ATLANTA — Deegant Adhvaryu completed his parents’ applications for Medicaid and food benefits in June. Then the waiting and frustration began. In July, his parents, Haresh and Nina Adhvaryu, received a letter saying their applications would be delayed, he said. In August, the Adhvaryus started calling a Georgia helpline, he said, but couldn’t leave a…
Federal law requires that all nonprofit hospitals have financial assistance policies — also known as “charity care” — to reduce or expunge people’s medical bills. New research from Dollar For, an organization dedicated to helping people get access to charity care, suggests that fewer than one-third of people who qualify for charity care actually receive…
In 2017, the Republicans who controlled Congress tried mightily to slash federal spending on Medicaid, the government-funded health program covering low-income families and individuals. California, like other states, depends heavily on federal dollars to provide care for its poorest residents. Analyses at the time showed the GOP’s proposals would cut Medicaid funds flowing from Washington…
By KIM BELLARD Everything’s about AI these days. Everything is going to be about AI for a while. Everyone’s talking about it, and most of them know more about it than I do. But there is one thing about AI that I don’t think is getting enough attention. I’m old enough that the mantra “follow…
Fello’s $10.4 million raise includes a seed investment from Glen Tullman’s 62Ventures, The Capital Factory Fellowship Fund, Katalyst Capital and Offline Ventures. The post Peer Support Platform Fello Secures $10.4M To Combat Loneliness Epidemic appeared first on MedCity News.
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The answer is ‘yes’, but the question is in what manner? A paper by Che et al. (2024) examines the use of real-world data (RWD) across 2016-2023 HTA assessments. Over this time period, 11% of HTA submissions included real-world data. Further, they find that: The main sources of RWD considered in the submissions were disease…
The Glp-1 battle heats with new preliminary data from Eli Lilly showing that patients using its weight loss drug Zepbound lost more weight on average in 72 weeks than those on Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy. The post Video: Battle of the Bulge – Wegovy vs. Zepbound appeared first on MedCity News.
It’s been a tumultuous past couple years for retail health companies —but there are still reasons to believe in the convenient model that retail health offers, said Annie Lamont, managing partner and co-founder of Oak HC/FT. The post Why One Investor Still Believes in Retail Health appeared first on MedCity News.
Eli Lilly obesity drug Zepbound led to 47% greater relative weight loss compared to Wegovy in a head-to-head clinical trial. The results could help Lilly differentiate its product from Novo Nordisk’s in the increasingly competitive market of obesity medications. The post Eli Lilly’s Zepbound Leads to Greater Weight Loss vs. Novo Nordisk Drug in Head-to-Head…