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.
This brief examines what the November election and prior efforts to enshrine abortion rights at the ballot box mean for those states and what’s next, including the future of abortion restrictions in states where voters enshrined abortion rights where abortion was banned or restricted, as well as those that do not have abortion bans.
Four key predictions for the future of clinical trials, examining how these changes will revolutionize the speed, efficiency, and reliability of bringing life-saving treatments to market. The post Future Trends for Clinical Trials in 2025 and Beyond appeared first on MedCity News.
Discover the cutting-edge AI software that empowers trauma and critical care teams with real-time, data-driven insights. The post TraumaCare.AI shaping the future of critical care with AI-powered innovation appeared first on MedCity News.
This data note examines trends in hospital margins from 2018 through 2023 and how operating margins varied across different types of hospitals in 2023. It shows the industry overall experienced a rebound in 2023 after margins fell sharply the previous year, though some hospitals – particularly those in rural areas and those who see many…
Ann Lewandowski knows all about pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, the companies that shape the U.S. drug market. Her job, as a policy advocate at drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, was to tell patient and physician groups about the PBMs’ role in high drug prices. Armed with that knowledge, Lewandowski filed a potentially groundbreaking lawsuit in…