Should North Carolina operate its Medicaid oral health program as fee-for-service or transition to managed care?

Should North Carolina operate its Medicaid oral health program as fee-for-service or transition to managed care?

By Anne Blythe As lawmakers ponder whether to expand Medicaid to add some 600,000 more people to the rolls, the North Carolina Oral Health Collaborative is looking at a different aspect of the federal- and state-sponsored insurance program. Nearly a year ago, North Carolina transformed its Medicaid program from a fee-for-service-based plan to a system […]

Smarter health: Regulating AI in health care

Smarter health: Regulating AI in health care

→ Find the first two episodes of the series here. Health care is heavily regulated. But can the FDA effectively regulate AI in health care? “Artificial intelligence can have a significant positive impact on public health,” The FDA’s Dr. Matthew Diamond says. “But it’s important to remember that, like any tools, AI enabled devices need to be […]

Health tips: Here’s how every woman should take care of their sexual health | Health

Health tips: Here’s how every woman should take care of their sexual health | Health

Women’s sexual health focuses on safer sexual intercourse methods, obtaining screened regularly for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), selecting vaccines and prescription drugs, utilizing contraception appropriately and receiving healthcare therapy for reproductive health and fitness difficulties and in accordance to the Globe Health and fitness Group (WHO), sexual health involves not only people today, partners and […]

FDA Updates on Paxlovid for Health Care Providers

FDA Updates on Paxlovid for Health Care Providers

Food and drug administration authorized Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir and ritonavir) in December 2021 for the treatment method of gentle-to-average COVID-19 in grownups and pediatric clients (12 a long time of age and older weighing at minimum 40 kg) with good success of direct SARS-CoV-2 viral screening who are also at higher possibility for progression to serious […]