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California’s massive Medicaid program works for some, but fails many others

Newborns. Former inmates. College students. Expectant moms. People with disabilities. Foster kids. Homeless people. Single dads.

2 Mar 2023

After people on Medicaid die, some states aggressively seek repayment from their estates

Fran Ruhl's family received a startling letter from the Iowa Department of Human Services four weeks after she died in January 2022.

2 Mar 2023

New screening tool can efficiently assess cognition issues in older adults

A self-administered screening tool, developed by Cleveland Clinic researchers, can effectively and efficiently assess cognition issues in older adults.

1 Mar 2023

Idaho dropped thousands from Medicaid in the pandemic’s first years

During the first two years of the covid-19 pandemic, while the federal government was trying to prevent people on Medicaid from losing health coverage, Idaho dropped nearly 10,000 people from the safety-net program.

1 Mar 2023

Biden promises to fight GOP on ‘gutting’ Medicaid. Budget talks seem like another story.

Most lawmakers — Republicans and Democrats alike — have declared the marquee safety-net programs of Medicare and Social Security off-limits for cuts as a divided Washington heads for a showdown over the national debt and government spending.

1 Mar 2023

Ochsner Health Network extends high-quality, value-based care to patients and communities

Ochsner Health Network, the Gulf South's largest clinically integrated network and nationally recognized leader in value-based care, has released its 2021-2022 Impact Report.

28 Feb 2023

Surprise-billing law loophole: When ‘out of network’ doesn’t quite mean out of network

It was the first day of her family’s vacation in the San Juan Islands last June when Danielle Laskey, who was 26 weeks pregnant, thought she was leaking amniotic fluid.

28 Feb 2023

Growing use of immunotherapy linked to increase in Medicare spending for outpatient terminal cancer care

A new study finds that recent increases in Medicare spending on outpatient cancer care at the end of patients' lives were driven almost entirely by a type of treatment given to fewer than 1 in 5 patients.

27 Feb 2023

Greater proportion of for-profit hospices performs worse than not-for-profit hospices

Patients receiving care from for-profit hospices have substantially worse care experiences than patients who receive care from not-for-profit hospices, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

27 Feb 2023

Readers and tweeters urgently plea for a proper ‘role’ call in the ER

The story of one patient’s ER experience does not at all capture the complexities of an emergency department serving the needs of a stochastic patient population.

27 Feb 2023

Dementia care programs help, if caregivers can find them

There's no cure, yet, for Alzheimer's disease. But dozens of programs developed in the past 20 years can improve the lives of both people living with dementia and their caregivers.

27 Feb 2023

After capping the price of insulin, Colorado sets its sights on EpiPens

Almost four years after becoming the first state to cap insulin prices, Colorado may limit what consumers pay for epinephrine autoinjectors, also known as EpiPens, which treat serious allergic reactions.

27 Feb 2023

California dangles bonuses for nursing homes that add staff

California is revamping how it rewards nursing homes to get them to improve patient care.

24 Feb 2023

Senators have mental health crises, too

Both Republicans and Democrats in Congress reacted with compassion to the news that Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) has checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for treatment of clinical depression.

23 Feb 2023

Minimally invasive focused ultrasound treatment improves symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease

Patients with Parkinson's disease achieved a significant improvement in their tremors, mobility, and other physical symptoms after having a minimally invasive procedure involving focused ultrasound, according to a new study today published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

23 Feb 2023

A bitter battle over the ‘orphan drug’ program leaves patients’ pocketbooks at risk

A prescription drug that helps Lore Wilkinson walk and talk despite a rare muscle disease cost her so little for more than a decade that she didn't even use her insurance to pay for it.

22 Feb 2023

Why do politicians weaponize Medicare? Because it works

The Medicare wars are back, and almost no one in Washington is surprised.

21 Feb 2023

Research examines antibiotic use during COVID-19 by age

In a research letter published in JAMA Health Forum, researchers evaluated antibiotic prescriptions during severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection-associated health visits in outpatient settings by United States (US) residents aged ≤64 years who have commercial health insurance.

20 Feb 2023

California requires hospitals to turn to a patient’s next of kin, closing a longtime loophole

About four years ago, Dr. Gene Dorio sat on the ethics committee of a Southern California hospital whose administrators insisted they could decide whether to disconnect a ventilator from an unconscious patient — even though the man's wife and adult children wanted to continue life support.

17 Feb 2023

After staying away during pandemic, doctors return to lobby Congress

Dr. Timothy McAvoy, an internist from Waukesha, Wisconsin, held his infant granddaughter Tuesday while standing in the Longworth House Office Building, waiting to talk to a congressional aide about increasing Medicare pay for doctors.

17 Feb 2023

Medicare News and Research

California’s massive Medicaid program works for some, but fails many others

After people on Medicaid die, some states aggressively seek repayment from their estates

New screening tool can efficiently assess cognition issues in older adults

Idaho dropped thousands from Medicaid in the pandemic’s first years

Biden promises to fight GOP on ‘gutting’ Medicaid. Budget talks seem like another story.

Ochsner Health Network extends high-quality, value-based care to patients and communities

Surprise-billing law loophole: When ‘out of network’ doesn’t quite mean out of network

Growing use of immunotherapy linked to increase in Medicare spending for outpatient terminal cancer care

Greater proportion of for-profit hospices performs worse than not-for-profit hospices

Readers and tweeters urgently plea for a proper ‘role’ call in the ER

Dementia care programs help, if caregivers can find them

After capping the price of insulin, Colorado sets its sights on EpiPens

California dangles bonuses for nursing homes that add staff

Senators have mental health crises, too

Minimally invasive focused ultrasound treatment improves symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease

A bitter battle over the ‘orphan drug’ program leaves patients’ pocketbooks at risk

Why do politicians weaponize Medicare? Because it works

Research examines antibiotic use during COVID-19 by age

California requires hospitals to turn to a patient’s next of kin, closing a longtime loophole

After staying away during pandemic, doctors return to lobby Congress

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