by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 12, 2023 | Life Sciences, Tea Leaves
On Thursday, the Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC) recommended that adults aged 60 and older get one of two respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines this fall, making them the first shots against the disease to be authorized in the U.S. The Food and Drug...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 12, 2023 | Inequities and SDOH, Tea Leaves
Last year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) started using the area deprivation index (ADI) to adjust payment rates and quality incentives in some models to encourage participating providers to offer care to disadvantaged populations, but providers...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 12, 2023 | Providers, Tea Leaves
Recent study findings suggest that hospital consolidation is associated with a reduction of inpatient pediatric services during subsequent years, a new data point for policymakers weighing whether and how to rein in health systems’ consolidation of smaller provider...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 12, 2023 | Payers, Tea Leaves
Medicare Advantage (MA) beneficiaries given home-delivered meals in the four weeks after being discharged from a hospital were not only less likely to be readmitted within 30 days, they were also less likely to die, according to a study in JAMA Health Forum. The 2018...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 12, 2023 | Inequities and SDOH, Tea Leaves
Health care companies pursuing mergers would have to disclose more information about the transactions under a new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposal that could slow health care deal-making. The antitrust agency voted Tuesday to publish a proposed rule that would,...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 12, 2023 | Inequities and SDOH, Tea Leaves
Racial disparities in food insecurity persist among low-income households that don’t participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), but not among those that do, according to a new study. Food insecurity is considered a critical public health...
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