Health Headlines for Wednesday, January 27
Health exchange losses prompt concerns
Albany Times Union/Blog
This is from my colleague Claire Hughes who reports that Standard & Poors is out with a report indicating that the Health Exchange, a key feature of the Affordable Care Act, has decreased the number of uninsured people in New York but it has also brought into question the financial stability of the health insurance firms offering coverage under this program.
Don’t spin health risks
Albany Times Union/(TU Editorial)
Without question, officials in Hoosick Falls had been doing a less than stellar job communicating the dangers in the village’s water supply to its 3,500 residents. The question now is whether residents should have to pay for officials to do their job right.
No clarity on when New York hospitals will get state funds for brick-and-mortar and IT needs
Albany Business Review
Health care providers who are waiting on capital funding from New York state to transform their systems will have to keep waiting.
Warning: Trying To Disrupt Health Insurance May Cause Headaches
Fast Company
Like most of us, Sarah Doody dreaded interacting with her health insurance provider. So the New York-based product designer decided to take a chance in 2014 on a startup called Oscar Health, which bills itself as “revolutionizing health insurance.”
Panel Calls for Depression Screenings During and After Pregnancy
New York Times
Women should be screened for depression during pregnancy and after giving birth, an influential government-appointed health panel said Tuesday, the first time it has recommended screening for maternal mental illness.
Health insurance enrollment deadline looms
Buffalo Business First
Health insurers are putting out a final push to enroll members for the 2016 year.
Organ donation numbers down slightly, though transplants are up in WNY
Buffalo Business First
More individuals received organs during transplant surgeries in the region last year, though the number of donors remained flat and total organs harvested declined. At the national level, total organ transplants completed were up.