict a decade
Read MoreHealth Care Costs Top the Public’s List of Financial Worries, and Those Who Are Struggling the Most Want to Hear Presidential Candidates Discuss Economic and Health Care Issues
(By Craig Palosky for The Kaiser Family Foundation published February 21, 2024) At a time when kitchen table economic problems
Read MoreWhat to expect when you connect with suicide prevention coordinator
(Source – news.va.gov) If you’re having thoughts of suicide, you may feel isolated and alone and think no one understands
Read MoreMedicare Advantage enrollees receive less postacute care: Study
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare Advantage enrollees received less intensive postacute care than their counterparts in traditional
Read MoreIn 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
Read MoreBay Pines VA expands service to unhoused Veterans
(Source – news.va.gov) In early January, Bay Pines VA’s Homeless Patient Aligned Care Team (HPACT) brought the organization’s Mobile Medical
Read MorePayers urge ‘stability’ from CMS on Medicare Advantage
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS needs to do more to account for rising utilization rates in Medicare
Read More9 health systems newly approved for ‘hospital at home’
(By Giles Bruce for Becker’s Hospital Review) While some health systems have been apprehensive about setting up hospital-at-home programs because
Read MoreSenators to FDA: Take action on proliferation of social media drug ads
(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) Senators are urging the FDA to update decade-old guidance and take action to
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