Rides For Moms Provides Transportation To Prenatal Care
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] Surgo Ventures partnered with Uber Health and local health centers to provide transportation assistance to expectant mothers facing transportation challenges to their prenatal appointments. Across one city, the initiative covered over 30,000 miles, ensuring over 450 participants reached their prenatal appointments without hassle. One participant shared, ‘There were days when I didn’t want to get up from bed. Knowing that someone was going to pick me up… made me feel safer.’ With programs like Rides for Moms, transportation is no longer a barrier for new mothers to access essential medical care. Learn more
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Vote YES On IHA’s Legislation To Address Unnecessary Care Denials By Medicaid MCOs
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] Every day, Illinois hospitals provide lifesaving care. To provide that care, hospitals must overcome obstacles from Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs), whose inappropriate denials of prior authorization requests harm patients. There are countless examples of MCOs overriding a physician’s medical determination and of the hurdles hospitals face in providing needed care. Here are a few:
• A young child on dialysis was denied authorization for a kidney transplant listing and transplant, which unnecessarily delayed the child’s transplant listing for several weeks, with considerable time spent by the clinical team to appeal. • Tests showed a patient with back pain had metastatic lesions throughout her body and an unusual appearance to one ovary. Her MCO wouldn’t approve imaging or an oncologist visit. Fearing for the patient’s health, the hospital’s oncology team committed to seeing the patient that week. The Illinois Health and Hospital Association urges lawmakers to pass legislation addressing harmful prior authorization practices and eliminate barriers to healthcare for Illinois’ most vulnerable populations. Support IHA’s MCO prior authorization reforms.
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