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Innovation
A California Medical Group Treats Only Homeless Patients — And Makes Money Doing It
Healthcare in Action brought in about $2 million in revenue in its first year, $6 million in 2022, and $15.4...
Innovation
New Licensure Compact Could Boost SDOH, Behavioral Health Outreach
A licensure compact for social workers would enable health systems and hospitals to expand telehealth outreach and include social workers...
CMO
Rural Hospitals Built During Baby Boom Now Face Baby Bust
More than half of rural U.S. hospitals now lack the service.
Payer
CBO: Uninsured Rates Projected to Rise Through 2034
After years of coverage growth, the very factors that are protecting more Americans could reverse progress.
Innovation
Pennsylvania Finally OKs Telehealth Parity
After roughly a decade of sometimes political wrangling, a new law mandates that payers reimburse providers for covered services offered...
Payer
23 Million Unenrolled: 11 Insights from the Medicaid Unwinding
New Kaiser Family Foundation research reports state challenges and some successes despite mass disenrollment.
Innovation
Walmart's MeMD Sale Is Another Retail Healthcare Failure
Disruptors are discovering that healthcare can't be run like a shopping center
Innovation
Rural RPM Program Is a Lifeline for Pregnant Women
Sanford Health?s remote patient monitoring program in northern Minnesota is giving pregnant women access to critical care services and resources
Innovation
Amazon Consolidates Telehealth, Primary Care Services on One Platform
The retail giant is folding its nearly two-year-old Amazon Clinic business into Amazon One Medical, saying the move makes things...
Revenue Cycle
HHS Rule Establishes Penalties for Information Blocking
The disincentives are held up by the 21st Century Cures Act.
Innovation
UC Davis Health Calls on the Geek Squad to Support its New RPM Program
The California health system is partnering with Best Buy Health to launch a remote patient monitoring platform to serve patients...
Technology
Medicaid for Millions in America Hinges on Deloitte-Run Systems Plagued by Errors
Deloitte pulls in billions of dollars from states and the federal government for supplying technology it says will modernize Medicaid....