Healthcare

Each year a jury designates one product as Best of Competition in The Nightingale Awards, a program that celebrates some of the best in healthcare design products. The latest product to earn the recognition actually wasn’t originally…
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Keely Larson A fund championed by Gov. Greg Gianforte to fill gaps in Montana’s substance use and behavioral health treatment programs has spent $5.2 million since last year as the state waits for an additional $19 million in federal…
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On Jan. 20, 2023, the Biden Administration announced it will end the public health emergency (and national emergency) declarations on May 11, 2023. Here’s what major health policies will and won’t change when the public health…
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State of play: The White House is not actively considering declaring a public health emergency for abortion.  “We don’t believe that declaring a public health emergency would provide meaningful new resources in this fight,” Jen…
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The consequences of failing to properly verify patient insurance eligibility can wreak havoc on the healthcare revenue cycle. Incorrect patient information, expired policies and missing pre-authorizations can all contribute to denied…
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Feb. 1, 2023 – It’s the end of an era. The Biden administration announced Monday that it will be ending the twin COVID-19 emergency declarations, marking a major change in the 3-year-old pandemic.  .The orders spanned two presidencies.…
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Hormone therapies are well established in breast cancer treatment, working by blocking or reducing levels of hormones that feed tumor growth. If the disease progresses, the next line of therapy includes an injectable drug that…
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Published on January 27, 2022If anyone in your household had a Marketplace plan in 2021, you'll need Form 1095-A, Health Insurance Marketplace® Statement, to file your federal taxes. You should get it in the mail by early February. Keep…
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BY KIM BELLARD I’ve been thinking a lot about medical education lately, for two unrelated reasons.  The first is the kerfuffle between US News and World Report and some of the nation’s top – or, at least, best known – medical…
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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden informed Congress on Monday that he will end the twin national emergencies for addressing COVID-19 on May 11, as most of the world has returned closer to normalcy nearly three years after they were first…
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