What We're Reading: Kidney Care Payment Changes; Hospice Deficiencies; Medi-Cal Enrollment Lags
July 9th 2019The Trump administration is expected to unveil a series of initiatives on Wednesday, including new payment models to overhaul kidney disease care; a report from the inspector general of HHS found widespread hospice deficiencies; the number of undocumented immigrant children in California’s Medicaid program is slowly declining even as the state prepares to expand coverage to undocumented young adults.
What We're Reading: ACA in Court; Legislators Deliberate Healthcare; Telehealth in Rural Areas
July 8th 2019The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans will hear arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit backed by the Trump administration seeking to reverse the Affordable Care Act (ACA); legislators return from a holiday break to try and reach an agreement on healthcare cost issues; a growing number of Americans in rural areas are turning to telehealth appointments amid hospital closings and a shortage of local primary care doctors, specialists, and other providers.
Sensory Processing Difficulties Worsen Quality of Life in Children With Migraine
June 15th 2019Sensory processing difficulties are seen among children with migraine, according to a recently published study, which said that their quality of life is predicted by both headache-related disability and sensory processing difficulties.
Attending to Psychosocial Concerns for Those With Epidermolysis Bullosa
June 14th 2019A recent literature review, involving an international multidisciplinary panel of social and healthcare professionals and people living with epidermolysis bullosa (EB), was conducted to create evidence-based guidelines to optimize psychosocial well-being in EB, given that there is no cure or treatment.