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Confronting challenges in addiction treatment

4/30/2023

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Addiction treatment experts Dr. Kenneth Stoller and Marvin Ventrell discuss ongoing barriers to access.



via Section Page News - Modern Healthcare https://www.modernhealthcare.com/opinion/substance-use-disorder-addiction-treatment-kenneth-stoller-johns-hopkins-marvin-ventrell-naatp
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Medicaid redeterminations plagued by error confusion as millions are kicked

4/28/2023

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Millions are expected to be left without insurance after getting a reprieve for the past three years during the coronavirus pandemic.



via Section Page News - Modern Healthcare https://www.modernhealthcare.com/government/medicaid-unwinding-redeterminations-error-confusion
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Opinion: Medicaid redeterminations raise threat of new public health crisis

4/28/2023

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One overlooked piece of mail could have catastrophic consequences on access to healthcare benefits, says California health plan CEO Jarrod McNaughton.



via Section Page News - Modern Healthcare https://www.modernhealthcare.com/opinion/medicaid-redeterminations-outreach-inland-empire-jarrod-mcnaughton
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Kaiser Geisinger Risant strategy in spotlight as executives tout value-based care

4/28/2023

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Kaiser, a $95 billion system spanning eight states and Washington, D.C., acknowledges its closed integrated care model may work in every geography.



via Section Page News - Modern Healthcare https://www.modernhealthcare.com/mergers-acquisitions/kaiser-foundation-geisinger-health-value-based-care-risant-health
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Bright Health to exit health insurance business

4/28/2023

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Bright Health must find a buyer for its Medicare Advantage operations in California within weeks to satisfy lenders and avoid bankruptcy.



via Section Page News - Modern Healthcare https://www.modernhealthcare.com/finance/bright-health-bankruptcy-medicare-advantage-neuehealth
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Pause on visa applications thwarting recruitment efforts

4/28/2023

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The immigration timeline for foreign-trained healthcare workers entering the U.S. could double following the federal freeze on employment-based visa applications.



via Section Page News - Modern Healthcare https://www.modernhealthcare.com/labor/international-nurses-skilled-worker-eb-3-visas-limit
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Book Review: A Personal Journey to Understand Anorexia

4/28/2023

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In “Good Girls,” Hadley Freeman draws on her own experience with the disorder as well as interviews with experts and former patients to shed light on a disease that has long resisted explanation and treatment. “No one actually has any definite answers about who develops anorexia and why,” Freeman writes.

via Undark Magazine https://undark.org/2023/04/28/book-review-good-girls/
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CMS seeks to align Medicaid managed care fee-for-service policies

4/27/2023

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services plans to propose regulations that would align Medicaid reimbursements from managed care companies with fee-for-service rates.



via Section Page News - Modern Healthcare https://www.modernhealthcare.com/medicaid/cms-proposals-medicaid-payment-standards-xavier-becerra
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Grady Health expands clinics after closure of Atlanta Medical

4/27/2023

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Grady Health System says two new clinics in Atlanta will help compensate for the closure of two Wellstar Health System facilities last year.



via Section Page News - Modern Healthcare https://www.modernhealthcare.com/providers/grady-health-clinics-atlanta-safety-net-hospital
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Molina Healthcare profits up as Medicaid redeterminations resume

4/27/2023

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Molina Healthcare increased its adjusted earnings guidance to at least $20.25 per share, up from a previously forecast of at least $19.75 per share.



via Section Page News - Modern Healthcare https://www.modernhealthcare.com/finance/molina-healthcare-medicaid-indiana-iowa-nebraska-joe-zubretsky
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    Michael Roofian is a Juris Doctor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, California. 

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