Almost 1 in 4 people disenrolled from Medicaid are now uninsured
Apr 12, 2024
Nearly a quarter of Americans who lost their pandemic-era Medicaid coverage say they’re now without any health insurance, a new survey finds.
Integration of Medicaid physical, mental health does not aid outcomes
Jan 08, 2024
No significant benefits were seen for most measures of utilization, quality and outcomes.
Paperwork causing many Americans to lose Medicaid coverage, White House warns
Jul 31, 2023
Changes are happening now because a prohibition on removing Medicaid coverage during the pandemic has now been lifted.
Feds urge states to slow down on dropping people from Medicaid
Jun 13, 2023
States now are reevaluating Medicaid eligibility after having been prohibited from dropping people during the early years of the pandemic.
Buprenorphine prescribing for Medicaid beneficiaries down in 2020
Apr 01, 2022
Despite increases in units per prescription, the amount of buprenorphine dispensed to Medicaid beneficiaries decreased early in the pandemic.
2011 to 2020 saw increase in annual prescription meds expenditures
Apr 15, 2024
Metabolic agents were the most costly category; antidiabetic agents were the mostly costly therapeutic area.
New federal rule means hospitals need written consent for pelvic, prostate exams
Apr 01, 2024
The HHS also issued a new set of guidelines clarifying a longstanding requirement that hospitals must obtain written informed consent as a condition for being reimbursed by Medicare and Medicaid.
Racial and ethnic disparities seen in use of hospice
Dec 18, 2023
Older age was associated with lower odds of short length of stay in those dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid.
Whites have greatest magnitude of association of socioeconomic status with LE8
Sep 13, 2023
The magnitude of the positive association for four socioeconomic status categories with LE8 was greater for non-Hispanic whites than for minority groups.
Nursing homes with more Black residents have higher health care utilization
Jun 22, 2023
The authors say that the lower use of registered nurses likely drives differences in hospitalization and emergency department use.