Community Benefit
Modeling showed per-visit reimbursement that was 6% lower for Black children and 3% lower for Hispanic children.
Seventy-two percent expect to keep things as they had been, 6% expect to be more selective, and 22% don't know how they will move forward.
The requirements would result in federal savings, but would pass costs on to states and cause large coverage losses, data shows.
The partnership will launch in South Carolina and Georgia this year and then expand to five more states in 2024.
Lawmakers expressed concern that the DEA's plan to roll back flexibilities could make OUD medication more difficult to obtain.
About 5% of adults haven't received needed healthcare within the past year because of difficulty finding transportation.
A digital divide creates a barrier for those who would wish to have fuller participation in their own care.
More than eight in ten (86%) adults say they have never had a doctor ask if they own a gun or if there are guns in the home.
HIMSS23
<p>HIMSS CEO Hal Wolf shares his views on the greater themes in this increasingly global conference and exhibition. He reviews some innovations in healthcare information and technology he's eager to see in Chicago next week.</p>
The group says the provider network serving rural Americans is fragile and more dependent on Medicare revenue.