Health

ColoradoSPH faculty plays key role in passing bipartisan bill to support community health workers

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An established pillar of Colorado’s health care system received powerful additional support in late April with bipartisan Colorado passage SB23-002. The bill will allow Medicaid reimbursement for certain services provided by community health workers (CHWs), which help connect patients to vital health and community services, provide education, and reduce barriers to care, among other activities. … Read more

Nearly 15% of children received mental health care in 2021: CDC

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Mental health From Brooke Kato June 13, 2023 | 4:27pm Amid skyrocketing rates of mental ill health among U.S. youth, nearly 15 percent of children received mental health care in 2021, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The findings, released Tuesday, suggest poor mental health is common among American … Read more

Uber Health Launches Over-the-Counter Grocery Delivery Service for Patients – MedCity News

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Uber Health is jumping on the food-as-medicine train. The company is adding grocery and over-the-counter delivery services to its platform announced Tuesday. Based in San Francisco Uber Health is the healthcare arm of the transportation company Uber. Its solution offers non-emergency medical transportation and prescription delivery. Suppliers, payers and case managers will be able to … Read more

State policies play an important role in expanding access to mental health care

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Four state policies introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic to spur telehealth expansion were associated with telehealth expansion by mental health facilities, but telehealth growth was lowest among facilities in counties with the largest percentage of black residents, according to a new RAND corporate study. Telehealth expansion was also lower among facilities that accepted Medicaid or … Read more

Aetna reveals health care denial rates in Medicare Advantage court case for New York retirees

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Aetna, the insurance provider chosen to serve a lift to health care for 250,000 municipal retirees, now wants a chance to defend the plan in court. The company filed a petition on Tuesday to intervene in a lawsuit New York City retirees filed against the city and Mayor Eric Adams in Manhattan Supreme Court last … Read more