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Only in America: The Loss of Health Insurance as a Toxic Financial Side Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Census Bureau found that the level of health insurance enrollment fell by 1 million people in 2019 , with about 30 million Americans not covered by health insurance. In fact, the number of uninsured Americans rose by 2 million people in 2018 , and by 1.9 Losing health insurance in the pandemic: a financial toxic side effect.

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What’s Expected to Drive Up Health Plan Costs in 2025: GLP-1s, Behavioral Health, and Inflationary Pressures for Hospitals and Doctors – PwC’s Behind the Numbers 2025

Jane Sarashon

Note, too, the driving cost-force of behavioral health, which has grown in adoption as the COVID-19 pandemic revealed the unmet and fast-growing need for mental health care — across the generations.

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Medicare Star Ratings 2021 Changes and Strategies to Address

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The CMS has increased the weight of patient experience measures, which are determined by CAHPS as well as member complaints, health care access, members choosing to leave the plan, appeals, and call center measures, all of which reflect overall member experience. The following section provides a synopsis of the changes for 2021.

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CVS Finds Differences in Mental and Behavioral Health Among Men Vs. Women in the Pandemic

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As the COVID-19 pandemic shifts to a more endemic phase — becoming part of peoples’ everyday life for months to come — impacts on peoples’ mental health will persist, according to new research from CVS Health in the company’s annual Health Care Insights Study.

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Biden administration invests nearly $11M toward pediatric telehealth

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Department of Health and Human Services announced on Friday it was awarding $10.7 million from the American Rescue Plan to integrate telehealth services into pediatric care. The funding is aimed at expanding behavioral healthcare access for children. With an eye toward addressing such gaps, the $10.7 For instance, Illinois Gov.

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hospital sees less severe cases Georgia Supreme Court vacates judgement in case with Northside Hospital, NGMC Poor Health: How Is Georgia Addressing The State’s Mental Health Woes? Acquisition of BCBSLA Paused a Second Time It was the biggest health care deal in Louisiana history. And lawmakers are trying to help.

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Preaching Health Equity in the Era of COVID on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

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By now, most clued-in Americans know the score on the nation’s collective health status compared to other developed countries — especially striking differences between black people and whites in death rates and complications due to COVID-19. The post Preaching Health Equity in the Era of COVID on Martin Luther King, Jr.

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