Health
Guam anticipates $22M Medicaid funding shortfall
Public health officials in Guam are anticipating a $22 million funding shortfall in the territory's Medicaid program this fiscal year.
May 28, 2014
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Medical economics
Hack poses financial problems for community health centers
Community health centers and organizations that primarily serve low-income people are being disproportionately hurt by the biggest hack in health care history, which has disrupted payments for thousands of health care providers ...
Mar 26, 2024
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Surgery
Surgery study shows worse health, more problems and higher costs among Medicaid patients
Surgery patients covered by Medicaid come into their operations with worse health, do worse afterward, stay in the hospital longer and find themselves back in the hospital more often than those covered by private insurance, ...
May 12, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Calling for cancer centers to lead on climate disaster preparedness
Cancer centers are uniquely positioned to protect communities and their most vulnerable residents—cancer patients—from climate-driven disasters by bolstering emergency preparedness, noted researchers with Sylvester Comprehensive ...
Jul 25, 2023
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Health
In surprising turnabout, Oklahoma eyes Medicaid expansion
Despite bitter resistance in Oklahoma for years to President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, Republican leaders in this conservative state are now confronting something that alarms them even more: a huge $1.3 billion ...
May 16, 2016
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Health
Study: Rise in ER visits after Medicaid expansion
A new study finds that many people newly covered by Medicaid under the federal health law are seeking treatment in hospital emergency rooms. That's one of the most expensive settings for health care.
Sep 8, 2014
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Health
AMA proposes policy opposing medicaid 'lockout' provisions
(HealthDay)—A new policy opposing lockout provisions that block Medicaid patients from the program for lengthy periods and instead supporting allowing patients to reapply immediately for redetermination was adopted by the ...
Aug 8, 2018
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Medical economics
90-day prescriptions lead to better blood pressure outcomes in children
A new study by pediatric researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) found that children take their hypertension (high blood pressure) medication more consistently when they receive a 90-day prescription ...
13 hours ago
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