Serving Rural America: Health Insurers at Work
There are numerous health-related challenges facing rural areas of the U.S., including geographic isolation, an aging population, and a shortage of providers and hospitals, especially as rural hospitals close at unprecedented rates.
States Passing Record Number of Laws Controlling Drug Pricing
A record number of laws have been passed by states this year to increase affordability and access to prescription drugs, according to Kaiser Health News.
AMA Report: 6 Ways States Combat Opioid Epidemic
The American Medical Association on Sept.9 released a report to guide policymakers and states in responding to the opioid epidemic, detailing successful strategies and lessons learned in Colorado, Mississippi, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.
Behavioral Health Linked to 70% Increase in Healthcare Spending
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New Study on Lowering Opioid Prescription Challenges
A new study on guidelines aimed at lowering opioid prescriptions to prevent addiction shows the potential success — and challenges — of changing prescribing habits, according to NPR.
Combating Opioid Overprescription
Though the U.S. Justice Department has used data analytics to comb through prescription and billing information to detect healthcare fraud for several years, its recent data-driven approach to tackling the opioid crisis may be its most successful yet.
Survey Shows Consumers Less Willing to Share Personal Data
Americans are increasingly reluctant to give up their personal information to websites, even in return for an improved online experience, according to a new report from the Advertising Research Foundation.
ACOs Lowered Spending in Rural, Underserved Areas
Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs can lower Medicare spending in rural areas, suggests a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
AI Used to Protect Medical Data and Devices from Cyberattacks
The University of Maryland’s Baltimore and Baltimore County campuses have partnered to use technological expertise against cyberattacks
Physician Burnout and Patient Well-Being Tightly Linked
Physician burnout can contribute to patients’ own burnout as they navigate their care, wrote Aisling Carroll, an ovarian cancer survivor and freelance writer, in an op-ed for STAT.