Don Sapatkin

1 month 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.

1 month 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.

1 month 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.

2 months ago | mindsitenews.org | Don Sapatkin

Firefighters and Ministers, Too: Mental Health Challenges Know No Boundaries A firefighter with OCD. Ministers with depression. And a recovery advocate worries the Trump administration is gutting his life’s work.

2 months ago | mindsitenews.org | Don Sapatkin

Leaked budget document details Trump plans to gut public health and mental health programs The Trump administration wants to eliminate an astonishing number of critical mental health and addiction treatment programs, including infant and early childhood mental health, crisis response grants and Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics, according to a leaked budget document from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that lays out the planned restructuring of the Department of Health...