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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.
Lost in Transmission: Changes in Organ Donor Status Can Fall Through Cracks in the System
Patchwork state policies and limited federal oversight have led to a fragmented system for tracking when potential organ donors provide consent or change their minds.
La Junta de Supervisores del condado aprob贸 la propuesta en febrero para incluirla en la boleta de las elecciones primarias del 2 de junio.
In Switching to Original Medicare, Beware of Medigap Plan Refusals
Open enrollment season lasts until March 31 for people enrolled in Medicare Advantage who want to switch to original Medicare, but there鈥檚 a potential hitch.
Reckoning With State and Federal Cuts, Los Angeles Safety-Net Clinics Push for a New Tax
Across California and the nation, health providers, advocates, local officials, and state legislators are eyeing tax increases to offset a loss of more than $900 billion in federal Medicaid dollars as a result of the GOP鈥檚 One Big Beautiful Bill Act. In Los Angeles County, community clinics have banded together in support of a half-cent sales tax.
Cada a帽o millones de pacientes enfrentan negativas a trav茅s del proceso de autorizaci贸n previa, que exige que sus doctores obtengan aprobaci贸n anticipada de las aseguradoras antes de continuar con la atenci贸n m茅dica.
鈥楧ark Money鈥 Group Angles for Higher Medicare Advantage Payments
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Families Scramble To Pay Five-Figure Bills as Clock Ticks on Promised Preauthorization Reforms
Last summer, the Trump administration announced a voluntary pledge by health insurers to reform prior authorization, which often requires patients or their doctors to seek preapproval from insurers before proceeding with medical care. Patient advocates and medical providers remain skeptical.
Medicare Advantage 鈥楧ark Money鈥 Group Attempts To Win Higher Payments for Insurance Companies
Medicare Advantage insurers say a proposal by the Trump administration to keep their payments nearly flat next year may lead to service cuts that harm seniors struggling to afford health care. A decision is due by early next month.
A national plastic surgeons group is warning people to 鈥渄o their homework鈥 before having liposuctions, Brazilian butt lifts, or other cosmetic procedures after an investigation into cosmetic surgery chains by 麻豆女优 Health News and NBC News.
Primary Care Is in Trouble. So Doctors Band Together To Boost Their Market Power.
Thousands of primary care practices are fighting to remain financially viable and independent. Many are banding together to form Independent Physician Associations, or IPAs, to increase their market power.
Florida no ampli贸 Medicaid, pero igual algunos legisladores quieren imponer requisitos de trabajo
La medida desconcierta a defensores de la atenci贸n m茅dica y a expertos en Medicaid. Algunos dudan, incluso, que sea legal bajo la principal ley de pol铆tica interna del presidente Donald Trump.
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.
Durante d茅cadas, el valor de los NIH ha sido quiz谩 una de las pocas cosas en las que todos en Washington han estado de acuerdo. Los legisladores han aumentado su financiamiento de forma constante. No ahora.
The NIH Workforce Is Its Smallest in Decades. Here鈥檚 the Work Left Behind.
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Six Federal Scientists Run Out by Trump Talk About the Work Left Undone
Cancer treatments, disease outbreaks, addiction science: Scientists say an exodus from the National Institutes of Health will harm the nation’s ability to respond to illness.
The People 鈥 And Research 鈥 Lost in the NIH Exodus
Government data shows the National Institutes of Health lost about 4,400 people 鈥 more than 20% of its staff 鈥 as the Trump administration slashed the federal workforce. Hear from six scientists on why they walked out the door and the work they left behind.
What the Health? From 麻豆女优 Health News: 40 Years of Health Policy
This month is 40 years since host Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent for 麻豆女优 Health News, began reporting on health policy in Washington. To mark the anniversary, Rovner is joined by two longtime sources to discuss what has 鈥 and has not 鈥 changed since 1986.
Despite Their Successes, Some Mobile Crisis Response Teams Are in Crisis
Mobile crisis units are trained to respond to emergency calls when people are experiencing delusions or hallucinations. But unlike police departments, which are generally funded by local taxpayers, mobile crisis teams don鈥檛 have a single, reliable funding source. As a result, some are closing down, despite successful operations and local support.
