Healthcare Law Today

JANUARY 20, 2022

” Providers may also be required to “tell patients how much patients will pay for planned hospital stays, medical procedures, health care services, and referrals – based on the patient’s specific health insurance plan.”

Patient Advocacy 52

Patient Advocacy Nurses Nursing Homes Hospitals 52

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Americans who have commercial health insurance (say, through an employer or union) are rarely thought to face barriers to receiving health care — in particular, primary care, that front line provider and on-ramp to the health care system.

Patient Advocacy 144

Patient Advocacy Health Insurance HIPAA Doctors 144

Kaiser Health News

MAY 4, 2022

Also, insurers’ lists of in-network providers are not always accurate. “It feels like a bait-and-switch,” said Sabrina Corlette, a research professor and co-director of the Center on Health Insurance Reforms at Georgetown University. Even if it did, the law took effect too late for them.

Medical Billing 103

Medical Billing Doctors Patient Advocacy Health Insurance 103

The Digital Health Corner

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

A healthcare management company in essence is acting in a patient advocacy role. As we experience a growth in the deployment of digital technologies for population health management, aging at home, wellness, and preventive medicine, we must always be cognizant of the importance of human interaction.

Patient Advocacy 74

Patient Advocacy Hospitals Doctors Health Insurance 74

Health Populi

JANUARY 7, 2019

My friend and colleague Susannah Fox coined the term peer-to-peer healthcare as she observed the phenomenon while leading studies at the Pew Research Group into how patients were using the Internet for self-care.

FDA 72

FDA Patient Advocacy Medicare Medicare 72

Hall Render

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

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 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 Nurses Hospitals COVID-19 40

Hall Render

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Patient advocacy group wants Elevance Health to overturn health insurance claims denials. Fairfield Advisors announces sale of MercyOne Health Medical Building in Des Moines, IA. Survey: Health care costs impacting small businesses. Health systems make a play for women. million in Q3.

Nurses 40

Nurses Nursing Homes Hospitals COVID-19 40

The Digital Health Corner

APRIL 28, 2017

In his testimony on healthcare market’s consolidation effects on quality, cost and access, Paul Ginsberg, Director of Public Policy at the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics cites some key drivers of consolidation. It is seen on both the provider and payer sides.

Hospitals 60

Hospitals Patient Satisfaction ACA Payment Systems 60

The Digital Health Corner

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Few have rivaled targeted cancer therapies based on digital health, specifically genomics in scope and breadth. There have been remarkable strides in prevention and treatment of disease in the past 5 decades. I’d like to touch on a few ways in which digital technology is impacting cancer. Targeted therapies.

Patient Advocacy 60

Patient Advocacy Health Insurance 60

The Digital Health Corner

JANUARY 30, 2017

The statistics related to Alzheimer’s disease (Ad) are astonishing. According to The Alzheimer’s Association there are over 5 million Americans with Ad. It is the sixth leading cause of death. More than 15 million caregivers provided an estimated 18.1 billion hours of unpaid care at a value of approximately $221.3B.

Public Health 60

Public Health Patient Advocacy Health Insurance 60

C&M Health Law

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

CMMI has broad statutory authority not only to test, design, and implement health care payment and delivery models for Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) but in certain instances, can implement such models without Congressional action.

Medicare 52

Medicare Medicare Medicaid Medicaid 52