Katie Thomas

Health Care Enterprise Reporter at The New York Times

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Shanti Celeste - Romance · Album Review ⟋ RA

1 month ago | ra.co | Katie Thomas

On her second album, Shanti Celeste makes a convincing pivot to pop, swinging between grief and infatuation with striking candour. In case you haven't heard, Shanti Celeste is in love. The dizzying, intoxicating kind that turns people into poets. On "Butterflies," the undulating opening track on her new album, she references the nervous thrill of a new relationship.
Leaders of Mental Health Giant Promised Big Bonuses to Deal With Federal Investigations

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Katie Thomas |Jessica Silver-Greenberg

Acadia Healthcare's chief executive was awarded a $1.8 million bonus to respond to "unprecedented governmental inquiries" into allegations of holding psychiatric patients against their will. Last year was tough for Acadia Healthcare, one of the country's largest providers of mental health services. A slew of federal agencies opened investigations into whether Acadia illegally held patients against their will in its psychiatric hospitals, as described in a New York Times investigation in September.
Medicare Bleeds Billions on Pricey Bandages, and Doctors Get a Cut

2 months ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Sarah Kliff |Katie Thomas

Share Seniors across the country are wearing very expensive bandages.Made of dried bits of placenta, the paper-thin patches cover stubborn wounds and can cost thousands of dollars per square inch.Some research has found that such “skin substitutes” help certain wounds heal.
Medicare Bleeds Billions on Pricey Bandages, and Doctors Get a Cut

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Sarah Kliff |Katie Thomas

Many accountable care organizations, which track Medicare spending for large groups of patients, have alerted the government about overuse of skin substitutes. In March 2023, Dr. Danielle Whitacre, the chief medical officer of Bloom Healthcare in Colorado, and her colleagues complained to a Medicare claims processor about a baffling explosion in patients getting skin substitutes from mobile wound care clinics. Skin substitutes are typically not harmful.
Have you seen examples of health care fraud, waste or abuse? Tell us about it.

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Sarah Kliff |Katie Thomas

In 2023, companies billed Medicare for hundreds of thousands of urinary catheters that doctors never ordered. The next year, doctors collected billions from the government for pricey bandages that were sometimes unneeded. Medicare waste has wide-reaching consequences. Even if patients do not pay the bills themselves, more spending by the government insurance program can increase future premiums.
Insulin Prices Dropped. But Some Poor Patients Are Paying More.

Jan 23, 2025 | myheraldreview.com | Katie Thomas

Maricruz Salgado was bringing her diabetes under control. Thanks to a federal program that allowed health clinics that serve poor people to buy drugs at steeply discounted prices, she was able to pay less than $75 for all five of her diabetes medications every three months. But in July, the cost of three of those drugs soared. Salgado, who does not have health insurance, suddenly faced costs of hundreds of dollars per month. She could not afford it. Her doctor switched her to cheaper medicines.
Insulin Prices Dropped. But Some Poor Patients Are Paying More.

Jan 16, 2025 | businessandamerica.com | Katie Thomas

Maricruz Salgado was bringing her diabetes under control. Thanks to a federal program that allowed health clinics that serve poor people to buy drugs at steeply discounted prices, she was able to pay less than $75 for all five of her diabetes medications every three months. But in July, the cost of three of those drugs soared. Ms. Salgado, who does not have health insurance, suddenly faced costs of hundreds of dollars per month. She could not afford it. Her doctor switched her to cheaper medicines.
Insulin Prices Dropped. But Some Poor Patients Are Paying More.

Jan 16, 2025 | nytimes.com | Katie Thomas

Insulin Prices Dropped. But Some Poor Patients Are Paying More. A law that coaxed companies to lower the price of drugs came with a little-known consequence: smaller discounts for low-income health clinics. Tap the Play button at the top of any article to hear it read aloud. A patient in Chicago paid $15 for a three-month supply of Victoza, a daily injection for diabetes that keeps blood sugar down. After a discount expired, the cost rose to more than $300.Credit...George Frey/ReutersJan.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times

Dec 9, 2024 | chaindrugreview.com | David Pinto |Atit Shah |Katie Thomas

By David PintoThis is a tale of two mass retailers — Walmart and Target — arguably two of the most important and influential retailers in the United States. Note that neither of them can be even loosely classified as a drug chain. The intent in telling this story is not to draw any conclusions nor to reach any judgments.
Acadia Healthcare's Methadone Clinics Face Fraud Complaints

Dec 7, 2024 | nytimes.com | Katie Thomas |Jessica Silver-Greenberg

Every day at dawn, tens of thousands of people begin lining up at Acadia Healthcare's addiction clinics to get a cup of methadone. The daily dose staves off opioid withdrawal and keeps many from turning to dangerous street drugs like fentanyl. The for-profit chain of 165 methadone clinics - the country's largest - has generated more than $1.3 billion in revenue since 2022. It is "a business that we continue to feel great about," Acadia's chief executive told investors this year.