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What We're Reading: Obamacare Exchange Close to Collapse in South Carolina
What we're reading, July 5, 2016: South Carolina's Obamacare health insurance exchange is close to collapse; hepatitis C virus treatment restrictions are being slowly lifted; and a special feature on what foods are healthy.
South Carolina health officials warn that the state’s health insurance marketplace set up under the Affordable Care Act is close to collapse. In most of South Carolina, the marketplace is dominated by BlueCross BlueShield and choices will become even more limited as UnitedHealthcare prepares to leave, reported The Post and Courier. Insurers have been struggling to make money on the exchange, which has often-sick patients.
Curbs on hepatitis C virus treatments are slowly being lifted around the country. Kaiser Health News highlighted the state Medicaid programs that have expanded access in the last few months and other ways restrictive policies are going away. Private insurers that had taken their cues from states and were only providing the treatments for their sickest patients have begun reversing policies under threat of lawsuits. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans in 14 states and UnitedHealthcare nationwide are 2 of the insurers that have extended hepatitis C treatments to patients who have not developed severe liver disease.
The New York Times’ blog The Upshot has a special feature on what foods are healthy. While the question seems simple enough, a poll of nutritionists and of the American public found a surprising diversity of opinion. Interestingly enough, the differences didn’t just appear between the 2 groups, but also among experts. So how healthy is a granola bar or hummus or sushi?
Oncology Onward: A Conversation With Thyme Care CEO and Cofounder Robin Shah
October 2nd 2023Robin Shah, CEO of Thyme Care, which he founded in 2020 with Bobby Green, MD, president and chief medical officer, joins hosts Emeline Aviki, MD, MBA, and Stephen Schleicher, MD, MBA, to discuss his evolution as an entrepreneur in oncology care innovation and his goal of positively changing how patients experience the cancer system.
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Insufficient Data, Disparities Plague Lung Cancer Risk Factor Documentation
September 24th 2023On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with the senior author of a study published in the September 2023 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® on the importance of adequate and effective lung cancer risk factor documentation to determine a patient's eligibility for screening.
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Contributor: More Informed Management of Preeclampsia Is Necessary
November 29th 2023At present, it is difficult for clinicians to identify patients at greatest risk for developing preeclampsia with severe features and tailor treatment plans for them; this difficulty increases costs significantly.
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Study Validates Smartphone Analysis for Predicting Obstructive Sleep Apnea
November 29th 2023Findings show breathing sounds recorded by smartphones during sleep at home can reliably identify obstructive sleep apnea, presenting an innovative and accessible alternative to traditional in-laboratory polysomnography.
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