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Jaspr Health, which is testing its scientifically-validated, suicide-specific digital care platform, expanded its pilot program in emergency departments to primary care settings. The platform is being piloted in nearly 20 … Continued
UnityPoint Allen Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa, opened a new walk-in mental health clinic on October 4, 2021. The clinic functions as an urgent care clinic for adults age 18 and … Continued
The Alliance for Strong Families and Communities and Council on Accreditation (Alliance-COA), which announced their intent to merge, unveiled their new organization and rebranded as Social Current. The blended organization … Continued
Addus HomeCare Corporation, which provides home care services in 22 states acquired Summit Home Health, LLC (Summit) effective October 1, 2021. Financial terms were not disclosed. Summit currently serves an … Continued
The coverage of workforce shortages in the health and human service field has now made the national news. During September, U.S. hospitals lost roughly 8,000 jobs, nursing and residential care … Continued
On September 28, 2021, the Oklahoma Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency published this prirority evaluation of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) developmental disabilities services waiver waiting list. This … Continued
On October 5, 2021, the California Senate published this Senate Bill (SB) 48 regarding a Medi-Cal annual cognitive health assessment. This bill expands the schedule of benefits to include an … Continued
On April 12, 2021, the California Assembly published this Assembly Bill (AB) 665 of 2021 regarding rights to internet access for elderly residents of residential care facilities. This bill establishes … Continued
On May 5, 2020, the U.S. Census Bureau published this report entitled “Old Housing, New Needs: Are U.S. Homes Ready for an Aging Population?” This report uses data from the … Continued
On October 4, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) Center for Medicine released these technical notes on the Medicare 2022 Part C & D Star Ratings. This … Continued
On October 8, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) released this 2022 Star Ratings Fact Sheet. This document explains changes in the methodology, measure level changes, … Continued
For the 2022 plan year, 74 Medicare Advantage plans with Part D prescription coverage (MA-PDs) earned 5 stars, 15.7% of the total 471 plans rated on their 2021 performance, in … Continued
During 2021, several Centene subsidiaries have implemented the Somatus, Inc. kidney disease care management program. On May 4, 2021, Centene subsidiary Superior HealthPlan’s Allwell Medicare Advantage plan selected Somatus to … Continued
On September 27, 2021, Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched a new global program to support organizations working to enhance health outcomes for underserved or underrepresented communities by providing organizations with … Continued
An estimated 142,637 children in the United States lost a parent, custodial grandparent, or grandparent who was a regular caregiver due to a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) associated death from … Continued
In 2020, the long-term care workforce of 4.6 million workers included 2.4 million home care workers who were employed with a provider organization, 675,000 residential care aides, and 527,000 nursing … Continued
The health care field is seeing lots of rebranding. That shouldn’t be surprising because the market landscape of the field is changing, along with the marketing fundamentals. The value chain—and … Continued
Mindset Pharma Inc. (Mindset), a drug discovery and development company focused on creating optimized and patentable next-generation psychedelic medicines to treat neurological and psychiatric disorders with unmet medical needs, announced … Continued
PopHealthCare, a leader in home-based care and risk adjustment services, launched Emcara Health, a value-based national medical group that offers an expansive suite of care solutions to insurers and managed … Continued
Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) and VillageMD announced that WBA has agreed to make an additional investment in VillageMD to advance its strategic position in the delivery of value-based primary care, … Continued
On January 20th, AspenPointe transitioned its brand, naming identity, and image to Diversus Health. They have launched a new website (www.diversushealth.org) designed to deliver a more streamlined experience for learning … Continued
The County of San Diego, California is rebidding its county-wide behavioral health and primary care integration services contract. The current contractor, Community Clinics Health Network, dba Health Quality Partners of … Continued
On October 4, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation that requires the state Medicaid program (Medi-Cal) to cover an annual cognitive health assessment for beneficiaries aged 65 and older. … Continued
On October 6, 2021, the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) Division of Developmental Disabilities Services (DDDS) released a new request for proposals (RFP HSS 20-003F) for home- … Continued
We are excited to return to sunny southern California for The 2021 OPEN MINDS Management Best Practices Institute at the picturesque Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa, August 23-26, 2021. To help plan your in-person attendance, visit https://openminds.com/live-mbpi/ for a schedule of events happening throughout the week.
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