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What We're Reading: Medi-Cal May Be Expanded to Illegal Immigrants
What we're reading, November 10, 2015: half of California's illegal immigrants would be eligible for Medi-Cal if it was expanded; women are less likely to receive optimal care after a heart attack, which accounts for survival gap; and Hawaii's residents face long wait times to sign up for health coverage on HealthCare.gov.
California Legislators Consider Expanding Medi-Cal to Illegal Immigrants
Half of California’s illegal immigrants would be eligible for the state’s Medi-Cal program if legislators expanded it. Currently, illegal immigrants are not allowed to sign up for insurance under the Affordable Care Act, and but more than half of the 2.6 million unauthorized immigrants in California make so little money they would quality for Medi-Cal if the program were expanded under a proposal by legislators, reported the Los Angeles Times.
Heart Attack Survival Gender Gap Result of Women Receiving Suboptimal Care
Women are 8% less likely to be on “optimal care” when they are discharged after a heart attack when compared with men, according to a new study. The difference between women receiving recommended treatments and men could explain the gender gap in long-term survival. When women received optimal care they were just as likely as men to be alive 3 years later, reported HealthDay.
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Hawaii Residents Face Up to 4 Hours When Applying for Health Coverage
While the average wait to apply for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act on HealthCare.gov is an hour for Hawaii residents, non-English speaking people could wait as long as 4 hours, reported Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Hawaii recently switched to the federal marketplace from the state-based exchange, which is shutting down completely in 2016. It is taking so long to enroll people for coverage that the state is at risk of being unable to process all re-enrollments.
Standard Criteria for Loss of Ambulation Needed in DMD
April 19th 2024A recent study suggests the differences between ambulation definitions for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) can impact the identification of ambulant vs nonambulant individuals, and standard criteria across settings are needed.
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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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An Overview of Health Care and Pharmaceutical Trends, 2023-2024
April 19th 2024Douglas M. Long, BA, MBA, was featured as the keynote speaker on the closing day of The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy 2024 annual meeting, with a session dedicated to surveying the health care and pharmaceutical trends of the last year.
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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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Real-World Study Reveals Key Insights Into DLBCL Treatment Patterns, Outcomes
April 18th 2024A recent study offers valuable insights into the characteristics, treatment patterns, and outcomes of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) in patients across different lines of therapy, providing a look into the landscape of DLBCL management.
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