Tom Contos is an avid runner. When he started experiencing rectal bleeding in March, he thought exercise could be the cause and tried to ignore it. But he became increasingly worried when the bleeding continued for weeks. The Chicago health care consultant contacted his physician at Northwestern Medicine, who referred him for a diagnostic colonoscopy,…
Danielle Vaeth is Head of Growth and Strategic Development at Qbtech, a company that helps diagnose ADHD, working mostly with virtual providers. They use facial recognition and tracking to do this. Qbtech can diagnose 50% more patients than self-reporting and has approval from a big NHS study, the FDA and many peer-reviewed studies. They raised…
This is part 3 of Jeff Goldsmith’s history of managed care. If you missed it read Part 1 & Part 2 By JEFF GOLDSMITH Two major changes in health insurance ensued as the US health system entered the 21st century- a strategic shift of health cost risk from providers to patients and the emergence of machine…
A paper by Kowal et al. (2023) does in fact measure the disparities in health outcomes. To do this, they use data from the American Community Survey (ACS), the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) and the CDC’s Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) to estimate differences in life expectancy (LY), quality-adjusted life expectancy (QALE), and disability-free life…
Congress released a stopgap funding bill with a significant healthcare package, and provider groups are reacting favorably. They are mainly applauding provisions that reign in PBMs’ business practices, extend telehealth flexibilities, and boost payments to hospitals and physicians. The post How Did Provider Groups React to Congress’ End-of-Year Healthcare Package? appeared first on MedCity News.
Wisp patients enrolled in its weight care program can now access nutrition counseling services with Nourish. The post Wisp Teams Up with Nourish to Combine GLP-1s with Nutrition Counseling appeared first on MedCity News.
SiteOne Therapeutics develops drugs that target sodium channels, the “wiring” in the body that transmits pain signals. Because SiteOne’s targets are located in the peripheral nervous system, they should not pose the same addiction risks as opioids, which hit receptors in the central nervous system. The post Startup SiteOne Secures $100M to Forge Ahead With…
Three Democratic senators asked the country’s top nonpartisan government watchdog on Tuesday to investigate the costs of a Georgia program that requires some people to work to receive Medicaid coverage. The program, called “Georgia Pathways to Coverage,” is the nation’s only active Medicaid work requirement. Pathways has cost tens of millions in federal and state…
Like any other tool, understanding the right problem to apply it to is the difference between success and failure. Addressing a problem is never just about technology; it’s always about people, processes, and technology. The post The AI Advantage: Reimagining the Future of Drug Development appeared first on MedCity News.
This issue brief describes trends in health coverage in 2023, examines the characteristics of the uninsured population ages 0-64, and summarizes the access and financial implications of not having coverage.