The staffing regulation was disparaged by the industry as unattainable. Patient advocates say it doesn’t go far enough. Labor unions welcomed the requirement.
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/nursing-home-staffing-federal-mandates-biden-cms/
Most Medicare enrollees have two or more chronic health conditions, making them eligible for a federal program that rewards physicians for doing more to manage their care. It shows promise in red...
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/medicare-chronic-care-management-monitoring-business/
Most Medicare enrollees likely were not paying a monthly average of $400 — as President Joe Biden stated — before the insulin cap took effect. However, because costs and other factors result ...
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/fact-check-president-biden-insulin-price-cap-half-true/
Under pressure from increased demand, consolidation, and changing patient expectations, the model of care no longer means visiting the same doctor for decades.
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/primary-care-disrupted-video-primer/
Un nuevo estudio revela que los pacientes de Medicare dedican aproximadamente tres semanas al año a hacerse pruebas médicas, ver a doctores, someterse a tratamientos o procedimientos médicos, ...
Used to operating with scarce resources, Montana Medicaid providers say gaps in state payments have left them struggling further.
It’s estimated that an older patient can spend three weeks of the year getting care — and that doesn’t count the time it takes to arrange appointments or deal with insurance companies.
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/medical-care-exhausting-older-patients/
Commissioner Martin O’Malley testifies to two Senate panels that his agency will stop the “injustices” of suspending people’s monthly benefits to recover alleged overpayments. The burden ...
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/overpayments-social-security-chief-testifies-senate/
En anuncios de Google, Facebook y otros medios, los sitios web de telemedicina sobre testosterona pueden prometer una solución rápida para la “lentitud” y la libido baja en los hombres. Per...
New Social Security Commissioner Martin O’Malley is promising to change how the agency reclaims billions of dollars it wrongly pays to beneficiaries, saying the existing process is “cruel-hea...