NOTE:If a home care agency wants to include services without Medicare coverage, they’re mandated to issue anAdvance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN), also called waiver of liability. This notice is issued if, based on coverage rules, the agency believes Medicare won’t cover the servic...
territory that has confirmed its intent to participate in the MDRP is Puerto Rico, the largest of the five territories. As of August 11, 2022, Guam had received approval for a Section 1115 waiver under the Social Security Act, though there is no effective date for...
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has engendered difficulties for health systems globally; however, the effect of the pandemic on emergency medicine (EM) residency training programs is unknown. The pandemic has caused reduced volumes of emergency department (ED) patients, except for ...
Waiver programs do not usually cover the cost of rent or food, but they can cover the cost of hiring someone to meet your needs for assistance with ADLs. For seniors living in ALFs, the benefit can pay a portion of the assisted living bill. Eligibility for these waivers depends on income...
Rhinovirus infections commonly evoke asthma exacerbations in children and adults. Recurrent asthma exacerbations are associated with injury-repair responses in the airways that collectively contribute to airway remodeling. The physiological consequences
Understanding and mapping the range of vaccination communication strategies used in different settings is an important component of this work. In this part of the COMMVAC project, our objectives were: (1) to identify the vaccination communication interventions used in two regions of Cameroon; (2) ...
All models also control for the following variables for each state and year: presence of a direct access law for OB/GYNs; presence of a National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) ; Section 1115 Family Planning waivers to Medicaid; share of women 15-44 with private...
Budget impact of Medicaid Section 1115 demonstrations for early HIV treatment What about the Ryan White CARE Act and ADAP? "Looking forward, it is expected that ADAPs will increasingly feel the effects of the economic downturn and state budget crises. Current trends and the future of HIV/AIDS ...
Educating doctors is expensive and poor performance by future graduates can literally cost lives. Whilst the practice of medicine is highly evidence based, medical education is much less so. Research on medical school selection, undergraduate progression
Evidence for recommended interventions to reduce population salt intake come from high-income countries, but it is unknown if these can be successfully replicated in low- and middle-income countries. This process evaluation investigated the reach, dose/adoption, fidelity, cost, and context of a nati...