Ghost providers — clinicians listed as available for Medicaid patients but not actually providing care to them — are making it harder for these patients to access health care services. “If patients aren’t able to access the care they need, they may delay or forego care altogether, which is not only bad for patient outcomes but also bad for the health system overall,” says Jane Zhu, M.D.

Ghost providers — clinicians listed as available for Medicaid patients but not actually providing care to them — are making it harder for these patients to access health care services. “If patients aren’t able to access the care they need, they may delay or forego care altogether, which is not only bad for patient outcomes but also bad for the health system overall,” says Jane Zhu, M.D.

Ghost providers — clinicians listed as available for Medicaid patients but not actually providing care to them — are making it harder for these patients to access health care services. “If patients aren’t able to access the care they need, they may delay or forego care altogether, which is not only bad for patient outcomes but also bad for the health system overall,” says Jane Zhu, M.D.

Science Alert reports on a new study about the benefits of semaglutide, quoting co-author Rodica Pop-Busui, M.D., and colleagues: “These data support the potential benefit of oral semaglutide in reducing heart failure events in people with type 2 diabetes and heart conditions."

Wired magazine interviews Diane Stadler, Ph.D., R.D.N., L.D., about using a continuous glucose monitor for the purpose of eating a healthier diet as opposed to managing diabetes. She says, “I am a strong proponent of using technology to increase the amount of information that people can handle to make better lifestyle changes.”

Almost a third of physicians enrolled in Medicaid nationwide don’t actually care for a single patient covered by Medicaid insurance, according to new OHSU-led research. Jane Zhu, M.D., says, “If patients aren’t able to access the care they need, they may delay or forego care altogether, which is not only bad for patient outcomes, but also bad for the health system overall.”

Ghost providers — clinicians listed as available for Medicaid patients but not actually providing care to them — are making it harder for these patients to access health care services. “If patients aren’t able to access the care they need, they may delay or forego care altogether, which is not only bad for patient outcomes but also bad for the health system overall,” says Jane Zhu, M.D.

The Hollander Foundation announces that it has awarded its $25,000 annual gift to Amy Moran, Ph.D., to examine how the body’s immune system interacts with an invasive prostate cancer.

A new study about the benefits of semaglutide, quoting co-author Rodica Pop-Busui, M.D., and colleagues: “These data support the potential benefit of oral semaglutide in reducing heart failure events in people with type 2 diabetes and heart conditions."

Almost a third of physicians enrolled in Medicaid nationwide don’t actually care for a single patient covered by Medicaid insurance, according to new OHSU-led research. Jane Zhu, M.D., says, “If patients aren’t able to access the care they need, they may delay or forego care altogether, which is not only bad for patient outcomes, but also bad for the health system overall.”