Better health care on the menu for New Hampshire families
read more…: Better health care on the menu for New Hampshire familiesChild Health Services provides care for more than 6,500 New Hampshire children in need each year.
Byline: Chris Dugan
Posts by Chris Dugan
On ‘Population Health,’ lower costs and improved health outcomes
read more…: On ‘Population Health,’ lower costs and improved health outcomesBedford-based Benevera Health is taking a team approach to bigger picture health via an innovative insurer-provider collaboration to better manage its shared population.
Navigating Change: Catching up with the NH Insurance Department on the ACA
read more…: Navigating Change: Catching up with the NH Insurance Department on the ACAWith the demise of Minuteman Health at the end of the 2017, two insurance co-ops had now exited the market leaving Anthem, which absorbed much of the former Minuteman book of business, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Ambetter as carriers on the state’s health insurance marketplace in 2018.
A healthy path forward on state’s mental health and addiction crisis
read more…: A healthy path forward on state’s mental health and addiction crisisMore than 200 leaders from across the state converged on Southern New Hampshire University’s Mara Hall on March 28 for a Dartmouth-Hitchcock hosted forum entitled The Real Cost To Business: The Mental Health and Addiction Crisis.
Back to the Future for Elliot CEO Doug Dean
read more…: Back to the Future for Elliot CEO Doug DeanDoug Dean spoke with Medical Matters recently on a number of topics, among them the current combination agreement with Southern New Hampshire Health trends in health care in the state, the growing health care needs of NH’s aging population and the failed Optima Healthcare merger in the late 1990s.
Just what the doctor ordered
read more…: Just what the doctor ordered“When people ask me what a ‘typical’ day is, I really don’t have an answer for that,” said Tim Soucy, Public Health Director. “We’re a 24-7, 365-day-a-year operation. We all wear multiple hats. I will go from talking to U.S. Senators to picking up needles in the street to engaging the public on key issues during one day.”
Strong support in the Queen City for Medicaid Expansion
read more…: Strong support in the Queen City for Medicaid ExpansionLocal business leaders, public health officials, advocacy groups, community members and elected officials gathered Monday to discuss Senate Bill 313, a legislative proposal aimed at continuing the state’s Medicaid Expansion effort beyond 2018.
Introducing Medical Matters: A deep dive into health care around the Granite State
read more…: Introducing Medical Matters: A deep dive into health care around the Granite StateManchester Ink Link is pleased to introduce Medical Matters – a regular column dedicated to health care in the state’s largest city.