New Video Series Reveals What Drives NASA’s Psyche Mission Team
What motivates someone to labor for years to help build something that will be rocketed into space, never to be seen again on our planet?…
Month: August 2023
The State of Liver Cancer in Latinos
We know many types of cancer deeply and disproportionately affect U.S. Latinos. Liver cancer is a particular problem. In fact, Latinos have th…
PA Data Center Provides Census Bureau Updates and More
2023 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released the Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Are…
Banker Turned Psychiatrist: How Dr. Octavio N. Martinez, Jr. Found His Calling
“Now remember, you must return your books on time,” said the librarian at the local public library in Austin, Texas. She peered down at 6-year-old…
New Policy Brief Analyzes Medicare Advantage Participation Across Geographies
New from the RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis Distributional Analysis of Variation in Medicare Advantage Participation Within and Between…
CMS Releases Inflation Reduction Act First Anniversary Fact Sheet
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an Inflation Reduction Act First Anniversary Fact Sheet. The fact sheet provides a summary…
Pennsylvania is Considers Letting Psychologists Prescribe Medicine for Patients
Pennsylvania lawmakers are considering a shortcut of sorts to expand healthcare access, letting psychologists, not just psychiatrists, prescribe medic…
Pennsylvania Disenrolls 137,000 Medicaid Enrollees Following Redeterminations
Pennsylvania has disenrolled 137,000 Medicaid beneficiaries since eligibility redeterminations began in April. Approximately 44% have been disenrolled…
A Public Comment Period Has Been Requested on Proposed 2024 Insurance Rate Increases in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Insurance Department (PID) announced a public comment period on health insurance marketplace rates for the 2024 enrollment period. W…
New Proposed Regulations are Set to Protect Consumers Against Short-Term Plans
Short-term health insurance plans don’t offer the same consumer protections guaranteed in Affordable Care Act marketplace plans, such as a ban on ex…