News tagged with medicaid beneficiaries


Study reviews readmissions in inpatient psychiatric facilities

(HealthDay)—Most Medicare beneficiaries treated in inpatient psychiatric facilities (IPFs) exhibit characteristics associated with hospital readmission, according to a report prepared for the National Association ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Racial disparity in head and neck cancer outcomes

(HealthDay)—Among Medicaid beneficiaries diagnosed with head and neck cancer, considerable racial disparities exist in treatment patterns and survival, according to a study published online April 18 in ...

Surgery created Apr 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ectopic pregnancy rates higher in medicaid population

(HealthDay)—The ectopic pregnancy rate is higher among Medicaid beneficiaries than the privately insured, according to a study published in the April issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Apr 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fed gov to cover 100% of new Medicaid enrollees under ACA

(HealthDay)—The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the federal government will pay 100 percent of the costs of certain newly eligible adult Medicaid beneficiaries under the Affordable ...

Health created Apr 04, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

CMS reports on progress toward improved health care

(HealthDay)—Considerable progress has already been made toward improving the quality and delivery of health care, according to a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) bulletin published online ...

Health created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

CMS proposes payment and policy updates for 2014

(HealthDay)—Payment and policy updates have been proposed for 2014, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Advanced Notice and draft Call Letter published Feb. 15.

Health created Feb 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers find that doula care for low-income women could save taxpayers money

New research from the University of Minnesota's School of Public Health has found lower cesarean birth rates among Medicaid beneficiaries with access to support from a birth doula than among Medicaid patients nationally. ...

Health created Feb 14, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Use of antipsychotic drugs improves life expectancy for individuals with schizophrenia

Results of a Johns Hopkins study suggest that individuals with schizophrenia are significantly more likely to live longer if they take their antipsychotic drugs on schedule, avoid extremely high doses and also regularly see ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 01, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Hospitals' stroke-care rankings change markedly when stroke severity is considered

As part of the Affordable Care Act, hospitals and medical centers are required to report their quality-of-care and risk-standardized outcomes for stroke and other common medical conditions. But reporting models for mortality ...

Health created Jul 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

White women make up bulk of assisted-living residents

(HealthDay) -- White women accounted for the majority of the 733,000 people in the United States who lived in state-regulated residential care facilities in 2010, according to a new federal report.

Health created Apr 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Medicaid patients go to ERs more often: study

(HealthDay) -- Medicaid patients have more difficulty getting primary care and visit hospital emergency departments more often than those with private insurance, a new study finds.

Health created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Reformed Medicaid program must put coordinated care at forefront of efforts

A reformed Medicaid program must put coordinated primary care at the forefront of its efforts, the American College of Physicians (ACP) said in a new position paper released today at Internal Medicine 2011, ACP's annual scientific ...

Health created Apr 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0