States Face Another Challenge With Medicaid Work Rules: Staffing Shortages
Some states already don鈥檛 have enough staff to quickly process Medicaid applications and answer enrollees鈥 phone calls. Researchers say they may not be prepared to handle new Medicaid work rules, predicting people will lose coverage as a result.
State-Run Insurance Plans for Foster Kids Leave Some of Them Without Doctors
North Carolina rolled out a $3.1 billion insurance plan for kids in foster care, but many doctors did not accept patients on the plan. The state is one of several experimenting with a model that has left kids鈥 guardians scrambling to find health care providers.
Taking a GLP-1? Doctors Say Not To Forget About Movement and Mental Health
So you鈥檝e decided to go on a GLP-1 to lose weight. These medicines might seem like an easy way to drop unwanted pounds, but you鈥檒l likely need to do a few other things to be successful long-term.
CDC鈥檚 Acting Chief Promises a Return to Stability in a Tumultuous Moment
Jay Bhattacharya, head of the National Institutes of Health and interim leader of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told the CDC staff, 鈥淚 know that it has been such a difficult year.鈥
Demoralized CDC Workforce Reels From Year of Firings, Funding Cuts, and a Shooting
Thousands of employees are gone and last summer鈥檚 shooting resonates still at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters and among the large public health community in Atlanta.
Oz Says California鈥檚 Not Fighting Health Care Fraud, but Data Shows It鈥檚 Part of a Larger Battle
Trump administration officials say the state allows rampant fraud and have promised to investigate, blaming the 鈥淩ussian, Armenian mafia鈥 in the hospice and home health care industry. But data shows hotbeds of health care fraud throughout the country, with California outperforming most other states in recovering fraud dollars.
Psiquiatras podr铆an adoptar biomarcadores en el diagn贸stico de la salud mental
En un documento de enero, la Asociaci贸n Americana de Psiquiatr铆a incluy贸 ideas sobre c贸mo podr铆a incorporar biomarcadores 鈥攊ndicadores biol贸gicos de enfermedad mental que pueden aparecer en pruebas diagn贸sticas鈥 en futuras versiones de su Manual Diagn贸stico y Estad铆stico de los Trastornos Mentales.
Psychiatrists鈥 Use of Biomarkers Could Open a New Window Into Mental Health Diagnoses
The world鈥檚 largest professional psychiatry organization is preparing for the day when biological indicators can help diagnose and treat mental illness.
Journalists Talk Medicaid Work Mandate in Georgia and Wage Garnishment Bill in Colorado
麻豆女优 Health News journalists made the rounds on local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here鈥檚 a collection of their appearances.
Las visitas a salas de emergencias por problemas dentales no relacionados con lesiones f铆sicas aumentaron casi un 60% a nivel nacional en ni帽os menores de 15 a帽os entre 2019 y 2022.
Florida Hasn鈥檛 Expanded Medicaid. Lawmakers Want To Add Work Requirements Anyway.
Florida is not mandated to add work requirements for Medicaid, because the state has not expanded eligibility to more low-income adults. But lawmakers have proposed requiring some adults in the state鈥檚 program to work anyway, a policy that could leave many uninsured.
Journalists Describe Drivers of High Health Costs and Spell Out the Science of Protein
麻豆女优 Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here鈥檚 a collection of their appearances.
When Suicidal Calls Come In, Who Answers? Georgia Crisis Line Response Rates Reveal Gaps
In Georgia, a high number of callers to the 988 crisis line hang up or disconnect before reaching a counselor. Many other calls are transferred out of state.
Journalists Update Listeners on Expiration of Insurance Subsidies and New Rural Health Funding
麻豆女优 Health News journalists made the rounds on local and regional media recently to discuss topical stories. Here鈥檚 a collection of their appearances.
After Outpatient Cosmetic Surgery, They Wound Up in the Hospital or Alone at a Recovery House
Some patients who had liposuction or other surgeries later required emergency hospital care 鈥 and some died, court records show.
Journalists Zero In on ‘Certificate of Need’ Laws and Turbulent Obamacare Enrollment Season
麻豆女优 Health News journalists made the rounds on regional media recently to discuss topical stories. Here鈥檚 a collection of their appearances.
Guns Marketed for Personal Safety Fuel Public Health Crisis in Black Communities
During the covid pandemic, gun marketers told many Americans they needed firearms to defend against criminals and protesters. Then firearm deaths mounted rapidly in racially segregated and low-income neighborhoods, according to federal data.
Feds Promised 鈥楻adical Transparency鈥 but Are Withholding Rural Health Fund Applications
Proposals from states that have shared their applications to a new $50 billion rural health program include using drones to deliver medication, installing refrigerators to expand access to healthy produce, and bringing telehealth to libraries, day cares, and senior centers.
After Shutdown, Federal Employees Face New Uncertainty: Affording Health Insurance
Average premium payments in the federal government鈥檚 insurance program for its employees are set to jump more than 12% next year, on top of a 13.5% hike in 2025. The two-year increase is higher than many private employers and their workers are experiencing.
Represi贸n de Trump empuja a inmigrantes v铆ctimas de violencia dom茅stica a las sombras
Adem谩s de ser m谩s vulnerables a la violencia sexual, los inmigrantes enfrentan m煤ltiples desaf铆os de salud f铆sica y mental, seg煤n los investigadores.
