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Best Buy Health plans bigger healthcare presence in 2024

(By Laura Dyrda for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Best Buy Health became a major player in healthcare over the last

Eileen Cook December 29, 2023December 28, 2023 Best Buy Health, In-home Services, Virtual Care

Does food as medicine help patients with diabetes? Here’s what a new clinical trial says

(By Marcella Alsan, John Cawley, and Joseph Doyle for ST A T) Food-as-medicine programs that address food insecurity and diet-related

Eileen Cook December 27, 2023December 27, 2023 Diabetes, Food as medicine, Food Insecurity, Older Adults

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Americans’ Challenges with Health Care Costs

(By Lunna Lopes, Marley Presiado, and Liz Hamel for the Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Dec 21, 2023) For many years,

Eileen Cook December 22, 2023December 22, 2023 Healthcare Affordability, Healthcare Costs, High Deductible, LTC Costs, medicare

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How Elevance Health plans to integrate ‘food as medicine’ across its lines of business

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) In June, Elevance Health named Kofi Essel, MD, as its first food

Eileen Cook December 22, 2023December 22, 2023 Food as medicine, Food Insecurity

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Employers Use of Center of Excellence Programs as a Pathway for Behavioral Health Services

(By Nirmita Panchal, Matthew Rae, and Kaye Pestaina for the Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Dec 08, 2023) A growing number

Eileen Cook December 11, 2023December 11, 2023 Behavioral Health, Center of Excellence Programs, Employer Health Insurance

Emerging Health Issues Health Care - General Health Insurance Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization

Bipartisan 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

Eileen Cook November 28, 2023November 28, 2023 Bipartisan Support, CMS, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage claims denials, Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization

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A new study says the global toll of lead exposure is even worse than we thought

By Nicole Estvanik Taylor on November 20, 2023 for NPR On the World Health Organization’s list of 10 chemicals of

Arlene Sharp November 20, 2023November 20, 2023

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Autoimmune disease patients hit hurdles in diagnosis, costs and care

by Andy Miller from KFF Health News on November 18, 2023 for npr After years of debilitating bouts of fatigue,

Arlene Sharp November 20, 2023November 20, 2023

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Why Medicare Advantage networks may reduce avoidable hospitalizations

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Differences in the clinicians Medicare Advantage and traditional Medicare beneficiaries see have

Eileen Cook November 17, 2023November 17, 2023 Avoidable Hospitalization, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

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Compensation Is Key to Fixing Primary Care Shortage

(By Michelle Andrews for KFF Health News) Money talks. The United States faces a serious shortage of primary care physicians

Eileen Cook November 16, 2023November 16, 2023 CMS, Compensation, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Primary Care, Primary Care Shortage