Nearly 100 health care-themed haikus crept into our inbox this Halloween. See the winning poems and top runners-up from KFF Health News’ seventh annual Halloween haiku contest, illustrated by Oona Zenda. The judges’ favorites were inspired by tick migration, Medicaid work requirements, and rising copays. Follow KFF Health News’ social media accounts (X, Instagram, and…
Acquisition talks for Metsera that played out this year culminated in an agreement with Pfizer, which agreed to buy the obesity drug developer for $4.9 billion. Novo Nordisk, a finalist in that pursuit, is positioning itself as a deal spoiler with a new unsolicited offer that shells out much more upfront cash. The post Novo…
With federal PBM reform stalled, states like California are stepping up with laws like SB 41 to boost transparency and lower drug costs. The post California Signs PBM Law: As Federal PBM Regulation Lags, the States Step Up appeared first on MedCity News.
During Reuters’ Total Health conference in Chicago, four healthcare leaders shared the strategies they believe will help fortify the workforce for the future. The post 4 Strategies Providers Are Using to Strengthen the Healthcare Workforce appeared first on MedCity News.
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This issue brief reviews the major sex education models and funding streams that are most commonly used, highlights state policies on sex education, and summarizes what is known about the impact of these programs and policies on teen sexual behavior and health outcomes.
[Sponsored] The AI Index in RCM highlights the findings of our survey of 125 medical billing executives who offered insights and feedback on RCM tech. The post Medical Billing Professionals Share Views on AI and Health Tech appeared first on MedCity News.
The cybersecurity process is something you need to invest effort in now. Here’s some insight on conducting a security risk analysis that is impactful for the whole life of a medical device or medical device software. The post Conducting a Medical Device Security Risk Assessment appeared first on MedCity News.
Equity has to be built into the deployment strategy from day one, not treated as a future retrofit. That means prioritizing inclusion not only in the data but in the delivery, and recognizing that inclusive deployment is the foundation for inclusive datasets. The post Bias Doesn’t End at the Dataset: It Lives in the Deployment…
En los últimos meses, agentes federales han acampado en el vestíbulo de un hospital del sur de California, custodiado a pacientes detenidos —algunos de ellos esposados— en habitaciones de hospital y perseguido a un jardinero inmigrante hasta dentro de un centro quirúrgico. Agentes del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) también se han…