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Medicaid will let states use ‘tiers’ to determine medical frailty
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (529+ words) WASHINGTON — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services this week released guidance for states allowing them to use a “tier system” to determine which Medicaid recipients are too ill to work or volunteer at least 20 hours per week. The decision,…...
The gifts from pharma companies that keep on giving
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (218+ words) Ed Silverman, a senior writer and Pharmalot columnist at STAT, has been covering the pharmaceutical industry for more than three decades. His stories explore prescription drug pricing, affordability and access, as well issues surrounding patents, litigation and legislation. He is…...
Can AI save rural health care?
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (144+ words) STAT is a media company focused on finding and telling compelling stories about health, medicine, and scientific discovery. We produce daily news, investigative articles, and narrative projects in addition to multimedia features, podcasts, and opinion pieces. We tell our stories…...
Oz says ‘AI-based avatars’ can help rural communities. Some leaders disagree
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (616+ words) OK, here’s the news, including three AI-related items. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services head Mehmet Oz and other Trump administration officials are touting artificial intelligence as a game-changing force for rural health. But some rural hospitals are skeptical the…...
Trump officials say AI will help save rural health care. Some leaders in the field don’t believe it
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (1351+ words) Payne traveled to Maine and Louisiana to report on rural health systems and interviewed health AI experts and vendors for this story. It is the fourth installment in STAT’s Unraveled series, which explores the consequences of President Trump’s unprecedented cuts…...
UnitedHealth’s Democrat investment, and surprise billing bloat debate
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (136+ words) STAT I hope you all had a good Labor Day weekend. Robots may be able to run extremely fast now, but at least we know how to stop. Run your thoughts to me anytime: [email protected]. UnitedHealth Group’s top executives,…...
Health care features prominently in Democrats’ agenda
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (167+ words) STAT is a media company focused on finding and telling compelling stories about health, medicine, and scientific discovery. We produce daily news, investigative articles, and narrative projects in addition to multimedia features, podcasts, and opinion pieces. We tell our stories…...
Hospitals pursue deals to ensure survival as Trump's Medicaid cuts loom
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (1142+ words) Payne spoke with hospital executives and M&A consultants for this story, part of STAT’s Unraveled series, which explores the consequences of President Trump’s unprecedented cuts to the health care safety net. BOGALUSA, La. — It was once Louisiana’s “magic city,…...
Mass General Brigham Medicare Advantage plan drops Dana-Farber
1+ week, 1+ day ago (107+ words) Top Boston hospitals clash over Medicare Advantage network after split STAT By Marin Wolf — Boston Globe Eldon Clingan has had the same cancer specialist at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute for more than two decades. He trusts her,he said, and credits…...
Disabled workers at greater risk of losing health insurance
1+ week, 1+ day ago (580+ words) Maybe I just read too much science fiction, but xenotransplantation has got to be one of the coolest words out there (shout-out Octavia Butler’s “Xenogenesis” series). Scroll down for the latest eye-popping update in pig-human technology. Fragmented care is the…...