Uncertainty around federal efforts to expand high-speed internet — and with it telehealth access — to all Americans swirled fast this week after President Donald Trump vowed to end what he called the “racist” and “unconstitutional” Digital Equity Act. The act is part of the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021, which…
Based on draft reconciliation language from the Energy & Commerce Committee, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released preliminary estimates showing proposed Medicaid changes would reduce federal Medicaid spending by $625 billion. Building on earlier KFF analysis, this analysis puts this magnitude of federal funding cuts into context by showing how the cuts relate to states’…
Perhaps the most significant health policy of our time, it revolutionized coverage and access, as well as the way healthcare companies communicated. With its future uncertain, now is the time to look back on how it shaped a new era of healthcare marketing strategy and messaging. The post The Affordable Care Act’s Lasting Impact On Healthcare…
Breakthroughs in synthetic biology could help accelerate advances in applications from novel infectious disease vaccines, precision immunotherapy for cancer and antibody therapeutics to creation of engineered meat substitutes and sustainable cellular agricultural products. The post Driving Synthetic Biology Forward Through Adoption of Technology Enabling Rapid DNA and mRNA Synthesis appeared first on MedCity News.
[Sponsored] The webinar, sponsored by PurpleLab and scheduled for May 22, will explore how healthcare sector companies can leverage real world data (RWD) with a focus on lung cancer. The post Using RWD to Improve Clinical Trial Recruitment, Endpoints, and Inform Market Access Strategies appeared first on MedCity News.
NEW YORK — On a recent visit to Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan, some floors in the mammoth office building bustled with people seeking services or facing legal proceedings at federal agencies such as the Social Security Administration and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. In the lobby, dozens of people took photos to celebrate becoming U.S….
In the dim basement of a Salt Lake City pharmacy, hundreds of amber-colored plastic pill bottles sit stacked in rows, one man’s defensive wall in a tariff war. Independent pharmacist Benjamin Jolley and his colleagues worry that the tariffs, aimed at bringing drug production to the United States, could instead drive companies out of business…
OAKLAND, Calif. — With a Starbucks coffee cup in her hand and a half gallon of milk under her arm, Florence Owens let herself into Carol Crooks’ apartment on a Monday morning, announced herself with a cheery “hello,” walked through the book-filled living room, and got to work in the kitchen. “I see you went…
On the last day of patient care at the Planned Parenthood clinic in Marquette, Michigan, a port town on the shore of Lake Superior, dozens of people crowded into the parking lot and alley, holding pink homemade signs that read “Thank You!” and “Forever Grateful.” “Oh my god,” physician assistant Anna Rink gasped, as she…
By DAVID SHAYWITZ Consumer health and wellness is experiencing a flurry of activity. The lab testing company Function (motto: “It’s time to own your health”) acquired Ezra, a whole body MRI company promising “the world’s most advanced longevity scan.” Oura, maker of the popular smart ring, recently added an integration for continuous glucose measurement as…