Don Sapatkin

1 week ago | managedhealthcareexecutive.com | Don Sapatkin

The health of the kidneys and the liver are intertwined. Several liver diseases, such as cirrhosis, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and hepatitis, can result in kidney diseases. Acute renal failure occurs relatively often among patients with liver cirrhosis, for example, and approximately 20% of patients hospitalized with cirrhosis develop acute renal failure, according to a of the overlap between liver and kidney disease published last year in the Cell Journal.

1 week ago | mindsitenews.org | Don Sapatkin

Meet the Press Zooms in on Loneliness and the Youth Mental Health Crisis Sunday news show devotes episode to loneliness and youth mental health. Participants including Vivek Murthy and Patrick Kennedy say community is a key solution. Plus: reflecting on the Vietnam experience post-Memorial Day. Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC.

2 weeks ago | managedhealthcareexecutive.com | Don Sapatkin

Previous research has found that patients are more likely to develop acute kidney injury while they have COVID-19 and in the weeks immediately after. But few studies have looked longer term — and those that did were relatively small and of short duration. A new study compared matched adult cohorts — one made up of participants who had COVID-19 for the first time and the other with patients who had first-time influenza — and followed them for a year.

3 weeks ago | mindsitenews.org | Don Sapatkin

Trump threatens parity, Republicans threaten Medicaid and police grapple with suicide In today’s Daily, federal threats are affecting parity and Medicaid. Also, why more police die by suicide than in the line of duty. Demonstrators at one of hundreds of national actions last month protesting cuts to health care.

4 weeks ago | managedhealthcareexecutive.com | Don Sapatkin

Private insurance plans reimburse for dialysis at far higher rates — some six times higher — than Medicare, research has found. In theory, more revenue per patient can allow centers to pay their physicians, nurses and techs more, enabling them to attract more qualified, competent employees and better maintain their equipment. A 2022 Supreme Court decision that allows commercial insurers to pay beneficiaries much less could lead many privately insured patients to switch to Medicare.