Public Health

Seventy percent of adults aged 55 to 64 cite affordability as one of the main reasons they purchase a short-term health plan, according to a survey from online health insurance platform eHealth.

Low-income and high-income women who were switched to high-deductible health plans experienced delays in breast cancer diagnostic testing, early stage diagnosis and chemotherapy initiation, compared to women remaining in low-deductible plans, according to a study published in Health Affairs.  

While House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., didn't outright dismiss the possibility of a single-payer health plan in an interview with Rolling Stone, she questioned how the proposal would be paid for, according to The Hill.

Here are six articles recently published by Becker's Hospital Review on national and state news concerning Medicaid.

Salem, Mass.-based North Shore Medical Center and nonprofit human service agency Bridgewell recently started offering recovery coaches to patients being treated for drug overdoses, The Boston Globe reports.

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., is the latest Democrat to unveil a bill aimed at instating a "Medicare for All" health insurance system, according to NBC News.

Mark Bertolini, former CEO of Aetna — now owned by CVS Health — compared the U.S. healthcare system to the auto industry in an interview at the Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose's annual "Board of Boards" event, according to Chief…

Minnesota is the state with the highest percent of enrollment in Medicare Advantage and other plans, according to CMS data.

Several healthcare groups, including the American Hospital Association and Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans, have joined coalitions that oppose "Medicare for All" plans, according to The New York Times.

CMS updated its Opioid Prescribing Mapping Tool to give users a more in-depth look at opioid prescribing rates across the U.S., the agency announced Feb. 22.