Health Care Startups Turn to ‘Coaches’ to Help Patients Cope and Monitor Treatment

In 2011, Sean Duffy and Adrian James were sitting in San Francisco’s Dolores Park debating what to call some workers at the company they founded, Omada Health. Omada, which launched that year, provides virtual treatment for chronic conditions. The company addresses the conditions through a team of employees — some traditional clinicians and others meant ...

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AHA Wants Congress To Pressure CMS To Reverse Updates For Inpatient Payment Rule

The American Hospital Association (AHA) is turning to lawmakers to pressure the Biden administration to change “woefully inadequate” payment rates proposed for next year. The AHA sent a letter Friday to congressional leaders surrounding the proposed Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems (IPPS) rule, which sets inpatient rates for next year. The hospital lobbying group charged that ...

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California Health Care Workers To Get Bonuses Of Up To $1,500 Through Newsom’s Budget Deal

Taxypayer-funded retention bonuses are indeed coming to California’s frontline health care workers after Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders reached a budget deal Monday setting aside money to thank medical professionals who have worked through the COVID-19 pandemic. Full-time workers stand to get the biggest potential payments, up to $1,500: up to $1,000 from the ...

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Expiration Of Healthcare Subsidies Will Have Domino Effect, Leading To Higher Prices And Increased Medical Debt

The COVID-19 pandemic forced the United States to cope with a health insurance crisis it didn’t anticipate. Congress and the Biden administration responded by enacting policies to expand access to subsidized private health plans sold through Affordable Care Act exchanges.

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COVID-19 Hospitalizations Increasing In Southern Nevada

The number of patients hospitalized with confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19 in the county increased to 351 from last week’s 276, according to data released Wednesday by the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services. Statewide, there were 410 hospitalizations.

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Here’s How Nevada OSHA Is Protecting Workers From Heat This Summer

With summer officially underway, the Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) say it might be a good idea for employers to familiarize themselves with the new OSHA heat illness standards.

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