Insulin Nation

JULY 12, 2017

There’s been a resurgence of interest in non-prescription insulin, no doubt a result of the high prices for the most widely dispensed-by-prescription branded analogs and a political climate that’s breeding uncertainty over the continued availability of insurance for people with diabetes. People have been turning to old-line products, such as Lilly Humulin and Novo-Nordisk Novolin, and Walmart’s store-branded ReliOn products, or at least researching whether such lower-cost brands are an option. s

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American Well

JULY 10, 2017

Mental health disorders are not an isolated — they have far-reaching effects that drive up costs for both patients and providers. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) estimates that serious mental illness costs America $193.2 billion per year in lost earnings. While one in five adults experience a mental illness in a given year, and nearly one in 25 live with a serious mental illness, nearly 60 percent of those adults did not receive mental health services within the last year.

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Meaningful HIT News

JULY 9, 2017

Neal Patterson in 2009 (Cerner photo). Neal Patterson, co-founder, CEO and chairman of health IT heavyweight Cerner, died today at the age of 67. According to the company, Patterson had “unexpected complications” from a recurrence of the soft-tissue cancer that caused him to take a yearlong leave starting in January 2016. As the “unexpected” explanation suggests, the news comes as a bit of a surprise, since Patterson returned to work early this year.

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ACA Times

JULY 13, 2017

Many employers which provide self-funded healthcare for their employees have taken to covering the cost of employee participation in associated wellness plans. It’s a practice the IRS is well aware of. The IRS sheds light on how that money should be handled in tax filings. In a memorandum dated April 24, 2017, which expressly noted that it may not be cited as precedent, the IRS Chief Counsel offers his view to answer the question: Is a benefit paid under an employer-provided self-funded health p

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Insulin Nation

JULY 11, 2017

As I started my first year of college, I knew there would be challenges. After all, I was going to be living on my own for the first time, doing so in a different province, contending with the academic demands of my program while working part-time, and managing my Type 1 diabetes. I thought that managing my diabetes after moving away from home might be a little bit different without my family and my former medical team at my side, but I didn’t anticipate how it would define my life during that f

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Health Portal Solutions

JULY 13, 2017

The employee benefits industry is constantly changing. As laws, trends, and demands change, we are forced to change with it, and that includes changing the technology we use. Just because you’re changing technology doesn’t mean that it has to be disruptive to your end users. By using an integrated web portal, your company can maintain consistent communications with your users, regardless of which systems are running behind the scenes.

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ACA Times

JULY 10, 2017

The IRS recently issued Notice 2017-38 , which revealed the results of the Treasury Department’s review of all “significant tax regulations” per President Trump’s Executive Order 13789 issued in April 2017. Treasury did an extensive review of tax regulations and found eight that it believed met the criteria of the President’s executive order. Interestingly, none of the eight included the ACA-mandated filing requirements for employers.

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Insulin Nation

JULY 10, 2017

Opinion. I grew up in a small town in Northeast Georgia with a fairly large African American population, but a lot of the things I was interested in wasn’t popular with most of the black kids in my community. As a kid, I was usually the only black kid into something, whether it was band, 4H, or chorus. I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes around 1989 when I was 25 years old.

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American Well

JULY 10, 2017

Mental health disorders are not an isolated — they have far-reaching effects that drive up costs for both patients and providers. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) estimates that serious mental illness costs America $193.2 billion per year in lost earnings. While one in five adults experience a mental illness in a given year, and nearly one in 25 live with a serious mental illness, nearly 60 percent of those adults did not receive mental health services within the last year.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

JULY 14, 2017

The difference between reality and theory for an e-mail address is huge. I want to drive a bit of open discussion as implementation of e-mail software, directories, and operational environments; fall somewhere along that gap. That is to say that there is much software and services that support e-mail that don't quite implement everything that the standards allow.

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ACA Times

JULY 12, 2017

It’s far from coincidental that timed with Donald Trump’s move into the White House as President of the United States, women marched for reproductive rights. Trump made it part of his campaign to defund organizations like Planned Parenthood , as well as create a healthcare system that could drastically impair women’s rights to even birth control. Women not only participated in the historical march in Washington this year, but they exercised their rights to protest in states across the nation.

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Insulin Nation

JULY 10, 2017

As the U.S. has been embroiled in a health care debate about whether or not to curtail the expanded health care coverage that was put in place by the Affordable Care Act, a Canadian province is looking to expand its health care program for its citizens. sponsor. Ontario announced in April 2017 that the government there will soon cover full drug costs for children and adults younger than 25 through a new public health care program.

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American Well

JULY 10, 2017

The Medical University of South Carolina’s school-based telehealth program—which is powered by Avizia—has been recognized for its achievements in an article by mHealthIntelligence. With proven results in patient access and outcomes, MUSC has plans to expand its program from 45 to 90 schools in the next year, many of which are in rural and underserved communities.

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Ambiq®, a leading developer of ultra-low-power semiconductor solutions that deliver a multifold increase in energy efficiency, introduces HeartKit, its latest addition to neuralSPOT. This optimized AI model enables running various real-time heart monitoring applications to help users and their healthcare providers quickly identify any irregular events to take necessary actions.

Insulin Nation

JULY 14, 2017

When I tell people that my seven-year-old daughter has diabetes, they often respond by expressing sympathy that such a young child has to receive shots and prick her fingers on a daily basis. “I can’t imagine! All those needles! The poor thing.” Then they say what a shame it is that she can’t enjoy sweets like other children. sponsor. I know these people mean well, but I can’t help but become frustrated by their assumption that sharp objects and a sugar-free diet constitute the crux of the disea

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American Well

JULY 11, 2017

Creating a system-wide telehealth program is a long game, but there’s a payoff for hospitals taking a holistic view on the next generation of care delivery. Avizia’s CEO and founder, Mike Baird, discusses why hospitals and health systems need to take a strategic and long-range approach to telehealth. Rather than focusing on single use cases, providers should take time to consider and how system-wide telehealth will contribute to the next generation of care delivery.

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American Well

JULY 11, 2017

Creating a system-wide telehealth program is a long game, but there’s a payoff for hospitals taking a holistic view on the next generation of care delivery. Avizia ’s CEO and founder, Mike Baird, discusses why hospitals and health systems need to take a strategic and long-range approach to telehealth. Rather than focusing on single use cases, providers should take time to consider and how system-wide telehealth will contribute to the next generation of care delivery.

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Insulin Nation

JULY 13, 2017

A leaked draft of the Senate healthcare bill to be unveiled later today includes a provision that would allow Americans to purchase so-called “bare bones” or “catastrophic” insurance plans. Critics fear that these plans, which don’t meet current minimum standards for health insurance coverage, may drive healthy people away from better-coverage plans, leaving those with preexisting conditions like diabetes to contend with skyrocketing premium costs.

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This report explores current issues in the behavioral health industry in 2023. Topics covered include quantitative statistics describing the overall increase in behavioral health issues, the impact of psychologist and staff burnout, how HIPAA compliance is once again at the top of our minds & much more!

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ACA Times

JULY 14, 2017

The U.S. Senate has released a new, updated draft of the Republican-proposed Better Care Reconciliation Act aimed at winning over Republican Senators who were not enamored of the initially proposed legislation. The GOP-controlled Senate needs 50 votes to pass the legislation through the reconciliation process that would repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

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ACA Times

JULY 11, 2017

As Congress returns to Washington, D.C. from a quick Independence Day break, the question of repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) remains top of mind. Job one for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is to revise his proposed Better Care Reconciliation Act to rally more Republican support in the Senate. Complicating McConnell’s efforts are Republican governors like Brian Sandoval of Nevada and John Kasich of Ohio, who have been vigorously expressing concern about the legislati

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