Administration to Provide Florida With Uncompensated Care Funding
The federal government has agreed to provide additional funding to Florida’s low-income pool to help offset the costs of uncompensated care, or the expenses incurred by hospitals when treating uninsured patients, according to the New York Times. The Obama administration had withheld additional uncompensated care funding for states that had not expanded Medicaid, as it said expansion could alleviate some of the burden on hospitals. Governor Rick Scott said it was “refreshing to now have a federal government that treats us fairly and does not attempt to coerce us into expanding Medicaid.”
Avoiding Diabetic Amputations Through Prevention, Early Intervention
The Los Angeles Times reported on an innovative local clinic that aims to prevent amputations in low-income patients with diabetes. It focuses on the prevention and early treatment of wounds and infections before amputations become necessary, as well as helping patients better manage their disease. The mission is especially important in West Los Angeles, where the diabetic amputation rate is 8-fold higher compared with California’s wealthier areas.
Yellow Fever Vaccine Supply Will Be Depleted by Mid-2017
In this week’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the CDC warned that the nation's supply of the yellow fever vaccine will likely run out by mid-year due to manufacturing problems experienced by Sanofi Pasteur, which makes the only such vaccine licensed in the United States. International travelers will have to visit certain vaccination clinics partaking in an expanded access investigational new drug protocol using an imported vaccine until the supply is replenished next year.
Beyond Insulin: The Impact of Next-Generation Diabetes Technology
April 17th 2024Experts explain how new diabetes technologies like continuous glucose monitors are transforming care beyond intensive insulin therapy, offering personalized insights and improving outcomes for patients of all treatment levels.
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How Can Employers Leverage the DPP to Improve Diabetes Rates?
February 15th 2022On this episode of Managed Care Cast, Jill Hutt, vice president of member services at the Greater Philadelphia Business Coalition on Health, explains the Coalition’s efforts to reduce diabetes rates through the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP).
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Balancing Care Access and Fragmentation for Better Outcomes in Veterans With Diabetes
April 22nd 2021The authors of a study in the April 2021 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® discuss the possible reasons behind the link between care fragmentation and hospitalizations in veterans with diabetes, as well as potential opportunities to address disjointed care in the context of the widespread telehealth uptake seen during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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