Despite Mental Health Parity Law, Gaps In Compliance, Enforcement Remain
Seven years after Congress passed the landmark law banning discrimination in the treatment of mentally ill people, many families and their advocates complain it stubbornly persists, largely because insurers are subverting the law in subtle ways and the government is not aggressivley enforcing it. http://medcitynews.com/2015/08/despite-mental-health-parity-law-gaps-compliance-enforcement-remain/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=ddfee6d83d-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-ddfee6d83d-67836105
What If We Could Predict Emotional Reactions Before They Happen By Looking At The Brain?
There have been many advances in neuroimaging when it comes to understanding our brains and the correlation to our emotions throughout the years. But new research published in the journal PLOS biology has identified a "brain signature" that can actually predict the intensity of negative emotional responses to evocative images [...]
ACA Changes On Consumer Out-of-Pocket Costs for Medical Care Vexes Employers
One of the Affordable Care Act's key protections was to cap how much consumers can be required to pay out of pocket for medical care each year. Now some employers say the administration is unfairly changing the rules that determine how those limits are applied, and they're worried it will [...]
Mental Healthcare Could Be More Productive With The Help Of A Smart App That Serves As A Real-Time Diary
A smartphone application has been developed that allows patients to input information about their daily symptoms, almost like a digital diary, and then share that with their psychiatrist for more effective treatment. http://medcitynews.com/2015/08/mental-healthcare-could-be-more-productive-with-the-help-of-a-smartphone-app-that-serves-as-a-real-time-diary/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=f0a3f1bf7f-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-f0a3f1bf7f-67836105
Rising Prescription Costs Are Hitting Consumers Hard – What Are Some Potential Solutions?
When prescription drug prices go up, many people who need them have to figure out other ways to cut costs in their lives to compensate. For this reason, Consumer Reports has released its sixth edition prescription drug guide, Best Drugs for Less so consumers can be more informed about the [...]
Crowdsourcing is Helping Diagnose Patients Who Have Doctors Stumped
It's not unusual to have a hard time getting an accurate diagnosis when health issues or the source of symptoms are not clear cut. It can take months and a lot of out-of-pocket costs to find out what is wrong and what to do about it. After submitting symptoms to [...]