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What We're Reading: Democrats to Run on Healthcare; Va. State Budget; Title X Changes
Democrats are eager to run on healthcare in the 2018 midterm elections; the Virginia State Senate convened for a procedural move that put the state budget bill before the finance committee as a battle over Medicaid expansion continued; in separate letters sent to HHS Secretary Alex Azar, more than 200 Democratic lawmakers from the House and Senate warned against making changes to a federal family planning program for low-income Americans,
Democrats Eager to Seize on Healthcare as an Issue in 2018 Midterms
Democrats are eager to run on healthcare in the 2018 midterm elections, seeing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as an advantage as it has grown more popular in the wake of Republican efforts to repeal it, Politico reported. Democrats are also seizing the issue of rising prescription drug prices, another cost problem the public holds the GOP responsible for, according to polls.
Virginia State Senate Finance Panel Starts Talks on Budget Bill, Medicaid Expansion
The Virginia State Senate convened for a procedural move that put the state budget bill before the finance committee as a battle over Medicaid expansion continued. The panel is expected to vote on the bill at a meeting Tuesday or Wednesday, The Washington Post reported. Dozens of healthcare advocates staged a “die-in” by sprawling on Capitol Square. The state needs a budget in place by July 1 to avoid a government shutdown.
Democrats Warn Trump Administration About Family Planning Changes
In separate letters sent to HHS Secretary Alex Azar, more than 200 Democratic lawmakers from the House and Senate warned against making changes to a federal family planning program for low-income Americans, The Hill reported. Democrats argue these restrictions would be harmful for patients, especially those who go to Planned Parenthood. Anti-abortion groups and Republicans have urged the Trump administration to bring back regulations that banned organizations receiving Title X funding from promoting or referring patients for abortions. It would also require funding recipients have a physical and financial separation from abortion facilities.
Urticaria Diagnosis Challenged by Overlapping Pruritic Skin Conditions
April 23rd 2025Urticaria is complicated to diagnose by its symptomatic overlap with other skin conditions and the frequent misclassification in literature of distinct pathologies like vasculitic urticaria and bullous pemphigus.
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New Research Challenges Assumptions About Hospital-Physician Integration, Medicare Patient Mix
April 22nd 2025On this episode of Managed Care Cast, Brady Post, PhD, lead author of a study published in the April 2025 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care®, challenges the claim that hospital-employed physicians serve a more complex patient mix.
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Personalized Care Key as Tirzepatide Use Expands Rapidly
April 15th 2025Using commercial insurance claims data and the US launch of tirzepatide as their dividing point, John Ostrominski, MD, Harvard Medical School, and his team studied trends in the use of both glucose-lowering and weight-lowering medications, comparing outcomes between adults with and without type 2 diabetes.
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ACOs’ Focus on Rooting Out Fraud Aligns With CMS Vision Under Oz
April 23rd 2025Accountable care organizations (ACOs) are increasingly playing the role of data sleuths as they identify and report trends of anomalous billing in hopes of salvaging their shared savings. This mission dovetails with that of CMS, which under the new administration plans to prioritize rooting out fraud, waste, and abuse.
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