Originally published by Modern Healthcare on July 19, 2018. Written by Virgil Dickson. The CMS may soon restart making billions of dollars in risk-adjustment payments to insurance companies with plans on the individual market via a new rulemaking. The agency […]
Originally published by ProPublica and NPR on July 17, 2018. Written by Marshall Allen. To an outsider, the fancy booths at last month’s health insurance industry gathering in San Diego aren’t very compelling. A handful of companies pitching “lifestyle” data […]
Written by Hanh Nguyen, Whole Person Care Project Assistant. Community health workers (CHWs) are trained public health workers who play a critical role in helping patients navigate the healthcare system to access essential medical and social services. What makes CHWs […]
The Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation (CHLPI) welcomes Andrea Kunst to the team as theFoundations and Corporate Relations Officer! Andrea Kunst has practiced philanthropic fundraising, strategic advancement, and non-profit organization management for twenty years. She is an accomplished fundraising generalist […]
(Providence, RI – July 10, 2018) The Executive Office of Health & Human Services (EOHHS) and advocates for patients with Hepatitis C (HCV) today announced a change to the state’s Medicaid policy that will increase access to life-saving treatment for […]
Originally published by Healio on July 13, 2018. Written by Janel Miller. The CMS decision to stop further collections or payments under the risk adjustment program leaves many questions about future health coverage and insurance premiums unanswered, experts and medical […]
Originally published by Providence Journal on July 11, 2018. Written by G. Wayne Miller. Rhode Island’s Medicaid policy has been revised to cover the costs of treatment for all beneficiaries who are living with the potentially deadly blood-borne Hepatitis C […]
This story is part of a collaboration between WHYY’s The Pulse, The Philadelphia Inquirer and Kaiser Health News. Published on July 8, 2018; written by Phil Galewitz. PHILADELPHIA — Feliciano Pagan stood at his front door when the MANNA food truck pulled up to his […]
Written by Hanh Nguyen, Whole Person Care Project Assistant. Transportation is a basic and necessary step to ensure a person’s ability to obtain well-coordinated health care and access to medical services. What would be an effortless and straightforward task for […]
Originally published by The Sacramento Bee on June 27, 2018. Written by Hannah Holzer. Brad Sims, 67, lived with chronic hepatitis C until, two years after a liver transplant in 1991, he went through a multi-week specialized treatment covered by […]
