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Veterans Health Administration Reorganizing Management Structure To Better Focus On Care Delivery
December 23, 2025The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced its plans to reorganize the management structure of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) over the next 18 to 24 months. The VA intends to release more information in early 2026, according to a… -
Costs For Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Plans Outpace Inflation Nationally
December 23, 2025While overall enrollment among employees eligible for U.S. employer-sponsored health insurance plans (ESI) remained steady in 2024 at 69%, costs outpaced inflation across all states from 2023 to 2024, according to a recent analysis. The average annual premium for single… -
CMS Unveils MAHA ELEVATE Payment Model Aimed At Functional Lifestyle Medicine
December 23, 2025The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a forthcoming Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for its new MAHA ELEVATE Model (Make America Healthy Again: Enhancing Lifestyle and Evaluating Value-Based Approaches Through Evidence). The model will provide approximately $100… -
Psychologists Reporting Never Using AI Assistance With Their Practices Fell From 71% In 2024 To 44% In 2025
December 23, 2025While psychologists in the United States are increasingly adopting artificial intelligence (AI) tools, they have concerns, according to the 2025 Practitioner Pulse Survey by the American Psychological Association (APA) and its companion organization, APA Services Inc. The portion of psychologists… -
Ohio Expands Youth Mobile Response & Stabilization Services Statewide
December 23, 2025Ohio’s youth behavioral health crisis response services through the Mobile Response and Stabilization Services (MRSS) program are now available statewide in all 88 counties, according to an announcement by Governor Mike DeWine on November 13, 2025. MRSS is available at no… -
Wisconsin Ranked First In States For Elder Abuse Protections
December 22, 2025Wisconsin was ranked highest in protections against elder abuse, followed by Virginia and Vermont, according to a recent analysis by WalletHub. South Dakota, South Carolina, and California ranked worst. Elder abuse is defined as “an intentional or negligent act by… -
ACF & HHS Notify 39 Governors That States Must Stop Diverting Foster Youths’ Earned Social Security Survivor Benefits
December 22, 2025When some state child welfare agencies intercept federal benefits, such as Social Security survivor benefits earned through a deceased parent’s lifetime contributions and intended for a child in foster care, they use the funds to reimburse their own costs of… -
Illinois Medicaid Moving Institutionalized Consumers To Community Through A Tailored Care Management Initiative
December 22, 2025The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) plans to move institutionalized Medicaid beneficiaries to community living with supportive services through a new tailored care management program (TCMP). Class members of two consent decrees, the Williams v. Pritzker class… -
Long-Term Care Insurance Covers 2.6 Years In Assisted Living, On Average
December 19, 2025Long-term care insurance (LTCI) policies provide financial protection for individuals requiring assisted living services in the U.S., covering an average of 2.6 years of care based on current costs, according to a recent report from America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP).… -
Three Risk Factors Account For Most Preventable Dementia Cases In The United States
December 19, 2025Most preventable dementia cases in the United States are linked to three risk factors: high blood sugar, hearing loss, and lower level of education, according to a recent review of the evidence base for 12 modifiable lifestyle or health-related dementia…
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