Closing cancer health equity gaps requires medical breakthroughs made possible by new funding approaches. The post The Funding Model for Cancer Innovation is Broken — We Can Fix It appeared first on MedCity News.
Cuando Pam McClure se enteró que el próximo año ahorraría casi $4,000 en sus medicamentos recetados dijo: “parece demasiado bueno para ser verdad”. Para finales de 2024, habrá gastado casi $6,000 en estos fármacos, incluido uno para controlar su diabetes. McClure, de 70 años, es una de las aproximadamente 3.2 millones de personas con un…
KFF Health News Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony appeared in a two-part special of Nine PBS’ “Listen, St. Louis with Carol Daniel” to discuss her reporting for the “Silence in Sikeston” project. The first conversation, which aired Oct. 9, explores the connections between a 1942 lynching and a 2020 police shooting in a rural Missouri community…
When Pam McClure learned she’d save nearly $4,000 on her prescription drugs next year, she said, “it sounded too good to be true.” She and her husband are both retired and live on a “very strict” budget in central North Dakota. By the end of this year, she will have spent almost $6,000 for her…
By KIM BELLARD Earlier this month U.S. dockworkers struck, for the first time in decades. Their union, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILW), was demanding a 77% pay increase, rejecting an offer of a 50% pay increase from the shipping companies. People worried about the impact on the economy, how it might impact the upcoming election,…
Kaiser Permanente is showing no signs of slowing down when it comes to its Risant Health experiment. The organization is currently on the prowl for more acquisition targets, Kaiser CEO Greg Adams said at HLTH. The post Why Greg Adams Believes Risant Health Will Be Successful In Its Mission to Scale VBC Across the Country…
Research shows that medical residents of all specialties are avoiding states that ban abortion. This was discussed during a panel discussion at Engage at HLTH on Sunday in Las Vegas. The post How the Dobbs Decision Impacts Medical Practice Beyond Just OBGYNs appeared first on MedCity News.
By MATTHEW HOLT This is the week where the digital health landscape debunks to the HLTH Conference in Vegas to meet, do deals, listen to superannuated rappers and generally have a great time. Speaking as the guy who ran the digital health conference before HLTH emerged, I remain extremely jealous of how Jonathan Weiner, Rich…
That is the title of a KFF article published last week. The results are based on KFF’s 2024 Employer Health Benefits Survey. They write: For KFF’s survey of 2,142 randomly selected companies, officials from those with 500 or more employees were asked how much of the rebates negotiated by [pharmacy benefit managers] PBMs returned to…
Pharmaceutical and biotech companies are using generative AI to predict drug-target interactions, optimize lead compounds, and generate novel molecular structures. During the recent MedCity News INVEST Digital Health conference, a panel discussed these applications and more. The post How Generative AI Will Find a Place in the Pharma Industry Now and in the Years to…