by Jordana Choucair | Feb 3, 2023 | Providers
More than half of physicians report feeling burned out and nearly a quarter say they’re depressed. According to Medscape’s U.S. Physician Burnout & Depression Report, the numbers reflect a big jump from just five years ago, when 42 percent of physicians say...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 23, 2023 | Providers
Discount retailer Dollar General announced it is partnering with DocGo, a provider of mobile health and transportation services, to provide medical services. The company will pilot mobile health clinics at three stores in Tennessee to provide customers with basic,...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 23, 2023 | Providers
The Wall Street Journal reports that turnover and churn among home care providers is making it harder to line up care for loved ones. With an ever-growing number of aging baby boomers who need elder care, as well as the COVID-fueled reluctance to seek care in nursing...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 19, 2023 | Providers
KFF published a synthesis of recent studies on the economic impact of Medicaid expansion on providers. Thirty-nine states plus Washington D.C. have adopted Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), with the federal government covering 90 percent of the...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 18, 2023 | Providers
The Biden administration announced two new steps to reduce the inappropriate use of antipsychotic medications and strengthen nursing home safety and transparency. First, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will increase oversight of inappropriate...
by Jordana Choucair | Jan 17, 2023 | Providers
Hospitals are reducing or omitting maternity services as they attempt to shed unprofitable business lines. Hospital administrators say closures are driven by low Medicaid reimbursement rates, staffing shortages and, in some cases, declining birth rates in areas the...
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