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A Third Of Older Adults Report Feeling Isolated In 2022, Less Than In 2020

Article May 1, 2023

The University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging (NPHA) assessed the level of social isolation among older adults before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The most recent survey… Read More

Historic Analysis Finds Moderate Alcohol Consumption Has No Health Benefits

Article May 1, 2023

Moderate consumption of alcohol (defined as no more than two servings of alcohol per day for men and one for women) has no health benefits, according to a large meta-analysis… Read More

Telehealth Treatment For Opioid Addiction Correlated With Lower Overdoses During Pandemic

Article May 1, 2023

Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) beneficiaries aged 18 and older who started opioid addiction treatment via telehealth during the COVID-19 public health emergency were 33% less likely to have a fatal drug… Read More

Medicare Trustees Predict Hospital Fund To Run Out In 2031

Article May 1, 2023

On March 31, 2023, the Board of Trustees for Medicare released their most recent report to Congress on the financial operations and actuarial status of Medicare. According to the report,… Read More

The HEDIS Shift

Article May 1, 2023

Just this past week, the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) launched its Race and Ethnicity Stratification Learning Network, an online tool offers data and best practices to help health… Read More

Nearly One In Three Older Adults Or People With Disabilities Who Are Medicaid Beneficiaries Have Unmet LTSS Needs

Article May 1, 2023

Nearly one in three (31%) of older adults and people with disabilities receiving Medicaid long-term services and supports (LTSS) have unmet service needs, according to 2021 to 2022 national survey… Read More

CMS Extends Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model Through 2030

Article April 24, 2023

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model will be extended for calendar years 2025 through 2030 with five major changes. Three… Read More

43% Of Rural Hospitals Have Negative Operating Margins

Article April 24, 2023

Of the nearly 2,200 rural hospitals in the United States, on average 43% have more expenses than revenue (a negative operating margin) at 1.8%, and 22.7% are at risk of… Read More

Post PPACA, Uninsured Rate Among People With Schizophrenia Declined From 8.4% To 4.0%

Article April 24, 2023

Following implementation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Medicaid expansion in 2014 (and the law’s other provisions), the percentage of uninsured adults under age 65 with schizophrenia declined,… Read More

Behavioral Health Trends Affecting Payers

On-Demand Webinar April 20, 2023

The evolving mental healthcare landscape has a marked impact on payers. Psychiatrist Dr. Don Fowls, managed care expert and healthcare consultant, have worked with payers across the country. In this… Read More

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