Adults with a disability, Black adults, people with low incomes and those on public insurance were more likely to report going without needed healthcare because of transportation issues, the Urban Institute found.
The agency wants to create maximum waiting times for certain appointments in addition to requiring stronger quality monitoring and reporting standards for Medicaid and CHIP managed care plans.
Oklahoma is the third new state Walmart Health plans to enter next year, along with Missouri and Arizona.
Although more than 1,550 organizations representing more than $40 trillion in assets have divested fossil fuel investments, the healthcare industry lags behind, according to the report.
Teladoc raised its 2023 outlook following the first quarter results, which analysts said represented a strong start to the year.
Political will appears to be rising to equalize Medicare payments to hospitals and doctor’s offices for certain low-acuity services, according to lawmaker comments during a Wednesday hearing.
Redeterminations, which began earlier this month, are not expected to result in a “significant margin impact,” said CEO, raising Molina’s full-year guidance.
The operator posted increases in acute care and behavioral volumes while tempering labor costs.
Buying Risant represents an opportunity for Kaiser to expand its reach nationwide through targeted acquisitions of nonprofit community health systems.
Nari Gopala has previously served in leadership positions at Amazon Web Services, Daybreak Game Company and Sony Online Entertainment.