At the community health center in downtown Lowell, patient navigator Abbas Tanner made one phone call among the dozens he and his colleagues reportedly made that day. On the line was a 29-year-old woman from Leominster who needed help renewing her insurance from MassHealth, the state’s Medicaid program. Tanner asked a series of questions about … Read more
In a recent statement, NFL Players Association president JC Tretter shed light on the vexing issue of lifetime health insurance for players. Tretter revealed two major hurdles that have hindered the implementation of this much-discussed benefit. Addressing the concerns of both players and fans, Tretter highlighted the need for a solution to ensure players’ post-career … Read more
With the COVID-19 public health emergency over, state officials and organizations are struggling to restore a Massachusetts healthcare industry experiencing staff shortages and high levels of worker burnout factors that prevent some residents from accessing the necessary health care. Healthcare professionals say it’s time for the industry to change. All sectors are hurting,[but]I don’t think … Read more
As everyone knows, overall healthcare costs are rising every year. But tell that to older Americans. Fidelity’s annual survey of estimated health care costs in retirement surprisingly remained unchanged of the last year. This means that a retiree who leaves the workforce this year is likely to shell out the same amount of money on … Read more
Healthcare, utility among the topics discussed at the Meet the Candidates Forum Published at 3.23pm on Friday 30 June 2023 Advertisment Health care, Medicaid expansion and utilities were among the main topics as candidates for statehood met with Warren County residents on Thursday in a forum at the Warren County Courthouse. An estimated 50 people … Read more
The California Health Care Affordability Board (HCAB), a decision-making body tasked with setting statewide and sector-specific spending goals and approving key benchmarks, discussed the state’s action plan to address facility consolidation health professionals during a meeting earlier this month. Katherine Gudiksen, executive director of Source on Healthcare Price and Competition in the law department of … Read more
Tulane University alumna Mollye Demosthenidy has accepted an appointment as the new principal of Newcomb-Tulane College, effective July 1. (Photo by Jennifer Zdon) Mollye Demosthenidy, a nationally recognized expert in health care and associate dean for strategic initiatives at the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine (SPHTM), has accepted an appointment as the new … Read more
A group of Democratic senators is calling on the nation’s consumer credit regulator to take action against medical credit cards like CareCredit, saying the use of these cards can result in patients paying significantly more for their care medical than they should. FILE – Senator Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during a hearing of the Senate … Read more
Gov. Kevin Stitt reversed an agency rule about implementing a statewide health information exchange program that sparked concerns about patient privacy. The rule would have implemented new definitions and exemption criteria for electronic health records shared between a patient’s caregivers. According to the Oklahoma State Medical Association, Oklahoma’s HIE’s goal is to improve patient outcomes … Read more
ATLANTA (AP) Georgia is offering a new deal to some uninsured adults starting Saturday: Go to work or school and the state will cover you. But advocates denounce the plan, which will insure far fewer people than a full-blown state Medicaid program, as unnecessarily restrictive and expensive. The program is likely to be followed as … Read more