McCombs Healthcare Innovation Initiative

07/03/2019

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, the largest hospital system in Memphis, Tennessee, said it has suspended “court collection activities” over unpaid medical bills, days after an investigation by MLK50 and ProPublica detailed its relentless pursuit of debts held by poor people and even its own employees.

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare is reevaluating its policy after an MLK50-ProPublica investigation found that it had filed 8,300 lawsuits in the past five years, including against many of its own employees.

07/02/2019

"On May 7, the Texas Department of Insurance said it would seek a cease and desist order in administrative court against Aliera for misleading customers into thinking they were buying insurance and blurring the line between the for-profit parent company and its affiliated nonprofit health-share ministry. The company countered members know exactly what they are getting.

Still, the similarities between traditional health insurance plans and the products Aliera promotes can be striking. Aliera’s website touts individual and family coverage that includes “primary care physician visits, pharmaceuticals, basic eye and hearing examines (sic), both in- and out-patient procedures, extended hospitalizations, urgent care needs, labs and diagnostic procedures.” Plans come in gold, silver and bronze, using the same metal designations as insurance plans offered under the Affordable Care Act’s exchange."

06/24/2019

AUSTIN, Texas — The leading cause of death in Texas is heart disease, according to the National Center for Health Statistics, accounting for more than 45,000 deaths statewide in 2017. A new wearable technology made from stretchy, lightweight material could make heart health monitoring easier and m...

06/20/2019

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/coverage-losses-substantial-confusion-in-arkansas-following-implementation-of-medicaid-work-requirements/?utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Chan-Twitter-General&utm_source=Twitter

For immediate release: June 19, 2019 Boston, MA – Thousands of adults in Arkansas lost insurance coverage in the first six months after Medicaid work requirements were implemented, with no change i…

06/19/2019

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Why does the U.S. treat insulin like a luxury, when it’s so widely and gravely needed?

In the U.S., there’s another kind of caravan crossing borders in search of survival: diabetic Americans traveling to Canada to get cheaper insulin.

06/19/2019

Great story from our friends at UT Health Science Center at Tyler.

Dr. Steven Idell and a team of researchers will continue to test drugs, LTI-01 and LTI-03, that could possibly reverse pulmonary fibrosis.

06/17/2019

Spinal surgery made it possible for Liv Cannon to plant her first vegetable garden. "It's a lot of bending over and lifting the wheelbarrow and

06/13/2019

The debate over solving the healthcare crisis in America usually focuses on insurance companies and prescription drug makers.  Not much attention is given to the doctors who order tests, prescribe drugs and perform procedures.

06/11/2019

The brain — and the body. In health innovation, academia’s ideation is often made real by industry’s ex*****on.

06/09/2019

When lawmakers ended this year’s legislative session, they had addressed their biggest goals: They tamped down property taxes, overhauled school finance

06/01/2019

Focusing on outcomes that are important to patients can transform care delivery and cut physician burnout, health business expert says.