The Alliance for Connected Care, the American Telemedicine Association and numerous other organizations sent a letter to the DEA urging action to safeguard remote prescribing of controlled substances. The post Over 200 Organizations Call on DEA to Continue Remote Prescribing of Controlled Substances appeared first on MedCity News.
KFF Is a One-of-a-Kind Information Organization Updated: July 2025Drew E. Altman, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer; Executive Publisher, KFF Health News KFF is a one-of-a-kind health policy information organization. Not a policy research organization. Not a polling organization. And not a news organization. And no part is separate. We are designed to be a combination…More
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Native American tribes and health organizations are responding to concerns about low measles vaccination rates and patients’ difficulty getting care as an outbreak of the disease spreads around the country. They’re hosting mobile vaccine clinics, running social media campaigns, making sure health providers are vaccinated, reaching out to the parents of…
New service includes a direct line to a real human assistant to curate appointments, plus 24/7 virtual urgent care access nationwide
Investigation targeted HCA’s training repayment agreement provisions in nurses’ employment contracts
The actual science is far from the apocalyptic scenario we’ve been led to believe and demonstrates clearly that much of the media rhetoric is rooted far more in fear than in fact. The post Microplastics and Our Health: What Does the Science Say? appeared first on MedCity News.
Healthcare is evolving; the way we communicate about it should evolve too. Access alone is not enough. For digital tools and health interventions to make a real impact, people need to feel connected, motivated, and supported over time. The post Why Healthcare Needs Product Marketers: Bridging the Gap Between Access and Sustained Engagement appeared first…
Following a pledge by insurance companies to reduce the burden of prior authorizations, KFF’s Health Tracking Poll examines the publics experience with the process. The poll finds that most view insurers’ delays and denials as a problem, and few are aware of the newly announced pledge.
President Donald Trump rode to reelection last fall on voter concerns about prices. But as his administration pares back federal rules and programs designed to protect patients from the high cost of health care, Trump risks pushing more Americans into debt, further straining family budgets already stressed by medical bills. Millions of people are expected…
For two decades, Washington, D.C., pediatrician Lanre Falusi has counseled parents about vaccine safety, side effects, and timing. But this year, she said, the conversations have changed. “For the first time, I’m having parents of newborns ask me if their baby will still be able to get vaccines,” Falusi said. Throughout the country, pediatricians say…