Health Populi

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Underneath this statistic, it’s important to compare the payor mix of patients delaying care: nearly one-third of people with private, commercial insurance delayed care by 2018; 22% of people enrolled in Medicaid or Medicare put off care. Consider the 2020 Presidential elections and calls for universal health care.

Primary Care 211

Primary Care Medicare Telehealth Health Policy 211

Henry Kotula

MAY 9, 2020

Across the country, only half of primary care doctor practices say they have enough cash to stay open for the next four weeks, according to one study, and many are already laying off or furloughing workers. The hospitals are getting massive bailouts,” said Dr. Christopher Crow, the president of Catalyst Health Network in Texas.

Primary Care 41

Primary Care Medicare Telemedicine Health Policy 41

Health Populi

MAY 20, 2020

PwC explored how COVID-19 is influencing consumers’ health care behaviors in survey research conducted in early April by the Health Research Institute. The findings were published in a May 2020 report , detailing study findings among 2,533 U.S. adults polled in early April 2020.

Telehealth 182

Telehealth Telemedicine Mental health Medicare 182

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

New legislation at state and federal levels is making it possible for telehealth services to be reimbursed by Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance carriers. Targets quality of care and quality of life. In addition to self-pay patients, reimbursement can be sought through Medicaid, Medicare and commercial/private payers.

Telehealth 57

Telehealth Medicare Telemedicine Primary Care 57

Henry Kotula

JUNE 14, 2020

Preparedness Of Community Health Centers For Telehealth. Despite the changes, many health centers may not be ready to implement high-quality telehealth. A study using 2016 data showed that only 38 percent of CHCs used any telehealth. At least 22 states have explicitly implemented telehealth parity for Medicaid.

Telehealth 41

Telehealth Primary Care Medicare HIPAA 41

Enzyme Health

JUNE 19, 2019

CCHP: CCHP stands for the Center for Connected Health Policy and is a non-profit that has been designated the national telehealth policy resource center. The organization researches telehealth policy issues and keeps updated information on state telehealth laws and reimbursement.

Telemedicine 60

Telemedicine mHealth HIPAA Telehealth 60

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

health consumer, bearing more first-dollar costs through high-deductible health plans, or being un- or under-insured, uses self-care as a financial health hedge. Note the new alliance between Walmart and Anthem to channel OTC meds to Medicare Advantage members).

Medicare 193

Medicare Primary Care Pharmaceuticals Patient Experience 193

Henry Kotula

JUNE 21, 2020

And, just as the Great Recession led people to seek less hospital care , the current downturn is likely to have a significant impact, said Sara Collins, an executive at the Commonwealth Fund, who studies access to care. It’s going to have an effect on people’s demand for health care.”.

Medical Billing 41

Medical Billing Medicare Primary Care Telemedicine 41

Henry Kotula

JANUARY 2, 2019

However, some early small-scale randomized controlled studies have suggested potential health benefits (for example, improved glycemic and blood pressure control) of mobile health applications and wearable biosensors. Another segment of startups focus on a separate driver of health care costs—the prices of medical services.

Digital Health 32

Digital Health Mobile Health Telemedicine Primary Care 32

Health Populi

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The Business Group on Health’s survey into large employers’ plans for health benefit designs in 2023 has a strong focus on value, concurring with employee benefit consulting studies from Mercer, SHRM, and WTW, among others. Consumers are excited about connected health care , the Trusted Future study bullishly reports.

Health Technology 156

Health Technology Mental health Digital Health Primary Care 156

Health Populi

JANUARY 18, 2021

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, more hospitals were piloting and planning to move inpatient acute care to certain patients’ home when that made clinical and economic sense. The public health crisis, combined with Medicare Advantage and other payors’ regimes, supported an economic model for the hospital-to-home movement.

Digital Health 182

Digital Health Public Health Life Science Patient Experience 182

Health Populi

DECEMBER 30, 2019

the health/care ecosystem warmly embraced social determinants of health as a concept in 2019. A few of the mainstreaming-of-SDoH signposts in 2019 were: Cigna studying and focusing in on loneliness as a health and wellness risk factor. Humana’s Bold Goal initiative targeting Medicare Advantage enrollees.

Public Health 314

Public Health Mental health Medicare Primary Care 314

Health Populi

JUNE 27, 2019

[This, the impact of social determinants of health beyond health care, is the underlying theme of my book, HealthConsuming: From Health Consumer to Health Citizen ]. Elizabeth Warren assertively and transparently backed Bernie Sander’s Medicare for All proposal. health care.

Mental health 214

Mental health Medicare Pharmaceuticals Public Health 214