by News Feed Editor | Nov 8, 2024 | Health
The Host Health care might not have been the biggest issue in the campaign, but the return of Donald Trump to the presidency is likely to have a seismic impact on health policy over the next four years. Changes to the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, and the nation’s...
by News Feed Editor | Nov 8, 2024 | Health
A new federal watchdog audit is ratcheting up pressure on government officials to crack down on billions of dollars in overcharges linked to Medicare Advantage home visits. But so far, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has rejected a recommendation...
by News Feed Editor | Nov 8, 2024 | Health
California this year took the final step in opening Medi-Cal, its Medicaid program, to every eligible resident regardless of immigration status. It’s a significant expansion for an already massive safety net program. Medi-Cal’s annual spending now stands at $157...
by News Feed Editor | Nov 7, 2024 | Health
BBCA lung-cancer screening programme that sees mobile clinics visit local communities in England has detected the disease earlier in more than 5,000 people. Specially adapted lorries have been visiting supermarkets, football grounds and town centres in areas with the...
by News Feed Editor | Nov 7, 2024 | Health
Covid inquiryThe most senior doctor in NHS England has said he was “personally terrified” that hospitals could have been overwhelmed in the early stages of the pandemic.Prof Sir Stephen Powis told the Covid inquiry officials had drawn up a draft document...
by News Feed Editor | Nov 7, 2024 | Health
To discover how millions in opioid settlement funds are being spent in Idaho, you can visit the state attorney general’s website, which hosts 91 documents from state and local entities getting the money. What you’ll find is a lot of bureaucratese. Nearly three years...
