7 new movies and TV shows to watch on Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max, and more this weekend (July 18)
After a busy few weeks in the world of streaming, it’s been relatively quiet on…
GenAI: Harness the Power, Eliminate the Risk — A Practical Playbook for Securing AI from Day One
Enterprises everywhere are racing to leverage AI to gain sharper insights, automate workflows, and deliver richer customer experiences. Based on an assessment conducted by Bain & Company, generative AI adoption is soaring, with 95% of US companies using it, up 12 percentage points in just a year. Similarly, an EY survey found that 48% of…
Chart Reviews Increase Payments to Medicare Advantage Insurers for 1 in 6 Enrollees
Federal payments to Medicare Advantage plans are adjusted for the health status of the plans’ enrollees through a process known as risk adjustment. Generally, payments are higher for people with more health conditions and lower for people with fewer health conditions. The purpose of risk adjusting payments is to ensure Medicare Advantage plans receive sufficient payments…
Medicare Advantage Glossary
This glossary serves as a guide to the sometimes arcane terms that inhabit the world of Medicare Advantage, the private plan alternative to traditional Medicare. Source link
Evidence for high-grade face masks was weak, Covid inquiry told
UKHSA’s Prof Susan Hopkins questioned over face masks at Covid inquiry. There is only “weak evidence” that high-grade face masks better protected health workers than surgical ones in the pandemic, the Covid inquiry has been told. Prof Susan Hopkins, chief medical adviser at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), said respirator masks – known as…
How Rufus scales conversational shopping experiences to millions of Amazon customers with Amazon Bedrock
Our team at Amazon builds Rufus, an AI-powered shopping assistant which delivers intelligent, conversational experiences to delight our customers. More than 250 million customers have used Rufus this year. Monthly users are up 140% YoY and interactions are up 210% YoY. Additionally, customers that use Rufus during a shopping journey are 60% more likely to…
'Huge columns of smoke': BBC at the scene of massive fire at COP30
BBC at the scene of ‘intense’ fire at COP30 Source link
How Medicare Pays Medicare Advantage Plans: Issues and Policy Options
Medicare Advantage, the private plan alternative to traditional Medicare, covers over half of eligible Medicare beneficiaries. Initially, one of the goals of having Medicare contract with private plans was to generate savings for the Medicare program by introducing competition between private plans. However, private plans have never generated savings for Medicare, in part because the…
Accelerating genomics variant interpretation with AWS HealthOmics and Amazon Bedrock AgentCore
Genomic research stands at a transformative crossroads where the exponential growth of sequencing data demands equally sophisticated analytical capabilities. According to the 1000 Genomes Project, a typical human genome differs from the reference at 4.1–5.0 million sites, with most variants being SNPs and short indels. These variants, when aggregated across individuals, contribute to differences in…
BBC at the scene of ‘intense’ fire at COP30
The UN climate talks COP30 have been evacuated due to a fire breaking out inside the venue in Belém, Brazil. BBC journalists including Climate Editor Justin Rowlatt saw flames and smoke in the pavilion area before they were rushed outside. The Brazilian government says that the fire is now under control and that no-one has…
A Look at Waiting Lists for Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services from 2016 to 2025
Medicaid is the primary payer for long-term care (LTC) in the United States, and pays for more than two-thirds of the LTC delivered in home- and community-based settings. Most home care (also known as “home and community-based services” or HCBS) is optional for states to provide and is frequently offered through “waivers,” which allow states…
