In the News: Nov 7–14
By Sg2 TeamThis week: Free med school tuition to aid primary care physician shortage; behavioral health Medicaid waivers in DC; and heart failure trends
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This week: Free med school tuition to aid primary care physician shortage; behavioral health Medicaid waivers in DC; and heart failure trends
This week: Amazon primary care disruption and leveraging AI to prevent preterm births
Let’s take a look at Primary Care First, a 5-year, voluntary payment model that’s like Comprehensive Primary Care Plus’s (CPC+) older sibling who moved out of the house.
This week: Rural ED closures affect emergency care; tech and workflow improvements help with the nursing shortage; and investing in primary care maximizes patient care.
This week: Higher primary care spending brings better patient outcomes and research groups present new results for Alzheimer disease blood tests
This week: The impact of understaffed nursing units, how Medicaid expansion influenced cardiovascular mortality rates, and CVS Health plans to expand its health services.
This week: BCBS of Texas will open primary care centers in 2020; morbidity data can help target opioid overuse interventions; and virtual health is now included in Medicare Advantage.
This week: Life spans increase with more PCPs; Tennessee’s maternal deaths largely preventable; and HIMSS covers consumerism, price transparency, interoperability.
This week: Liquid biopsy tests for cancer care move into the mainstream; midterm elections prove consequential to Medicaid; and CVS Health to expand services into chronic disease management.
This week: US suicide rates rise; primary care practices increasingly rely on nurse practitioners; and Medicare Advantage plans have more flexibility to offer nonmedical services.
This week: CMS’s Comprehensive Primary Care initiative improved care delivery; the severity and price of ED visits has increased; and Best Buy’s new health care program targets seniors.
Primary care is being reinvented, with most past successes and future promises coming from Medicare Advantage, where success managing chronic populations yields economic benefits. Read on to learn more.