The Postpartum Cliff Doesn't Need to Be So Steep Extending the standard of care to at least 1 year post-birth can save lives Aug 08, 2024
Extend the Hospital-at-Home Waiver Before It's Too Late Older adults should continue to receive care where they feel and heal their best Aug 07, 2024
Medicare Lags, Medicaid Leads for Biosimilar Uptake Infliximab copycat usage varies widely with payer type Aug 02, 2024
CMS Allows State to Offer Medicaid Incentive for Hospitals to Erase Patient Debt North Carolina's plan could help 2 million low- and middle-income people get rid of medical debt Jul 30, 2024
Committee for Economic Development: A Mighty 'Influencer' in Health Policymaking This group's meeting brought civil discourse on healthcare to the nation's capital Jul 29, 2024
Can App Data Link Sleep and Chronic Disease?; AI Model to Manage Diabetes Also in TTHealthWatch: a monoclonal antibody for ulcerative colitis Jul 27, 2024 podcast
Trauma Patients Without Insurance Taken Off Life Support Sooner, Study Finds Clinicians must "uncomfortably" examine bias in life-and-death decisions, says expert Jul 24, 2024
This Medical Group Treats Only Homeless Patients β and Makes Money Doing It Doctors, nurses, and social workers are testing a new business model Jul 21, 2024
The Supreme Court Did Not Deliver 'Wins' for Reproductive Rights This Term They simply evaded critical questions about access Jul 17, 2024
Can a Medicaid Plan That Requires Work Succeed? First year of Georgia experiment is not promising Jul 15, 2024
Gail Wilensky, Former CMS Administrator, Dies at 81 Ran Medicare and Medicaid under President George H.W. Bush Jul 15, 2024
With the End of Chevron, Health and Environmental Experts' Hands Are Tied We need the rule of law to protect public health Jul 08, 2024
Lack of Affordability Tops Older Americans' List of Healthcare Worries A third of people 65 or older reported difficulty paying for healthcare expenses Jul 07, 2024
Access to Pediatric Care Is Rapidly Eroding The health of future generations is at stake Jul 02, 2024
What Should Be Done About Long-Term Care? Experts disagree on whether the private insurance market can provide the answers Jun 25, 2024
Court: Some Employers Can Exclude PrEP, Cancer Screenings From Insurance Coverage Not all preventive care recommended by the USPSTF is threatened by the narrow ruling, however Jun 24, 2024
Americans With HIV Are Living Longer. Federal Spending Isn't Keeping Up. Funding constraints could undermine the decades-long battle Jun 19, 2024
CMS Is Making It Easier to Report EMTALA Complaints. Here's What Might Change. The new webpage has the potential to make EDs safer Jun 19, 2024
Medicare Watchdog Seats Have Gone Unfilled for Nearly a Decade Medicare, Social Security public trustees are supposed to safeguard reports' accuracy Jun 05, 2024
What if Medicaid Enrollees Were Given Cash Instead of Insurance Benefits? Having them buy insurance or pay for services directly would bring down prices, supporters say May 30, 2024
For Cancer Patients Facing Infertility, Access to IVF Is Paramount Legislation can ensure all health insurance plans provide coverage May 28, 2024
More Money, Fewer Prior Auths Needed to Save Private Practices, Lawmakers Told Medicare rates' failure to keep up with inflation is especially damaging, doctors say May 23, 2024
When It Comes to Preventive Health, Play the Long Game Proposed budget scoring legislation can boost disease prevention and drive cost savings May 18, 2024
Biden Administration: 100,000 Migrants Expected to Enroll in Obamacare Next Year New rule opens up ACA marketplace to DACA participants May 03, 2024
4 Million Fewer Kids Enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP in Wake of 'Unwinding' Most were dropped for paperwork reasons, Georgetown University report finds May 02, 2024
House Republicans Bash New Nursing Home and Home Care Rules at Hearing "This approach simply won't work," said chair of the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee May 01, 2024
CMS Pushes Back on Criticism of Nursing Home Staffing Rule Rule is needed because many nursing home patients don't get needed care, CMS administrator says Apr 23, 2024
Improper Payments in Medicare and Medicaid: Who's at Fault? Republicans and Democrats took differing approaches on the subject at a House hearing Apr 16, 2024
A Fourth of People Dropped From Medicaid Still Aren't Insured "States who want to cover their citizens are going to have to do a lot of work to get them back" Apr 12, 2024
More Health Systems Likely to Drop Out of Medicare Advantage, Analyst Predicts Claims denials, prior authorizations are just some of the reasons, he says Apr 10, 2024
Here's What Medicaid Expansion Can Do for the Health of Your State Texas -- and 10 other states -- should accept this additional federal funding Apr 06, 2024
Washington and New Jersey Are Reforming Prior Authorization. Is Your State Next? Broad grassroots support can make a big difference Mar 27, 2024
GOP Lawmakers Blast HHS, Biden for Plans to Loosen Marijuana Restrictions Opposition to Medicaid work requirements also came on the table at a House hearing Mar 21, 2024
Medicare to Cover Weight-Loss Drug Wegovy for Certain Patients News comes in the wake of FDA approval to reduce risk of heart attacks, stroke Mar 21, 2024
The Case for Stricter Standards in the Final Nursing Home Staffing Rule Continued understaffing will have devastating consequences for residents, families, and staff Mar 21, 2024
California Wants to Pay Doctors More Money to See Medicaid Patients How much and who will get it will be determined later this year Mar 21, 2024
Medicare $$ Needed to Help State-Licensed Emergency Centers Survive, Lawmakers Told "This model doesn't work" without it, says emergency center CEO Mar 19, 2024
Decision Aid Improved Understanding of Tubal Sterilization Web-based bilingual tool explained the permanence of tubal sterilization, as well as alternatives Mar 19, 2024
Can Dying Shopping Malls Fix Medical Deserts? Repurposing malls can increase care access for marginalized communities Mar 10, 2024
Medicaid Expansion and Healthcare Workers; Cardiac Rehabilitation Also in TTHealthWatch: cognition and memory after COVID Mar 02, 2024 podcast