Medicare & Medcaid

Medicare & Medcaid May 12, 2024

Medicare’s Push To Improve Chronic Care Attracts Businesses, but Not Many Doctors

By Phil Galewitz & Holly K. Hacker – At least two-thirds of Medicare enrollees have two or more chronic health conditions, federal data shows. That makes them eligible for a federal program that, since 2015, has rewarded doctors for doing more to manage their health outside office visits.

Medicare & Medcaid, Patient Engagement April 26, 2022

Who Doesn’t Text in 2022? Most State Medicaid Programs

By Phil Galewitz – Most states’ Medicaid programs won’t text enrollees despite the urgency to reach them about renewing their coverage. A KFF report published in March found just 11 states said they would use texting to alert Medicaid recipients about the end of the covid public health emergency.