COVID-19 pandemic linked to increased emergency department walkouts
Researchers have long known that patients who leave emergency departments before medically advised use more emergency care services, are more ...
Tag: Medicaid
Exploring avoidable nursing home-to-hospital transfers for dementia patients
For many nursing home residents, a trip to the hospital can be a jarring experience -; one that leaves them ...
Democratic senators ask watchdog agency to investigate Georgia’S Medicaid work rule
Three Democratic senators asked the country's top nonpartisan government watchdog on Tuesday to investigate the costs of a Georgia program ...
AASM urges permanent telehealth coverage for improved sleep care
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has issued a new position statement advocating for permanent telehealth coverage, emphasizing its essential ...
How potential Medicaid cuts could play out in California
In 2017, the Republicans who controlled Congress tried mightily to slash federal spending on Medicaid, the government-funded health program covering ...
Innovative approach by Waymark enhances health outcomes for Medicaid patients
Waymark, a public benefit company dedicated to improving access and quality of care in Medicaid, today published a peer-reviewed study ...
Study reveals bias in substance use screening for injured adolescents
Injured adolescents from marginalized groups treated at pediatric trauma centers are more likely to be tested for drugs and alcohol ...
The Medicare Advantage influence machine
Federal officials resolved more than a decade ago to crack down on whopping government overpayments to private Medicare Advantage health ...
Rural NC county is set to reopen its shuttered hospital with help from a new federal program
On a mid-August morning, Christopher Harrison stood in front of the shuttered Martin General Hospital recalling the day a year ...
State COVID-19 vaccine mandates increased vaccine uptake among healthcare workers in 2021
In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers investigated the relationship between state coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination ...
