As Congress debates whether to extend the temporary federal subsidies that have helped millions of Americans buy health coverage, a crucial underlying reality is sometimes overlooked: Those subsidies are merely a band-aid covering the often unaffordable cost of health care. California, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and five other states have set caps on health care spending in…
Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names. How To Excise Politics From Health Care More than a decade after the Affordable Care Act took effect, we’re still trapped in a confusing and costly health care maze (“Readers Take…
From Zhu et al. (2025) in Health Affairs: Primary care clinicians have expressed growing interest in concierge and direct primary care practices, which often feature smaller patient panels and greater clinical autonomy compared with traditional primary care models. We assessed practice and workforce characteristics using a national sample of concierge and direct primary care practices…
A coalition of major pharmacy organizations urged Congressional leaders to enact long-stalled PBM reforms to curb anti-competitive practices, lower drug costs and stop accelerating pharmacy closures that are limiting patient access to care. The post Coalition of Pharmacy Groups Urges Congress to Enact PBM Reform appeared first on MedCity News.
Reperio Health is trying to really boost the delivery of at home health testing, including not only weight and blood pressure but also cholesterol, obesity and blood sugar. Having use the kit and done an at home demo, I’m pretty interested to see if this can be a front-end telehealth service to get the average…
Healthcare organizations sent a letter to Congress advocating for the preservation of the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule’s efficiency adjustment
One challenge is identifying return on investment in ways that matter to both front-line physicians and CFOs
Mass General Brigham spun out a new company offering a generative AI platform that can rapidly interpret both structured and unstructured clinical data. Right now, the tool’s primary application is to accelerate and improve the accuracy of patient screening for clinical trials. The post Mass General Brigham Spins Out Generative AI Startup appeared first on…
This week’s edition of the Health Wonk Review is up at Joe Paduda’s Managed Care Matters. My article on Singapore’s health care system is highlighted, but check out the whole thing!
Arthrosi Therapeutics’ pozdeutinurad is in Phase 3 testing as a treatment for uncontrolled gout. Sobi says this once-daily capsule complements its own asset, an infused biologic medicine currently under FDA review as a third-line gout treatment. The post Sobi Grows Its Gout Drug Prospects With $950M Acquisition of Startup Arthrosi Therapeutics appeared first on MedCity…