Senior Citizens Move Home to Be Caregivers
Millennials aren’t the only children moving home: more and more senior citizens are moving back to be near their elderly parents. A Kaiser Health News article highlights the growing trend of very old parents and their elderly children aging together. The population aged 80 years and older is growing quickly, and their children are typically serving as a primary caregiver or at the very least monitoring their parents’ welfare. Sometimes this occurs even when the children themselves have health issues.
ACA Choices Dwindling in 2018
There could be a large increase in the number of Americans exempt from the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate in 2018. With Humana leaving the market completely, there are parts of Tennessee that will have no insurance options at all at this point, and if Anthem departs there could be gaps in at least 5 states, reported The New York Times. Nearly 1000 counties are served by just 1 insurer at this point, and the parts of the country with little or no insurance competition tend to be rural and expensive.
NJ’s Tax Credit for Organ Donation
There are already 19 states that offer tax credits for organ donation, but New Jersey is considering something different. Typically, tax credits are provided for expenses related to a living organ donation, but a New Jersey lawmaker has proposed a tax credit with no strings attached. The problem is that such a tax credit may be against the National Organ Transplant Act, which makes it illegal, to pay for organs. The concern is that creating such a tax credit could prey on the poor or create a black market.
ICYMI: Highlights From the ACCC Fall National Oncology Conference
December 11th 2023This year’s top content from the fall meeting of the Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) highlights both treatment gains made through innovative referral, screening, and assistance initiatives and the ongoing need to improve health equity and research inclusivity.
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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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California Aims for Equity by Redefining Cancer Care
December 8th 2023Authors highlight key aspects of the California Cancer Care Equity Act, including its focus on Medi-Cal beneficiaries, the requirement for managed care plans to contract with specialized cancer centers, and the definition of complex cancers.
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