AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoInsurance Costs: Georgetown researchers found brokers steering shoppers toward short-term health plans with limited coverage, sometimes using misleading claims. The plans may leave consumers facing large medical bills as premiums rise and coverage changes loom. Sickle Cell Care: Children’s National in Washington and the University of Maryland Medical Center are using gene therapy to cure some patients, offering an alternative to bone marrow transplants that require a matching donor. Behavioral Health: Columbia Heights is preparing a stabilization and sobering center, a local effort to expand support for people in crisis. HIV Services: SNAP benefit cuts are making it harder for some people with HIV to stay on treatment, while community organizations adapt as federal prevention funding shifts to states. Medicaid Oversight: Health care executives have been charged in an alleged $14 million scheme to defraud D.C. Medicaid. Care Gaps: As D.C. care facilities close, residents risk losing support, raising concerns about where people will turn for help.
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