Anthony Wallace, Author at The Hertel Report

Anthony Wallace

Freelance Writer and student at Arizona State University - Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Master of Mass Communication - Health Journalism

Author's Posts

Federal Court Deals Blow to Medicaid Work Requirements

Arizona News

Banner Health Mobile Health Clinic To Serve Uninsured Children

Banner Health has unveiled its “HealthMobile,” a brightly colored bus that will offer free healthcare to the Valley’s uninsured children. Although it's on wheels, inside, it operates like a doctor’s office, capable of offering physicals, check-ups, and treatments for a variety of health...

National News

NY Organization Working on Novel “Convener” Model for SDOH

An innovative New York state organization is developing a new way to address the increasingly emphasized social determinants of health (SDOH). Alliance for Better Health, a state-funded company based near Albany, is carving out a new role for itself, one it calls a “convener.” It will act as an intermediary between providers,...

National News

Ending Auto Enrollment For $0 Premium Recipients - CMS Wants Your Feedback on New Exchange Rules

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed new rules for ACA-plans expecting to participate in exchanges in 2021. The underlying factor uniting the various updates seems to be a push to reduce premium subsidy outlays. Among the proposals: no longer automatically renewing the ACA-plans of low-income people with...

Arizona News

Abrazo Announces Another Micro-Hospital

Abrazo Health announced last week the construction of their latest micro-hospital, in Cave Creek. The new facility, Abrazo’s third of its kind, is set to open in 2021. It will feature a 13-bed emergency department, eight inpatient rooms as well as diagnostic imaging and other services. They opened one in Mesa in October...

National News

CVS Touts Plan to Eliminate Out-of-Pocket-Costs For Diabetes Treatments

CVS has revealed RxZERO, calling it a new solution to help employers and health plan sponsors offer diabetes medication at no out-of-pocket cost without increasing premiums or deductibles for all plan members. The new plan design will be offered through CVS’s pharmacy benefit manager, CVS Caremark. According to the...

Arizona News

HonorHealth and Universal Health Services Building Behavioral Health Hospital

Paradise Valley is getting a brand new, 120-bed, behavioral health facility. HonorHealth and Universal Health Services broke ground on the Via Linda Behavioral Hospital, located near the intersection of Scottsdale Rd. and Doubletree Ranch Road; the hospital is set to open in late 2021. According to a press release, the new...

Top of The Day

Multination Study Shows U.S. Pays More for Worse Health Outcomes

The Commonwealth Fund released an updated comparative health care study showing the U.S. is spending more than the rest of the world with little to show for it. The report relies on data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). It compares US figures to those of 10 other high-income countries:...

Arizona News

Legacy Home Healthcare of Southern Arizona Acquired By Eden

Legacy Home Healthcare of Southern Arizona has been acquired by Eden Health, a division of EmpRes Healthcare. Legacy operates two Medicare-certified home health agencies in Safford and Sierra Vista. According to a press release, under Eden’s ownership, “both agencies will continue to offer skilled nursing, physical, speech and...

National News

2020 Patient Sentiment Report Analyzes 8.4 Million Healthgrades.com Patient Reviews

The report from Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) and Healthgrades.com aims to answer questions about what patients value and how they experience healthcare through the analysis of patient reviews. Each review includes a star rating, while over a quarter include written comments. Analysis of written comments allowed...

Arizona News

NAH Breast Cancer Program Earns Honor

The Northern Arizona Healthcare Breast Health Program is now the fifth entity in the state to be recognized for outstanding care by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers. The program is a collaboration between Northern Arizona Healthcare, Flagstaff Surgical Associates, Northern Arizona Radiology and Arizona...

Arizona News

Member of ASU Community Comes Down with Deadly Coronavirus

Local health officials are urging Phoenicians to keep calm and wash their hands in the wake of the coronavirus’ arrival in Arizona. The virus has infected 3,000 people, killing 100. Most afflicted are from the Chinese province, Hubei, where the virus originated. A “member of the ASU community” who recently traveled to the...

National News

Kaiser, Blue Shield pledge $45M to California housing fund

Kaiser Permanente and Blue Shield of California have collectively pledged $45 million to a new California state fund aimed at fighting homelessness. In early January, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) proposed a state budget, which included a new $750 million California Access to Housing and Services Fund that would “pay rent...

National News

MedPAC Votes No Raise for Medicare Docs, But Expresses Concerns

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) voted unanimously to maintain updates to Medicare physician payments planned for 2021 -- with some caveats. Primarily, the commission was concerned with the lack of data available on physician expenses. They stressed a need to better understand these expenses to improve the...

Arizona News

Banner Health Enlists Telemedicine Tech Companies to Create Virtual Care Platform

Banner Health, eVisit, and VeeMed are joining forces to create a “Banner-branded virtual care platform” focused on ambulatory and acute virtual care. According to a press release, the platform will provide, ...virtual urgent care, virtual primary care, virtual specialty care, tele-behavioral health, tele-stroke, and...

Arizona News

Steward Health Care Partners with MEDITECH to Implement Unified EHR

Steward Health Care System made public a plan to bring all of their 35 hospitals under one electronic health record (EHR). To bring that vision to fruition, they will rely on EHR experts, MEDITECH. The agreement will ensure the continuation of a 20-year old relationship between the companies. According to a press release,...

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Study: Emergency Surgery Poses Similar Risk as Acute Illness

A study recently published by JAMA Surgery set out to evaluate the health outcomes of Medicare beneficiaries who have undergone emergency general surgery (EGS). The study’s central question was: How does this population fare compared to those with acute medical conditions, like pneumonia, heart failure, and acute myocardial...

Arizona News

OptumCare Arizona Opens Another Free, Senior-Centered Community Center

OptumCare Arizona has opened another community center geared toward older adults aged 55 and over in Central Phoenix, near 12th St. and Glendale Ave. The facility will have a fitness center and offer a variety of classes, including Tai Chi, Pilates, knitting, line dancing, zumba, quilting and other arts and crafts, as well as...

Arizona News

Arizona Lawmaker Proposes Healthcare Providers Make Known Religious Objections

A new bill presented to the Arizona Legislature would require healthcare providers who object to certain services on religious grounds to clearly identify themselves. In 2012, with the backing of the influential conservative lobbying organization, Center for Arizona Policy (CAP), the state passed a law that prohibits the...

National News

House Passes Drug Price Reduction Bill, Republicans Vow to Kill It

Last week, the House passed a Pelosi-backed prescription drug bill that would allow Medicare to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies for lower prices. If signed into law, H.R.3 would also establish a $2,000/year cap on out of pocket costs for Medicare patients and require drugmakers to pay rebates if their drug prices rise faster...

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