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Top Story 85,000 Kaiser Workers Will Soon Vote to Authorize What Could Be the Biggest Healthcare Strike in US History The Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions announced that it will soon begin conducting strike authorization votes among its 85,000 members. The coalition's chief concern is Kaiser's dangerous staffing levels, which members say have led to excessively long wait times, patient neglect and mistaken diagnosis. If the coalition authorizes and implements the strike, it will become the largest strike of healthcare workers in the history of the U.S. Sponsored Content Payer's Place: Carrie Kincaid of Priority Health Presented by HLTH and MedCity News Carrie Kincaid, Senior Vice President of Market Development at Priority Health joins us for this edition of the Payer's Place to discuss how they are addressing the gaps in rural healthcare and the potential closures of hospitals in those areas.  She also highlights the importance of mobile clinics and getting more services covered for their members. Watch the entire interview here. Super Early Bird Rate Ends Tonight This is your last chance to save $150 on your INVEST Digital Health ticket. Investors, startups, prominent industry players, headliners, exclusive networking and more awaits you on October 26th in Dallas at Pegasus Park. Register Now

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The Kids Are Not Alright: Why Pediatricians Need to Take Action to Prevent Medicaid Unwinding Pediatricians and anyone who works with children should proactively reach out to their patients with resources and information about how to maintain coverage. Ask them to make sure their contact information is updated in state databases. Tell them to expect and respond to any communication from the state about their enrollment status. CMS: Medicare Shared Savings Program Saved Medicare $1.8B in 2022 For the sixth year in a row, the Medicare Shared Savings Program created overall savings, CMS announced. When compared to clinician groups of a similar size not participating in the program, participating ACOs performed better on quality measures, including measures for diabetes, breast cancer and colorectal cancer screenings, tobacco screenings and depression screenings. Humana Taps Interwell Health for Kidney Care In a new agreement, Interwell Health will provide care to Humana Medicare Advantage HMO and PPO members with chronic kidney disease in 13 states. It will also serve patients with end-stage kidney disease across the country.

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