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For decades, policy and public health experts have recognized that social determinants of health—factors like financial stability, job opportunities and…
Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, has selected Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota as her running…
Massachusetts throws $30 million at bankrupt for-profit hospital operator to keep six medical centers running
Massachusetts has agreed to provide about $30 million to help support the operations of six hospitals that Steward Health Care…
Medicare generally doesn’t offer much to assist the 6.9 million Americans over age 65 with dementia or their 11.5 million…
A Tennessee mom lost Medicaid after the state launched a Deloitte-run system that managed eligibility. Then her life turned upside down
Deloitte, a global consultancy that reported revenue last year of $65 billion, pulls in billions of dollars from states and…
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The hardest part of Culix Wibonele’s first job in long-term care was not getting injured. Originally from Kenya, Wibonele worked…
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I cared for my dad under ‘hospital at home’ in his final weeks. The program is missing one big piece
I cared for my father 24/7 in the last years of his life. A lot of that care happened through…
The nonprofit insurer, which brings in $20 billion in annual revenue, replaced its existing pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) with healthcare…