kffhealthnews.org
A pilot program testing the use of artificial intelligence to expand prior authorization decisions in Medicare has providers, politicians, and researchers questioning Trump administration promises to curb an unpopular practice that has frustrated patients and their doctors.
2 months ago
nbcnews.com
A pilot program testing the use of artificial intelligence to expand prior authorization decisions in Medicare has providers, politicians and researchers asking questions.
2 months ago
kffhealthnews.org
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley’s tenure in the Palmetto State — which overlapped with several tumultuous years of health care reform — and her recent comments offer clues to how her presidency might affect national health care policy.
almost 2 years ago
khn.org
Hospitals using volunteers is commonplace. But some labor experts argue that deploying unpaid workers to do work that benefits the organization’s bottom line lets for-profit hospitals skirt federal…
almost 3 years ago
khn.org
As public health departments work on improving their message, the skepticism and mistrust often reserved for covid-19 vaccines now threaten other public health priorities, including flu shots and c…
almost 3 years ago
khn.org
After almost every mass shooting, a debate is renewed over whether to publish the photos of the carnage the guns have inflicted.
almost 3 years ago
khn.org
Dashboards that rely on positive covid test results reported to local health
departments no longer paint a reliable picture of how covid is spreading in an
area. Some experts say wastewater surveil…
over 3 years ago
khn.org
Homes for pregnant girls may seem like a vestige of the past. But they still
exist and, in light of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on abortion, may become
more necessary.
over 3 years ago
khn.org
A new genetic research project underway in South Carolina aims to reduce health
disparities between Black and white residents — such as cancer and
cardiovascular disease rates — that have long rank…
over 3 years ago
khn.org
Research has long shown that doctors are less likely to respect patients who are
overweight or obese — terms that now apply to nearly three-quarters of adults in
the U.S. The Association of America…
over 3 years ago
khn.org
Some U.S. states have reduced use of the procedure, including by sharing C-section data with doctors and hospitals. But change has proved difficult in the South, where women are generally less heal…
over 3 years ago
khn.org
Nearly all psychiatric residential treatment centers for children in South
Carolina operate as for-profit businesses — some backed by private equity — and
many prioritize out-of-state kids because …
over 3 years ago