Jeff Lagasse
RSV hospitalizations are increasing earlier and more rapidly than in previous years, with the 0-2 age group comprising 57% of hospitalizations.
Cigna's Medicare Advantage customers in those states will immediately have access to the full spectrum of in-home primary care services.
Exact services may vary by location, but they'll typically include primary care, labs, X-ray and EKG, behavioral health, dental and community health.
Also this week, Philips plans to cut 5% of its workforce.
Many ads tout the benefits of Medicare Advantage but leave out information pertaining to market availability, or are plain confusing, says CMS.
Extending Medicaid and CHIP coverage in Georgia and Pennsylvania is expected to impact about 57,000 people.
This financial performance is attributable to a couple of factors, including Medicare membership increasing by 22%.
CMS appropriately made CAAP Program payments to all 100 providers that were randomly selected in the OIG's audit.
To ease burnout, the surgeon general advises hospitals to listen to staff and seek their involvement to improve organizational culture.
Metropolitan Anchor Hospitals, as the AHA has labeled them, serve large numbers of urban, low-income and historically marginalized individuals.