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March 11, 2019

Published by Adimika Arthur on March 11, 2019

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Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan Helps Medi-Cal Members Receive Quality Care with Timely Culturally Relevant Text Messages

https://news.blueshieldca.com/2019/03/11/blue-shield-of-california-promise-health-plan-helps-medi-cal-members-receive-quality-care-with-timely-culturally-relevant-text-messages

Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan is improving healthcare outcomes for Medi-Cal members with ConsejoSano’s language appropriate and culturally relevant text-messaging service that helps patients […]

January 22, 2019

Published by Adimika Arthur on January 22, 2019

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Tight Budgets Slow Medicaid Plans’ Pursuit Of Social Determinants Of Health

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucejapsen/2019/01/22/tight-budgets-slow-medicaid-plans-pursuit-of-social-determinants-of-health/?sh=71267a916911

Health plans that contract with state Medicaid programs are moving to address social determinants of health by paying for affordable housing, food vouchers to purchase fresh […]

December 18, 2018

Published by Adimika Arthur on December 18, 2018

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The Time Is Now: The Case for Digital Health Innovation for the Poor and Underserved

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2018/time-now-case-digital-health-innovation-poor-and-underserved

This year venture capitalists and health systems will invest more than $7 billion in digital health solutions including wearables and biosensors like Fitbits, precision medicine and […]

November 7, 2018

Published by Adimika Arthur on November 7, 2018

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What Does the Outcome of the Midterm Elections Mean for Medicaid Expansion?

https://www.kff.org/medicaid/fact-sheet/what-does-the-outcome-of-the-midterm-elections-mean-for-medicaid-expansion/

While not typically an election issue, Medicaid — particularly the Medicaid expansion created under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) — was an important issue in the […]

October 25, 2018

Published by Adimika Arthur on October 25, 2018

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Medicaid Enrollment & Spending Growth: FY 2018 & 2019

https://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/medicaid-enrollment-spending-growth-fy-2018-2019/?utm_campaign=KFF-2018-October-Medicaid-50-State-Budget-Survey-NAMD&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=2&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9SuRBkLtC8QhOjavlz8CRYJ37B_sOZU9eBY174ug_Gin_HKyrtIOhtdi0Onuq1slwhN9ZJzGBVLSevChKoIi2qCapHZg&_hsmi=2

A stronger economy was a primary factor driving lower Medicaid enrollment growth and relatively steady spending growth as states finished state fiscal year (FY) 2018 and […]