Aug 11, 2023 | Managed Care Friday
20: The percentage of adults diagnosed with opioid use disorder in 2021 who received medication to treat it according to federal data. Encouragingly, people who utilized telehealth for substance treatment were ~38 times more likely to receive medication compared to those who were not treated virtually. We’ve seen a rise in telehealth companies focused on these disorders over the past several years, which hopefully means the percentage of those treated will continue to rise – especially considering the data also showed disparities by ethnicity, gender and location. For instance, those in...
Aug 4, 2023 | Managed Care Friday
83: Percent of acute care hospitals that collect data on patients’ social determinants of health, according to a 2022 American Hospital Association survey, though only 54% are doing this routinely. Small, rural, critical access and independent hospitals are the least likely to do so – likely due to lack of resources – but these hospitals are probably seeing the highest numbers of patients who are experiencing SDoH challenges. Refugee Breathe Easy: 20% of the ~600,900 refugees admitted to the US from 2010 to 2020 were from Myanmar/Burma and nearly 70% of these households reportedly have...
Jul 28, 2023 | Managed Care Friday
7: The percentage of medical residents who feel adequately prepared to manage women experiencing menopause. More women are seeking hormone therapy and menopausal treatment services, with 83 percent in a recent BRG survey reporting an increase in these claims, but more women are growing dissatisfied with the care they’re offered. Alternative care models, including virtual menopausal treatment companies like Midi Health and Gennev, have risen in popularity. Read more about this and more in our recent Women’s Health whitepaper – click here. UTI Response: Blue Cross NC recently began sending...
Jul 21, 2023 | Managed Care Friday
740,000: Number of New Yorkers with medical debt on their credit reports as of February 2022 – that's 6% of all residents in the Empire state. A report by the Urban Institute found that NY communities with the highest prevalence of medical debt also faced additional challenges in accessing healthcare – high-debt communities were more rural, had higher rates of disability, and had lower rates of employment. A bill that passed New York State Legislature last month and is awaiting the governor’s review would prevent all medical debt from being included in credit reports. AI Making Care...
Jul 14, 2023 | Managed Care Friday
235K: The number of additional ED visits the Center for American Progress projects this summer alone due to increasing temperatures, along with an additional 56,000 hospital admissions. Social Risk Payout: BCBS Michigan recently rolled out a new Social Risk Adjustment Initiative, designed to support providers caring for patients with high levels of social needs which often affects overall health. Providers must opt into this program by August 1 and then they will receive funding based on the number of members they have with ADI scores of 8 or above. The Area Deprivation Index numbers are...
Jul 7, 2023 | Managed Care Friday
83: Portion of parents of teenagers who say they are increasing spending out of pocket and through insurance copays on their own care and health related to stress, anxiety, fitness in part due to recent results of lab work or primary care visits showing some combination of problematic indicators of morbidity, like rising cholesterol, rising BP and hypertension, rising A1c and “less productive workdays.” Predicting Things: In an old episode of Seinfeld George Costanza once asked Kramer about a discoloring on his lip and Kramer, classically, said “Whoa buddy – better get that checked out,” so...
