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What We’re Reading: Health Care Worker Shortages; Medicaid Eligibility Renewal; Train Clinic for Ohio
Senators concerned over health care worker shortages; Medicaid beneficiaries left unaware of renewal deadline; Ohio to open health clinic after toxic train derailment.
Bipartisan Efforts Addresses Health Care Worker Shortages
Among a divided Congress, both Democrats and Republicans acknowledged health care worker shortages is a problem across the board in the first hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Kaiser Health News reported. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, cited nearly 100 million Americans living without access to a primary care physician. While none of the senators at the hearing disagreed that too many health care professionals are exiting the field and that there are not enough medical graduates to replace them, some Republicans condemned what they called government health care interference.
More than 60% of Adults Unaware of Their Medicaid Eligibility
A recent survey found that nearly 64.3% of Medicaid beneficiaries were not aware of an upcoming renewal process, with an April 1, 2023, deadline, according to Fierce Healthcare. After 3 years, the ending of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) requires states to redetermine Medicaid eligibility for each beneficiary. However, uncertainty about when the PHE is ending and states failing to inform people of this change has left many eligible Medicaid beneficiaries in the dark.
Ohio Sets Up Health Clinics for Residents Near the Toxic Train Wreck
Ohio plans to open up health clinics in East Palestine on Tuesday, for residents concerned over possible health dangers stemming from the train derailment earlier this month, according to CNN. While state officials assured residents that the water and air in East Palestine was safe, reports of rashes, nausea, and headaches has provoked growing concerns of people being exposed to deadly chemicals and toxins. Since the derailment, the Biden administration has deployed health experts to assess any remaining dangers after Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine requested help from the CDC and HHS.
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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Navigating Health Policy in an Election Year: Insights From Dr Dennis Scanlon
April 2nd 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with Dennis Scanlon, PhD, the editor in chief of The American Journal of Accountable Care®, about prior authorization, price transparency, the impact of health policy on the upcoming election, and more.
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Dr Dalia Rotstein: Physicians Must Be Aware MS Affects People of All Backgrounds
April 24th 2024Dalia Rotstein, MD, MPH, emphazises the importance of awareness that multiple sclerosis (MS) impacts patients from various backgrounds as clinicians think through ways to improve access to care and research efforts in MS.
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The Federal Trade Commission's (FTC's) vote to ban most employers from issuing and enforcing noncompete clauses could have varying impacts on the health care workforce; federal regulators vastly under-enforced antitrust laws in the hospital sector during the last 2 decades, resulting in increased health costs; the FDA recently found genetic evidence of the H5N1 bird flu virus in pasteurized commercially purchased milk.
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