2+ hour, 26+ min ago   (393+ words) KINGSTON, N.Y. — The lack of affordable healthcare in the marketplace has been a recurring theme among participants in town halls and a survey, both headed up by Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha, her office said. Nearly 200 people have attended Shrestha’s healthcare town halls…...

1+ hour, 55+ min ago   (48+ words) They provide absolutely vital end-of-life care, but hospices are facing a financial crisis. Hospice funding gap crisis They provide absolutely vital end-of-life care, but hospices are facing a financial crisis. They have been making huge cuts as their costs rise…...

11+ hour, 1+ min ago   (86+ words) The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced over $130 million of funding through the Rural Health Transformation Program in Pennsylvania, North Dakota, South Dakota and West Virginia. This article is available exclusively to Agri-Pulse members and free trial users. No…...

2+ hour, 46+ min ago   (326+ words) Amata announces a $295,000 federal grant for American Samoa to improve maternal health and prevent maternal mortality. Grant announcement: Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata said she welcomed a $295,000 federal grant from HHS, through the CDC, awarded to the American Samoa Department of Health....

3+ hour, 22+ min ago   (350+ words) As dozens of employees face displacement when a Sullivan County nursing home closes later this year, county officials are now planning a job fair to help them land on their feet. The Care Center at Sunset Lake in Liberty. Sullivan…...

10+ hour, 18+ min ago   (755+ words) First-of-its-kind study shows sustained Zepbound use in older adults with obesity lowers costs, reinforcing the potential value of the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge program Individuals treated with Zepbound had lower rates of hospital admissions and emergency department visits Key findings1The study estimated…...

3+ hour, 14+ min ago   (408+ words) Wisconsin families and businesses are being squeezed by the rising cost of health care. Unlike the taxes listed on a paycheck or receipt, this burden shows up through higher insurance premiums, deductibles, hospital bills, and employer health care costs. And…...

3+ hour, 35+ min ago   (348+ words) The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing to announce a new round of agreements with midsize biotechnology companies aimed at lowering drug prices. Under the planned agreements, the companies would offer discounts on outpatient medicines supplied to state Medicaid…...

3+ hour, 58+ min ago   (1026+ words) A traveling cardiologist who faced criticism for her management of a now-closed specialty heart program made more money at Benefis Health System in Great Falls than any of her full-time peers in that specialty. On its tax form, Benefis listed…...

3+ hour, 4+ min ago   (524+ words) A new poll of Floridians who rely on Medicaid found widespread concern about changes to funding for primary pediatric care. Respondents placed responsibility on state leaders to resolve the problem as an ongoing legal dispute between Florida’s largest pediatric primary…...