State Medicaid budgets will shrink by $664 billion through 2034 as key provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) take effect, with impacts varying by state depending on expansion status, reliance on provider taxes and the use of state-directed payments, according to a RAND study published Feb. 26. Meanwhile, Medicaid managed care […]
Continue ReadingThe San Diego County District Attorney’s Office has prosecuted 125 hospital workplace violence cases since July 2023 — work that recently earned the office Scripps Health’s highest honor for distinguished service. On Feb. 26, Scripps President and CEO Chris Van Gorder presented District Attorney Summer Stephan with the Scripps President’s Award, recognizing her leadership in […]
Continue ReadingThe American Hospital Association and Epic are teaming up to help hospitals reduce postpartum hemorrhage with EHR tools. The Safer Births PPH Collaborative is a seven-month program featuring monthly, expert-led sessions with strategies, best practices and interactive forums, according to a Feb. 26 AHA news release. AHA and Epic staff will also host dedicated office […]
Continue ReadingCMS has suspended new Medicare Advantage enrollment into Aspirus Health Plan, part of Wausau, Wis.-based Aspirus Health, after the insurer’s claims processor, UCare, was taken over by Minnesota regulators. The intermediate sanction, issued Feb. 24, bars new Medicare beneficiaries from enrolling in Aspirus Medicare Advantage, effective immediately. The insurer has more than 6,000 MA members […]
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El mes pasado, Justin y Amy Miller colmaron sus autos con tres niños, dos perros, un dragón barbudo y todas las pertenencias que pudieron, y condujeron 2.000 millas desde Wisconsin hasta British Columbia, en Canadá, para dejar atrás los Estados Unidos del presidente Donald Trump. Los Miller se establecieron en Vancouver Island, su refugio rodeado […]
Continue ReadingThe Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book “Health Care Politics and Policy A […]
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Last month, Justin and Amy Miller packed their vehicles with three kids, two dogs, a pet bearded dragon, and whatever belongings they could fit, then drove 2,000 miles from Wisconsin to British Columbia to leave President Donald Trump’s America. The Millers resettled on Vancouver Island, their scenic refuge accessible only by ferry or plane. Justin […]
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COLUSA, Calif. — Early on, Jean Franklin got some career advice she followed religiously: “Pay yourself first.” So she did, socking away hundreds of thousands of dollars in retirement savings by the time she became a stay-at-home mom at age 41. She and her husband, Charles, a former high school teacher who goes by Chaz, […]
Continue ReadingMike Trachta was appointed president and CEO of Quincy, Ill.-based Blessing Health System, effective May 1. Mr. Trachta brings 27 years of healthcare leadership experience to the role, according to a Feb. 25 news release. Most recently, he served as vice president of community hospitals and health system operations at Des Moines, Iowa-based MercyOne. Blessing […]
Continue ReadingAfter three director changes since July and a wave of significant staff departures, the CDC faces growing questions about its capacity to deliver the outbreak coordination, surveillance and public health guidance hospitals have relied on for decades. Jay Bhattacharya, MD, director of the National Institutes of Health, was named acting CDC director Feb. 18. He […]
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