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Uninsured Rate Rose in 2017
/0 Comments/in Affordable Care Act, Medicaid /by Joseph SteinbockThe rate of uninsured Americans rose in 2017, the first such increase since implementation of the Affordable Care Act. According to a new Urban Institute study, The increasing uninsurance rate between 2016 and 2017 was driven by losses of private nongroup coverage, such as that purchased in the health insurance marketplaces, and decreases in Medicaid […]
New Public Charge Rule Could Affect Immigrants, Providers
/0 Comments/in private safety-net hospitals, public charge regulation, public charge regulation and medicaid /by Joseph SteinbockLegal immigrants may become reluctant to seek government-sponsored health care and providers may find themselves delivering more uncompensated care in the wake of the adoption of a new federal “public charge” regulation that seeks to define more narrowly the kinds of individuals who should be granted entry to the U.S. in the future. The new […]
CMS Introduces New Medicaid Opioid Management Guidelines
/0 Comments/in Medicaid /by Joseph SteinbockStates must do more to monitor the prescription and use of opioids within their Medicaid programs, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services told them this week. In a formal guidance letter to state Medicaid programs issued as part of implementation of the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and […]
Can Medicare Feed its Way Out of Some Readmissions?
/0 Comments/in Medicare, private safety-net hospitals, social determinants of health /by Joseph SteinbockFeeding some Medicare patients after they are discharged from the hospital could reduce readmissions and save taxpayers millions, a new study has concluded. According to the new Bipartisan Policy Center report Next Steps in Chronic Care: Expanding Innovative Medicare Benefits, providing a limited number of free meals to certain Medicare patients could eliminate nearly 10,000 […]
New Bill Would Address Social Determinants of Health
/0 Comments/in private safety-net hospitals, social determinants of health /by Joseph SteinbockThe federal government would provide funding to help address social determinants of health within Medicaid populations under a new bill introduced in the House of Representatives last week. According to a legislative summary prepared by one of the bipartisan bill’s sponsors, Economic and social conditions have a powerful impact on our health and wellness. Stable […]