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Nursing homes must meet minimum federal staffing levels under Biden rule: The new rule mandates registered nurses and aides around the clock. An expert called it ...
usatoday.com/story/news/health/2024/04/22/biden-rule-nursing-home-staffing-ratios/73409700007/
Quick Glance: Biden's Landmark Staffing Mandate for Nursing Homes
- The Biden administration has implemented first-ever staffing requirements for nursing homes to enhance care quality.
- The rule mandates 24/7 registered nurses and a minimum of 3.48 hours of care per resident daily.
- Industry voices concerns over staff shortages, estimating a need for over 100,000 additional workers.
- The new regulations will be phased in and could potentially lead to facility closures for non-compliance.
Some Older Women Need Extra Breast Scans. Why Won’t Medicare Pay?: Mammography can miss tumors in women with dense breasts, so their doctors often include ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/19/health/dense-breast-mammograms-medicare.html
Medicare ignored expert advice to cut tests for transplant patients: Report: Contractors for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) cut access to ...
thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4606446-medicare-ignored-expert-advice-to-cut-tests-for-transplant-patients/
Trump had 4 years to remake Obamacare. Here’s what he did: Instead of terminating the Affordable Care Act, former President Donald Trump is now promising to make ...
cnn.com/2024/04/12/politics/obamacare-trump-administration/
Hospital emissions reporting proposal is a "game changer": Hospitals could soon give the federal health department a closer look at their emissions.
axios.com/2024/04/22/hospitals-climate-change-emissions-medicare
Greg Abbott Issues Dire Warning Over Medicaid Changes: The Texas governor urged Joe Biden to "abandon his new Medicaid policies" and warned they could "devastate ...
newsweek.com/greg-abbott-warning-joe-biden-medicaid-changes-texas-1889697
UPSC topper Aditya Srivastava reveals 2 key reasons why he didn’t go abroad: brain drain and ageing parents
hindustantimes.com/trending/upsc-topper-aditya-srivastava-reveals-2-key-reasons-why-he-didn-t-go-abroad-brain-drain-and-ageing-parents-101713279933123.html
Quick Glance: Pune students shine in UPSC results
- UPSC aspirants from Pune have secured high ranks in the most coveted civil services examination conducted by the Union Public Services Commission.
- Tejas Sudeep Sarda, a doctor, took a break from his career to prepare for UPSC, securing an AIR of 128.
- Priyanka Mohite from Nashik, who completed her master's in political science at Pune University, secured an AIR of 595.
- Abhijit Pakhare, a 26-year-old deputy collector in Gadchiroli, did not give up on his dream of clearing the UPSC exam, securing the 720th rank.
Why homeless people are losing health coverage in Medicaid mix-ups : Nearly 130,000 Montanans lost Medicaid coverage during recent eligibility reviews ...
npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/04/16/1244000356/homeless-health-medicaid-uninsured-kicked-off-redetermination-disenrolled
Why a deep-red state could be on the verge of expanding Medicaid: New legislative leadership and concerns about struggling rural hospitals have made expansion ...
axios.com/2024/04/11/mississippi-medicaid-expansion-republicans-obamacare
Medicare floats incentive for hospitals to offer new sickle cell treatments: The proposal follows FDA approval of two sickle-cell treatments in December.
axios.com/2024/04/11/medicare-incentive-hospitals-sickle-cell
U.S. emergency rooms refused to treat pregnant women, leaving one to miscarry in a lobby restroom
theglobeandmail.com/world/article-emergency-rooms-refused-to-treat-pregnant-women-leaving-one-to/
Quick Glance: Alarming Conditions in Emergency Pregnancy Care for Women in the US
- Complaints surged about pregnant women being turned away from U.S. emergency rooms after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, as per federal documents.
- The cases raise serious questions about emergency pregnancy care in the U.S., especially in states with strict abortion laws that sparked confusion about the treatment doctors can provide.
Medicare Advantage fight shifts to 340B arena: CMS should compel Medicare Advantage plans to retroactively adjust 340B payment rates, hospitals say.
modernhealthcare.com/policy/medicare-advantage-340b-drug-policy-cms
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Liquor sales in movie theaters included in new state budget: State law has traditionally required businesses such as restaurants that sell alcohol to also sell ...
newsday.com/long-island/politics/alcohol-movie-theater-new-york-budget-ezvr280q
Nursing home industry scare tactics must not derail long-overdue staffing rules: Opinion: The federal government is trying to take a modest step ...
desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/iowa-view/2024/04/21/nursing-home-industry-staffing-rules/73362857007/
Eli Lilly's weight loss drug Zepbound could help treat sleep apnea — paving a way to Medicare coverage
qz.com/zepbound-sleep-apnea-trial-medicare-1851415775
Lawsuit alleges Obamacare plan-switching scheme targeted low-income consumers: The lawsuit alleges consumers lost access to their doctors or medications and ...
bostonherald.com/2024/04/18/lawsuit-alleges-obamacare-plan-switching-scheme-targeted-low-income-consumers/
States want to make it harder for health insurers to deny care, but firms might evade enforcement
bostonherald.com/2024/04/19/states-want-to-make-it-harder-for-health-insurers-to-deny-care-but-firms-might-evade-enforcement/
Iowa nursing homes’ staffing levels are among the nation’s worst: Iowa ranks sixth in the nation for staffing level violations
thegazette.com/health-care-medicine/iowa-nursing-homes-staffing-levels-are-among-the-nations-worst/
What internal CMS emails reveal about NC Parents Bill of Rights implementation
charlotteobserver.com/news/local/education/article287351665.html
Your doctor or your insurer? Little-known rules may ease the choice in Medicare Advantage
bostonherald.com/2024/04/12/your-doctor-or-your-insurer-little-known-rules-may-ease-the-choice-in-medicare-advantage/
More prior authorization rules may be coming: CMS' Brooks-LaSure: CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure told American Hospital Association conference ...
modernhealthcare.com/politics-policy/prior-authorization-cms-chiquita-brooks-lasure-aha
Paid articlePaid After public push, CMS curbs health insurance agents’ access to consumer SSNs: The changes shielding the Social Security numbers are helpful, but won’t ...
bostonherald.com/2024/04/15/after-public-push-cms-curbs-health-insurance-agents-access-to-consumer-ssns/
Abu Dhabi’s efforts for migratory specious conservation recognised by UN: Environment Agency, Abu Dhabi received the Champion Plus Awards for its commitment
gulfnews.com/uae/environment/abu-dhabis-efforts-for-migratory-specious-conservation-recognised-by-un-1.102142690
CMS proposes 2.6% pay bump for inpatient hospitals
modernhealthcare.com/politics-policy/ipps-rule-medicare-cms-2025
CMS superintendent seeks teacher raises in 2024-25 budget proposal. Here’s how much
charlotteobserver.com/news/local/education/article287526175.html
CMS curbs insurance agents’ access to SSNs in ACA system: CMS has taken steps to tighten insurance agents’ access to private consumer information on the federal ...
modernhealthcare.com/politics-policy/cms-affordable-care-act-aca-marketplace-obamacare-enrollment-insurance-ssn
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“Congress leaders have no character” Haryana CM Saini on Randeep Surjewala’s remarks on Hema Malini #CMSaini #HemaMalini #RandeepSurjewala
Those who happened to visit medicaid dot gov to learn about qualifying for coverage before Thursday may have caught an apparent website mishap ... Show more www.al.com/news/2024/04/medicaid-website-lists-alabama-boogie-woogie-in-absurd-error.html
Medicare Advantage rate cut threatens nursing homes: Nursing homes fear insurers will make good on threats to reduce provider payments after CMS cut the 2025 ...
modernhealthcare.com/providers/medicare-advantage-rate-cut-2025-nursing-homes
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Teladoc's CEO departs suddenly as visits are down and the stock sinks: The company's CFO Mala Murthy will will temporarily replace Jason Gorevic ...
qz.com/teladoc-ceo-departs-jason-gorevic-telehealth-stock-1851391369
Ending Michigan's parental consent law for abortion goes too far | Letters to the Editor
freep.com/story/opinion/readers/2024/04/07/tiktok-ban-election-michigan-abortion-law-ev-charging/73202853007/
CMS sets pay caps for Medicare Advantage marketers in final rule: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will enhance Medicare Advantage marketing ...
modernhealthcare.com/law-regulation/medicare-advantage-prior-authorization-marketing-2025-cms
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US takes next step in Medicare drug price negotiations with pharma companies: The Biden administration said on Tuesday it has responded to offers from the ...
reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-takes-next-step-medicare-drug-price-negotiations-with-pharma-companies-2024-04-02/
Hospitals Must Get Written Patient Consent for Pelvic Exams, H.H.S. Says: In a letter to teaching hospitals, the federal health agency said that institutions ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/01/health/pelvic-exam-consent-unconcious.html
Campaigners Beat 'Greedy' Insurance Giants Exploiting Medicare Advantage: "The private insurance industry is used to getting its way, but this year we ...
commondreams.org/news/medicare-advantage-plans
Mental health care is hard to find, especially for people with Medicare or Medicaid
npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/04/03/1242383051/mental-health-care-shortage-medicare-medicaid-hhs-inspector-general
Biden expands window to try and keep millions more low-income Americans insured: The end of a Covid-era Medicaid protection has created an acute problem for the ...
politico.com/news/2024/03/28/biden-americans-medicaid-00149491
Don't Bust Up Medicare and Turn It Over to the States!: Projecting intermediary steps, especially ones that can’t work, only delays national single payer.
commondreams.org/opinion/state-level-medicare-for-all
Medicare Will Cover Weight Loss Drugs Like Wegovy Prescribed to Lower Heart Disease Risk
healthline.com/health-news/medicare-wegovy-lower-heart-disease
Cancer patients often want ‘one more round.’ Should doctors say no?: Studies show that patients when cancer returns, patients often are quite willing to receive ...
washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/03/31/chemotherapy-cancer-end-of-life/
Medicare's weight-loss drug Wegovy coverage poses potential premium hike for millions of enrollees
nbcnews.com/health/health-news/medicare-weight-loss-wegovy-coverage-premium-hike-rcna145844
New Medicaid rule aims to simplify enrollment: Enrolling in Medicaid and staying on the program's rolls is about to get easier under a streamlined process the ...
axios.com/2024/03/28/medicaid-enrollment-streamlined-rule
Busting the Myths of Medicare Advantage: While the for-profit plans of Medicare Advantage are a convenient solution for insurance companies ...
commondreams.org/opinion/medicare-advantage-myths
Medicare will cover Wegovy to reduce heart disease risk: Medicare will provide coverage for Wegovy for patients with an increased risk of heart attack ...
nbcnews.com/health/health-news/medicare-will-cover-wegovy-reduce-heart-disease-risk-rcna143479
If Republicans want to end abortion, they need to expand Medicaid to cover those babies
usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/03/22/biden-administration-medicaid-expansion-states-election/73028905007/
Surprise medical bill law has been good for providers: A new law meant to protect patients could inadvertently raise premiums, an analysis finds.
axios.com/2024/03/27/surprise-bill-health-insurance-premiums
Medicare Recipients Lose Thousands to 'Phantom Billing': Phantom billing occurs when fraudulent charges are filed to Medicare without the recipient's knowledge.
newsweek.com/seniors-medicare-phantom-billing-scam-fraud-1885736
HHS orders hospitals to get patient consent for invasive exams: Health officials warned medical teaching facilities against providing breast and pelvic exams ...
axios.com/2024/04/01/hhs-patient-consent-exams
6.9 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease: How to reduce your risk: Public and private spending to take care of Alzheimer's and dementia patients will ...
usatoday.com/story/news/health/2024/03/20/alzheimers-association-disease-report/72963017007/
Surprise medical bill law has been good for providers: A new law meant to protect patients could inadvertently raise premiums, an analysis finds.
axios.com/2024/03/27/surprise-bill-health-insurance-premiums
Drugmakers give surprising response to Medicare drug price offers: Pharmaceutical executives have given surprisingly optimistic reactions to initial offers from ...
thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4535500-drug-makers-surprising-response-medicare-drug-price/
Best Medicare Advantage Plans in Each State for 2024: Discover the top Medicare Advantage plan insurance options available in your state for 2024. U.S ...
health.usnews.com/medicare/best-medicare-plans/best-insurance-companies-for-medicare-advantage-plans
US agency urges interim payments for healthcare providers hit by UnitedHealth hack
reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/cms-urges-states-make-interim-payments-providers-hit-by-change-healthcare-hack-2024-03-15/
Elizabeth Warren Urges Crackdown on Private Medicare Advantage Insurers: Democratic senators led by Elizabeth Warren urged top Biden health officials to take a ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-05/elizabeth-warren-urges-crackdown-on-private-medicare-advantage-insurers
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Social Security, Medicare Fight Kicks Off With Biden Budget: The president’s budget proposal will revive a plan to stabilize Medicare by increasing taxes on ...
wsj.com/politics/policy/biden-budget-kicks-off-election-year-fight-over-medicare-social-security-42c7318f
New way for states to cover pricey gene therapies will start with sickle cell disease
bostonherald.com/2024/03/21/new-way-for-states-to-cover-pricey-gene-therapies-will-start-with-sickle-cell-disease/
Medicare pays millions for remote vital sign monitoring. Is it worth it?: Tech companies are pushing remote monitoring service to doctors as a way to keep tabs ...
washingtonpost.com/health/2024/03/18/patient-blood-pressure-weight-remote-monitoring/
Federal Judge Dismisses Pharma Giant's Challenge to Medicare Drug Price Negotiations
commondreams.org/news/astrazeneca-drug-prices
CVS-Aetna leads for-profit insurers' Medicare Advantage enrollment surge: For-profit insurers led by CVS Health's Aetna are gobbling up the majority of new ...
axios.com/2024/03/06/medicare-advantage-growth-aetna-cvs
CMS Info Systems drops 7% after 43 mn shares change hands via block deal: The shares, however, were quick to recover from their lows to trade just 1 per cent ...
business-standard.com/markets/news/cms-info-systems-drops-7-after-43-mn-shares-change-hands-via-block-deal-124022700209_1.html
All drugmakers send in counteroffers in Medicare price negotiations: All of the manufacturers whose drugs were chosen for the federal government’s Medicare price ...
thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4506575-all-drugmakers-send-in-counteroffers-in-medicare-price-negotiations/
Medicare announces emergency funds for doctors affected by Change Healthcare hack
washingtonpost.com/health/2024/03/09/medicare-change-healthcare-hack/
GOP leaders demand answers from Medicare on alleged $2B catheter fraud: At least 10 companies are linked to an unexplained surge in bills for urinary catheters.
washingtonpost.com/health/2024/03/06/medicare-alleged-fraud-catheters/
65 and Working? Here's Everything You Need to Know About Medicare Enrollment: Find out if you're required to join, and how to avoid late enrollment penalties.
cnet.com/personal-finance/insurance/65-and-working-heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-medicare-enrollment/
Judge denies AstraZeneca’s lawsuit against Medicare negotiation: A judge on Friday granted the federal government’s request for summary judgment against ...
thehill.com/homenews/4501552-judge-denies-astrazenecas-lawsuit-against-medicare-negotiation/
Nursing Home Staffing Shortages and Other Problems Still Persist: Infection control lapses, severe staffing shortages and lowering vaccination rates have ...
nytimes.com/2024/02/29/health/nursing-home-staffing-shortages-pandemic.html
Navigating Medicare Deductibles and Premiums in 2024: Learn about Medicare deductibles and premiums for 2024.
health.usnews.com/medicare/articles/medicare-out-of-pocket-costs-you-should-know-and-expect
Contracts, legal immunity, lasting policy changes: Everything electoral bonds can buy
caravanmagazine.in/politics/electoral-bonds-bjp-corporate-influence-pharma-mining-infrastructure-modi
Paid articlePaid America worries about health costs — and voters want to hear from Biden and Republicans
bostonherald.com/2024/03/05/america-worries-about-health-costs-and-voters-want-to-hear-from-biden-and-republicans/
CMS Proposal Will Increase fees to Access Important Health Care Data: Researchers across the country fear a new proposal by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ...
propublica.org/article/cms-proposal-will-increase-fees-access-medicare-medicaid-health-care-data
Big Pharma is “coming to the table” on price negotiations as it loses in court: Negotiating prices is not a "gun to the head," judge rules.
arstechnica.com/science/2024/03/big-pharma-is-coming-to-the-table-on-price-negotiations-as-it-loses-in-court/
Health industry struggles to recover from cyberattack on a unit of UnitedHealth : Doctors are worried that the attack on Change Healthcare, part of ...
npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/03/09/1237038928/health-industry-ransomware-cyberattack-change-healthcare-optum-uhc-united
Patients see first savings from Biden’s drug price push, as pharma lines up its lawyers
bostonherald.com/2024/02/19/patients-see-first-savings-from-bidens-drug-price-push-as-pharma-lines-up-its-lawyers/
Loaded gun found in Rocky River High School student’s backpack, CMS confirms
charlotteobserver.com/news/local/education/article286123801.html
Health care quality took a big hit during COVID, Medicare report finds: Patient safety worsened and there were persistent equity gaps.
axios.com/2024/02/29/health-care-quality-medicare-pandemic
CMS finalizes network rules for exchange plans: State-based health insurance exchange open enrollment periods will align with the federal sign-up campaign under ...
modernhealthcare.com/policy/cms-aca-marketplace-rules-exchanges
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Stock Market Today: Dow Sinks 396 Points as UnitedHealth Spirals: Large-cap healthcare stocks slumped after regulators set a disappointing reimbursement rate for ...
kiplinger.com/investing/stocks/stock-market-today-dow-sinks-396-points-as-unitedhealth-spirals
Biden officials keep states waiting on expanding Medicaid voter registration: Officials in Oregon, Colorado and other states are waiting for Biden officials to ...
npr.org/2024/02/23/1226120645/automatic-voter-registration-medicaid
CMS finalizes Medicare Advantage rate cut: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services held fast on its proposal to reduce the base payment rate for Medicare ...
modernhealthcare.com/policy/medicare-advantage-rate-cut-cms-2025
Paid articlePaid Neighbors see problems ahead of planned homes, new CMS school in south Charlotte: Neighbors object to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and a Charlotte NC real ...
charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article287202255.html
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