Natalia Mazina

JULY 3, 2022

Back in 2017, the California Department of Healthcare Services (DHCS) approved a new methodology – National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC) – for reimbursing pharmacies for their drug cost. NADAC prices significantly reduced pharmacy reimbursements. See a related blog post. This lead to overpayments to pharmacies.

Overpayments 52

Overpayments Overpayment Patient Advocacy Medicaid 52

Health Populi

JUNE 8, 2022

And that involvement in social media is intimately woven with Stacy’s patient advocacy journey….for Health care executive first; patient advocacy followed. Stacy doubled down on the explanation of being a “healthcare executive” before morphing into patient advocate. for herself and for her son, Emmett.

Patient Advocacy 174

Patient Advocacy Health Insurance Nurses 174

HIT Consultant

AUGUST 24, 2021

– Allstripes was founded in 2017, by CEO Nancy Yu and technology developer Onno Faber, following his diagnosis and journey with the rare disease neurofibromatosis type 2. AllStripes is currently partnering with more than 30 patient advocacy organizations across its 40 conditions, supporting more than 3,000 users to date.

Patient Advocacy 98

Patient Advocacy 98

Bill of Health

AUGUST 4, 2022

In response to a 2016 USPTO request for public comments , in 2017 several organizations asked Congress to amend the patent laws to overrule Myriad and other recent Supreme Court precedents relating to patent eligibility. Given the courts’ unwillingness to contravene the holding of Myriad , opponents turned to Congress.

Patient Advocacy 308

Patient Advocacy Licensing Public Health 308

Hall Render

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Year Positive Margin Cost Reports Negative Margin Cost Reports Total Number Percent Number Percent Number 2017 6,024 76.5% The issue of agencies “strategically” choosing patients to maximize profitability came up in other comments. 7,872 2018 5,851 77.1% 7,589 2019 5,871 79.3% 1,533 20.07% 7,404 2020 5,558 77.0% 7,215 2021 5,532 77.5%

Medicare 40

Medicare Medicare Payment Systems Medicaid 40

Hall Render

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

NATIONAL Addressing Staff Burnout In Healthcare Design Amazon completes $3.9B Can Hospitals Change in Time to Keep Them? Dunleavy adds $9M to budget to address food stamp, Medicaid backlog New study provides snapshot of increase in maternal deaths in Alaska Mental Health Trust Grants $1.6M

Nursing Homes 40

Nursing Homes COVID-19 Nurses Hospitals 40