Uncovering the Differences Between Medicaid Reimbursement for Mental Health
In United States among different cities, medical reimbursement for the same mental health treatment was found to vary dramatically. The study is published in the journal Health Affairs.
Medicaid is the largest single payer for mental ...
Why Do Few Medicaid-Participating Physicians Provide Long-Term Contraception Care?
1 in 10 Medicaid patients receive long-acting birth control methods such as IUDs and implants from their primary care physicians, revealed study published in JAMA Health Forum.
“This study is first of its kind and uses a national dataset of ...
Medicaid Expansion Decreases Disparities in Preventable Hospital Visits
Medicaid-benefit eligibility being expanded to cover all people earning up to 138 percent of the federal poverty line decreased Black-white disparities in preventable hospitalizations and emergency department visits (ED), stated research.
The ...
Dental Services Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Half of all older adults in the U.S. lack dental insurance and, in 2018, nearly half of older adults received no dental care. A new study by investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital examined changes in dental care and oral health after older ...
Can Expanding Medicaid Led to Reduced Postpartum Hospitalizations
In states that expanded Medicaid, a 17% reduction in hospitalizations during the first 60 days postpartum was observed.
The study also revealed some evidence of a smaller decrease in hospitalizations between 61 days and six months postpartum. ...
Medicaid Improves Cancer Survival Outcomes in the US
Among young adults aged 18-39 newly diagnosed with cancer, the expanded Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) led to better survival outcomes, stated research published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology .
Led by ...
Is Medicare an Advantage for Cardiovascular Care
Today, about half of all Americans with health insurance through Medicare receive their insurance through a for-profit organization that participates in the Medicare Advantage program of the federal government.
But choosing one of these plans ...
Health Care Costs Of Alzheimer’s Related Comorbidities Continue to Surge!
Patients with Alzheimer’s dementia having delirium suffer from a huge healthcare costs as per a study “One-year Medicare costs associated with delirium in older hospitalized patients with and without Alzheimer's disease dementia and related ...
Affordable Care Act Linked to Reduced Smoking
Among US adults, the Affordable Care Act was associated with reductions in smoking and increases in recent smoking abstinence.
This study, by a team that included researchers at Harvard Medical School/Cambridge Health Alliance, compared ...
Report: 37% of Insured Changed Insurance Type During the Perinatal Period
In Massachusetts, US., more than one in three insured people experienced a health insurance transition during the 12 months before or after giving birth, revealed report.
The study, published in JAMA Network Open, analyzed data from more ...
Women on Medicaid Less Likely to Receive Regional Anesthesia
Minorities and women enrolled in Medicaid program are less likely to receive regional anesthesia techniques.
The study of more than 56,000 patients is the first to report these disparities in patients having one of seven common surgeries, ...
Improvements to Prior Authorization in Medicare Advantage Proposed
A new study has revealed the pros and cons of prior authorization (PA) policies for Medicare and the impact these policies have on patients and clinicians.
Specifically, the study looks at the policy care delivery in Medicare Advantage (MA), ...
Peritoneal Dialysis Costs Medicare Less Than Hemodialysis
Policies that encourage increased use of peritoneal dialysis could lead to reduced Medicare expenditure, revealed study.
People with kidney failure who do not choose conservative management and have not received a kidney transplant can ...
Naloxone Drug Cost may Keep may Uninsured from Using Life-saving Treatment
The cost of purchasing the opioid antidote naloxone is out of reach for many uninsured Americans. This may keep the treatment from saving more people who overdose on opioids, according to a new RAND Corporation study.
While laws making it ...
