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FQHC Success Vital to Health of Underserved Communities
With millions of new Medicaid beneficiaries, Federally Qualified Health Centers may not be able to keep up with the increased demand, even with access to federal funding.
Todd Rothenhaus, MD, chief medical officer at athenahealth, wrote in a blog post
"As safety net providers, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) fill a huge void in American health care," . "They are at the front-lines serving the most vulnerable and delivering care of equal or better quality as the most lavishly funded medical groups. Growing inequality, reduced social mobility, and the thinning of the middle class means that the provision of health care to underserved communities has never been more important."
He voiced concerns that with millions of new Medicaid beneficiaries added under the Affordable Care Act, FQHCs may not be equipped to handle a potential new influx of patients. Even with federal funding, expanding the size of these health centers is challenging. However, doing so, as well as creating new FCHCs is a necessity in order to keep up with increased demand.
Read the full blog post at athenahealth: http://bit.ly/1ti8mV5
CMS' 340B Repayment Proposal May Harm Vulnerable Hospitals, Reward Those With Higher Revenues
April 26th 2024The 340B hospitals not receiving an offsetting lump-sum payment from CMS following 2018-2022 cuts later ruled unlawful are disproportionately rural, publicly owned, and nonacademic, according to a new study.
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Examining Low-Value Cancer Care Trends Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 25th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the authors of a study published in the April 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® about their findings on the rates of low-value cancer care services throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Empowering Community Health Through Wellness and Faith
April 23rd 2024To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are bringing you a special month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. In the third episode, Camille Clarke-Smith, EdD, MS, CHES, CPT, discusses approaching community health holistically through spiritual and community engagement.
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Kaiser Permanente was hit by a data breach in mid-April, impacting 13.4 million health plan members; GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) sued Pfizer and BioNTech for allegedly infringing on its messenger RNA technology patents in the companies’ COVID-19 vaccines; the CDC announced the first-known HIV cases transmitted via cosmetic injections.
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