On May 22, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a budget reconciliation bill that includes significant reductions in federal Medicaid spending to help offset the cost of tax cuts, along with changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), immigration reforms and other provisions. This issue brief discusses the potential implications of the bill for…
DEERFIELD, Ill. & SAN FRANCISCO, June 12, 2025 – Walgreens and Greater Than HIV/STDs, a public information campaign from KFF, are joining with health departments and community organizations to provide free rapid HIV, syphilis and hepatitis C testing at more than 575 Walgreens stores on June 27 for the nation’s largest National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) event. …More
This volume highlights how a report criticized for flawed methodology is influencing renewed efforts to restrict access to mifepristone; a federal plan to study the causes of autism that could be contributing to stigma by over-emphasizing environmental toxins; and the resurgence of false claims about fetal tissue in vaccines.
By VINCE KURAITIS & NEIL JENNINGS In a previous post in this series, we discussed healthcare’s migration toward Unified Digital Health Platforms (UDHPs) — a “platform of platforms.” Think of a UDHP as healthcare’s version of a Swiss Army knife: flexible, multi-functional, and (ideally) much better integrated than the drawer full of barely-used apps most health…
Through a new acquisition, Amino Health will become Capital Rx’s patient-facing care navigation solution called Judi Care. The post Capital Rx Expands Into Care Navigation with Acquisition of Amino Health appeared first on MedCity News.
Bristol Myers Squibb is licensing global rights to a Philochem program in development for both diagnostic imaging and targeted treatment of prostate cancer. It follows the pharma giant’s entry into radiopharmaceuticals via the $4.1 billion acquisition of RayzeBio last year. The post Bristol Myers Squibb Is Paying $350M to Expand Its Reach in Radiopharmaceuticals to…
The letter is an extraordinary rebuke of the Trump administration’s actions against the NIH, which include: terminating hundreds of grants funding scientific and biomedical research; firing more than 1,000 employees this year; and moving to end billions in funds to partner institutions overseas. The post ‘We Dissent’: NIH Workers Protest Trump Policies That ‘Harm the…
This brief highlights key facts about Medicare beneficiaries living in rural areas, including their demographic and health characteristics, access to care, and satisfaction with care.
Managing routine radiology does not require the administrative burden of prior authorization. Instead, health plans can implement post-service, pre-payment automated management based on clinical guidelines. The post Managing Routine Radiology: An Opportunity to Control Costs and Improve Care appeared first on MedCity News.
This brief reviews the latest data on the 988 LGBTQI+ service and explores its future, including recent uncertainties.