Private equity firms now account for as much as a quarter of practices providing behavioral health services in some states, according to a new study by researchers from Oregon Health & Science University, the University of ...
May 1, 2024
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Minnesotans in mental health crises are stuck in hospital emergency rooms with nowhere else to turn. Treatment centers are bleeding staff who complain of being underpaid and burnt out. Children linger on months-long waitlists ...
Jan 25, 2024
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Medicaid reimbursement to health care facilities on ST-elevation myocardial management—or STEMI, a serious form of a heart attack—is often lower when compared with the reimbursement rate of private insurance, according ...
Jan 7, 2019
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A new study reveals a growing trend of potentially unnecessary—and harmful—high intensity rehabilitation services for residents of nursing homes. The study finds that this trend, which may be driven by a desire to maximize ...
Oct 3, 2018
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(HealthDay)—Pharmacists often encounter fees imposed by prescription drug "middlemen" that adversely impact both pharmacies and patients and distort medication costs and reimbursement rates, according to a report from the ...
Jul 8, 2016
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A new study led by researchers at Boston Medical Center (BMC) found that the proportion of discharges among minority patients receiving inpatient care at minority-serving hospitals in Massachusetts increased after the implementation ...
Jun 17, 2016
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(HealthDay)—Constructing a budget for 2014 is critical for physicians even with the uncertainties surrounding the Affordable Care Act, according to an article published Nov. 10 in Medical Economics.
Dec 10, 2013
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Some of Chicago's poorest neighborhoods are expected to see the greatest demand for additional primary care doctors in 2014, as the Affordable Care Act boosts the number of newly insured patients seeking medical services, ...
Feb 28, 2013
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As required under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, millions of people will soon be added to the ranks of the insured. However, this rapid expansion of coverage is colliding with a different, potentially ...
Jun 27, 2011
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For the first time in years, Jay Ortengren has seen his 16-year-old son, Ethan, reach milestone after milestone as he lives with a severe form of autism.
Apr 15, 2024
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