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Medicaid is the United States health program for eligible individuals and families with low incomes and resources. It is a means-tested program that is jointly funded by the states and federal government, and is managed by the states.

Treatment for low back pain in older adults does not match guidelines

Many Medicare patients with new episodes of low back pain receive care inconsistent with current guidelines - including high use of opioids and advanced imaging tests, reports a study in the February issue of Medical Care.

23 Jan 2020

How fast can a new internet standard for sharing patient data catch fire?

Medical professionals have been storing personal health information in electronic form for more than a decade, but it is cumbersome for patients to gather disparate computer and paper records scattered across doctors' offices, hospitals and medical labs.

22 Jan 2020

Study: A majority of US physicians receive marketing payments for stimulant medications

Results of a new study show that a large number of physicians in the US may have received marketing payments from pharmaceutical companies that produce stimulant medications.

22 Jan 2020

Oregon's health care delivery system improves access for women 's health, reduces infant deaths

Oregon's unique health care delivery system for low-income patients is resulting in fewer infant deaths, according to a recent study by Oregon State University researchers.

22 Jan 2020

Patient-specific tumor organoids may one day be used to personalize cancer treatment

A patient-specific tumor organoid platform developed by Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine researchers and their cancer center colleagues could someday take the guessing game out of immunotherapy treatments.

21 Jan 2020

Texas program effectively reduces use of anti-psychotics in foster children

Rutgers researchers have found that a Texas strategy to reduce anti-psychotic medication for children can serve as a model for other state Medicaid programs.

21 Jan 2020

Most youths do not get timely addiction treatment after opioid overdose

A study of more than 4 million Medicaid claims records during a recent seven-year period concludes that less than a third of the nearly 3,800 U.S. adolescents and young adults who experienced a nonfatal opioid overdose got timely (within 30 days) follow-up addiction treatment to curb or prevent future misuse and reduce the risk of a second overdose.

17 Jan 2020

Prehabilitation for surgery patients may help reduce length of hospital stay, overall costs

An inexpensive program to help surgery patients get physically and mentally ready for their upcoming operation may help reduce overall costs and get them home faster, according to new research involving hundreds of patients in 21 hospitals across Michigan.

16 Jan 2020

Loopholes limit new California law to guard against lofty air ambulance bills

Kathleen Hoechlin lost control as she crested a small jump on her final ski run of the day at California's Mammoth Mountain two years ago. She landed hard on her back, crushing one of the vertebra in her lower spine "like a Cheerio," she said.

14 Jan 2020

Homeless Californians adapt to camp sweeps and ‘the Caltrans Shuffle’

It's 5 a.m., and the thermostat reads 44 degrees. Cars round the bend of an off-ramp of state Route 24 in northern Oakland, spraying bands of light across Norm Ciha and his neighbors.

13 Jan 2020

Boston researchers develop novel approach to generate intestinal organoids in vitro

Boston researchers have developed a new way to generate groups of intestinal cells that can be used, among others, to make disease models in the lab to test treatments for diseases affecting the gastrointestinal system.

11 Jan 2020

UVA Health proposal to reduce hospital readmissions selected for national AI competition

A UVA Health proposal to reduce hospital readmissions was among 25 submissions chosen - from more than 300 applications - for a national competition seeking ideas on how artificial intelligence can improve healthcare.

11 Jan 2020

Medicaid expansion linked to reduction in opioid overdose mortality across the U.S.

The expansion of Medicaid coverage for low-income adults permitted by the Affordable Care Act was associated with a six percent reduction in total opioid overdose deaths nationally, according to new research from NYU Grossman School of Medicine and University of California, Davis.

11 Jan 2020

Medicaid News and Research

Treatment for low back pain in older adults does not match guidelines

How fast can a new internet standard for sharing patient data catch fire?

Study: A majority of US physicians receive marketing payments for stimulant medications

Oregon's health care delivery system improves access for women 's health, reduces infant deaths

Patient-specific tumor organoids may one day be used to personalize cancer treatment

Texas program effectively reduces use of anti-psychotics in foster children

Most youths do not get timely addiction treatment after opioid overdose

Prehabilitation for surgery patients may help reduce length of hospital stay, overall costs

Loopholes limit new California law to guard against lofty air ambulance bills

Homeless Californians adapt to camp sweeps and ‘the Caltrans Shuffle’

Boston researchers develop novel approach to generate intestinal organoids in vitro

UVA Health proposal to reduce hospital readmissions selected for national AI competition

Medicaid expansion linked to reduction in opioid overdose mortality across the U.S.

High-deductible plans jeopardize financial health of patients and rural hospitals

Study: Opioid addiction care is scarce in Medicaid work requirement states

Study examines within-hospital racial and ethnic disparities in severe maternal morbidity rates

Opioid addiction care is harder to access in states considering Medicaid work requirements

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Democrats roll dice on SCOTUS and the ACA

Adequate health insurance could reduce racial outcome disparities in breast cancer

Democrats press high court to make call on ACA. How it could play out at polls.

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