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Most Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries Live In Highly Concentrated Markets With Few Plan Choices
August 15, 2025About 89% of Medicare beneficiaries in 2024 lived in a county where at least half of beneficiaries were enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans sponsored by only one or two insurers, making the market share highly concentrated, according to a recent… -
About 52.1% Of Adults With Mental Illness Received Mental Health Treatment In The Past Year
August 15, 2025Among the 61.5 million community-dwelling adults aged 18 or older in 2024 living with any mental illness (AMI), 52.1% received any mental health treatment in the past year, according to 2024 data reported in a recent survey. The survey also… -
California Attorney General Seeks To Take Control Of L.A. County Juvenile Halls
August 15, 2025On July 23, 2025, the California Attorney General asked the Los Angeles County Superior Court to place Los Angeles County’s juvenile halls into a receivership. The county has been accused of failing to comply with a stipulated judgment, an enforcement… -
Privately Insured Adults Under Age 65 Newly Diagnosed With Cancer Face Average Out-Of-Pocket Health Care Cost Increase Of $592 Per Month During First Six Months
August 15, 2025A new diagnosis of breast cancer, colorectal cancer, or lung cancer among privately insured adults under age 65 was associated with an average increase in out-of-pocket (OOP) health care costs of $592.53 per month during the six months after diagnosis,… -
17% Of Adults With I/DD Who Receive State DD Services Have A Paid Job & 42% Of The Unemployed Group Want To WorkÂ
August 15, 2025Of those receiving services from their state developmental disabilities service system, about 17% of recent survey respondents with intellectual or developmental disability (I/DD) have a paid job in the community, and 42% of those in this population without a community… -
Alameda County Allocates Homelessness Funding Raised Through A Local Sales Tax
August 15, 2025On July 30, 2025, the Alameda County, California, Board of Supervisors approved a plan to allocate $810 million in accrued funds from the county’s Measure W half-cent local sales tax implemented in 2020 to fund homelessness services, among other essential… -
EHR-Based Interventions Associated With 17% Lower Risk Of 30-Day Hospital Readmission
August 15, 2025Electronic health record (EHR)-based interventions—such as telemonitoring, case management, and medication reconciliation—were associated with a 17% lower risk of 30-day hospital readmissions, according to a recent study. The odds of 90-day, all-cause readmissions were 28% lower when an EHR-based intervention… -
Massachusetts General Hospital In Boston Ranked Best For Psychiatric Care
August 15, 2025Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston was ranked #1 among national psychiatry hospitals in a new list published by U.S. News & World Report, with four of five stars awarded for patient experience. The hospital scored 92% in overall satisfaction, and… -
HHS Announces $100 Million Notice Of Funding Opportunity For Targeted Hepatitis CÂ Elimination
August 15, 2025On July 28, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a $100 million pilot targeted to preventing, testing for, treating, and curing Hepatitis C (HCV) in individuals experiencing homelessness, substance use disorder (SUD), and/or serious mental… -
CMS Proposes New Behavioral Health Integration Add-On Codes For Advanced Primary Care Management Services
August 14, 2025On July 14, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the proposed 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. It includes a provision for new Medicare Part B add-on codes to reimburse for behavioral health integration (BHI) and psychiatric…
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