rural healthcare
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Report: MA Enrollment Has Quadrupled in Rural Communities Since 2010
In rural areas, the share of eligible beneficiaries enrolled in MA plans nearly quadrupled from 11% in 2010 to 40% in 2023, according to new research from KFF. This represents 400,000 rural MA beneficiaries in 2010 and 1.8 million in 2023.
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More Than 30% of Rural Hospitals Are at Risk of Closure, Report Warns
More than 600 rural U.S. hospitals — which is more than 30% of the country’s rural hospitals — are at risk of closing due to their financial instability, according to a new report. The report argued that the dire financial situation among the nation’s rural hospitals stems from two main issues: low financial reserves and inadequate payments from private health plans.
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Payer’s Place: Dawn Maroney
Dawn Maroney, President, Markets of Alignment Health and CEO of Alignment Health Plan, to discuss how they are using technology to provide better service and care to consumers.
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5 Factors Holding Back Healthcare Practices From Adopting RPM
Just a quarter of healthcare practices offer remote patient monitoring, and the majority of them aren’t too eager to adopt the technology any time soon, according to a new report. A few factors are influencing this reluctance, including data security concerns, unclear reimbursement policies and training requirements.
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California Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Keep Rural Hospitals From Closing as They Work to Meet Seismic Compliance
A California lawmaker recently introduced legislation designed to keep the state’s small and rural hospitals from closing as they work to meet seismic safety compliance requirements. The bill would require California’s Department of Health Care Access and Administration to provide grant funding to small and rural hospitals so they can achieve compliance amid times of severe financial distress.
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BCBS Minnesota Inks Value-based Agreement With Homeward to Advance Rural Healthcare
Homeward will be serving BCBS Minnesota’s Medicare Advantage members in 24 counties. The company provides primary and specialty care in the home, virtually and in the community through mobile clinics. It leverages cellular-based remote monitoring to track patients’ health in-between visits. The company also partners with existing providers in the area for this care.
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Hospitals, MedCity Influencers, Consumer / Employer
Let’s Focus on Behavioral and Mental Health in Rural Communities
In the next 12-18 months, healthcare providers — especially rural providers — have an opportunity to lay the foundation that will stem the volume of patients with mental health issues from going to the emergency room.
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MedCity Influencers, Consumer / Employer
Solving rural health is the key to a better healthcare system in the U.S.
Many of rural America’s health problems can be traced back to access to care. Rural Americans face environmental and economic access biases that are very different from their urban and suburban counterparts.
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MedCity Influencers, Consumer / Employer
Addressing America’s mental health crisis – especially in rural areas – starts by making care more accessible
Telepsychiatry addresses provider shortages and social stigmas – often more prevalent in rural areas – head-on by building a bridge between people and the care gaps they encounter when seeking mental healthcare.
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Health Services, Health Tech, Payers
Newly launched Homeward aims to change the face of rural healthcare
Launched Monday with an initial investment of $20 million from General Catalyst, the startup is looking to bolster access to high-quality, affordable primary and specialty care in rural areas.
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Applying Remote Patient Monitoring to Surgery Prep and Recovery, Oncology and Women’s Health
Join us to learn about the latest trends in remote monitoring and how to extend its benefits beyond chronic conditions to more patients – all while using fewer staff resources.
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Bassett Healthcare Network outsources IT, RCM operations to Optum
The New York-based rural health system has entered into a collaboration to outsource its IT and revenue cycle management operations to Optum. Further, about 500 Bassett employees, who currently perform those functions, will be given the opportunity to transition to Optum.
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Health IT, MedCity Influencers
What rural hospitals can teach their urban counterparts about patient engagement
Rural hospitals are grappling with high rates of chronic disease, lack of broadband access, and workforce shortages that are exacerbated by the low pay and professional isolation that are characteristic of rural settings. It is from within this digital divide that rural hospitals have learned so much they can pass along to their urban peers.
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Behavioral telehealth company secures Series A funding, taps former AbleTo president as CEO
In addition to closing a Series A round led by Spring Lake Equity Partners, Forefront Telecare has announced its new CEO is Rob Rebak, the former president and CEO of AbleTo.
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How the net neutrality repeal could impact telemedicine services
In a recent Sheppard Mullin blog post, lawyer Kristi Kung dives deeper into what the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to repeal net neutrality rules could affect telehealth.
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Full ACA repeal could be death knell for rural hospitals
The Affordable Care Act, which President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to repeal, threw a number of life-savers to rural hospitals. And its full repeal, without a comparable and viable replacement, could signal their death knell.
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Study: Medicaid expansion a big factor in rural hospitals’ profitability
In states expanding Medicaid, rural hospitals saw a greater increase in Medicaid revenue than urban hospitals did.
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Payer’s Place: Dr. Anil Singh
Dr. Anil Singh shares his insights into the strategies employed by the organization to identify the most effective digital solutions for their members.
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Discover the Next-Gen Platform for Integrated Collaborative Care
Beyond EHRs and digital front doors, reducing the gaps in patient care journeys.
