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What We're Reading: Three States That Could Expand Medicaid Depending on the Election
What we're reading, November 3, 2016: gubernatorial races could expand Medicaid in 3 more states; genetic testing wastes billions of dollars; most popular Facebook posts on the Zika virus contained inaccurate information or conspiracy theories.
There are still 19 states that have not expanded Medicaid, but 3 more could switch sides after this election. According to The Hill, gubernatorial races in Missouri, North Carolina, and Utah are all leaning toward candidates that support expanding the program. Missouri and North Carolina have Democratic candidates challenging the sitting Republican governors, but in Utah, the incumbent governor is a Republican who supports a small-scale plan to expand Medicaid.
Genetic testing is often touted as a way to revolutionize medicine, but it can waste a lot of money. A study found that a test for inherited thrombophilia cost taxpayers half a billion dollars without providing any medical benefit to patients, reported STAT. Many patients want to get tests even if they don’t offer a clinical benefit that will result in a chance in treatment. One motivating factor for doctors offering these tests is the fear of litigation.
Research has found that while most posts on Facebook about the Zika virus contained accurate information, they were not very popular. Instead, the more popular posts about the virus either had inaccurate information or conspiracy theories, according to Reuters. The research was conducted May and June 2016, when there was a lot of media coverage of Zika.
What We’re Reading: Abortion Privacy Rules; Alzheimer Drug Hurdles; Nursing Home Staffing Overhaul
April 23rd 2024New health privacy rules aim to protect patients and providers in an evolving abortion landscape; some physicians express concerns about efficacy, risks, and entrenched beliefs in treating Alzheimer disease; CMS addresses longstanding staffing deficits in nursing homes.
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Navigating Health Literacy, Social Determinants, and Discrimination in National Health Plans
February 13th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the authors of a study published in the February 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® about their findings on how health plans can screen for health literacy, social determinants of health, and perceived health care discrimination.
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Drs Raymond Thertulien, Joseph Mikhael on Racial Disparities in Multiple Myeloma Care Access
December 28th 2023In the wake of the 2023 American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition, Raymond Thertulien, MD, PhD, of Novant Health, and Joseph Mikhael, MD, MEd, FRCPC, FACP, chief medical officer of the International Myeloma Foundation, discussed health equity research highlights from the meeting and drivers of racial disparities in multiple myeloma outcomes.
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