Community Benefit
Over the last decade, about 20% of women tried to access abortion services, but a third of them faced barriers, a new Wisp survey finds.
Coverage applies to specific facilities, including the Indian Health Service, the 17th largest healthcare system in the nation, director says.
HHS is offering the tests to help prevent widespread infections this fall and winter.
The rise in chronic disease among the elderly is driving up healthcare costs, putting pressure on Medicare and other payer systems.
Cardinal Health says the transaction is part of its effort to help community healthcare providers maintain their independence.
The rules are intended to achieve the promise of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, federal agencies say.
Twenty-three percent of marketplace enrollees were in a plan with a network that included a quarter or fewer of the doctors in their area.
CMS streamlined the application process and focused on navigators helping historically underserved groups.
Maternal morbidity is 1.5 times higher among Black mothers than Hispanic mothers, the data shows.
The updated coverage policy begins Sept. 1 and will be effective on a rolling basis for most plans on renewal.