New advancements can only be fully realized when clinicians, lawmakers, and patients come together. Biomarker tests not only have the potential to improve patient outcomes and address health equity, they can also decrease expenses for financially vulnerable medical systems. The post Eliminating Barriers and Increasing Access to New Testing to Improve Prenatal Care appeared first…
With Donald Trump returning to the presidency and Republican control of the Senate and House, work requirements are likely to be back on the agenda—through federal legislation or Medicaid waivers. This issue brief highlights the history of Medicaid work requirements, describes recent state activity to advance work requirement policies, and recaps the landscape of work…
This issue brief discusses key changes to immigration policies that may take place under the second Trump administration based on his previous record and campaign statements, and their implications.
A California agency charged with slowing health costs has set a lofty goal for insurers to direct 15% of their spending to primary care by 2034, part of the state’s effort to expand the primary care workforce and give more people access to preventive care services. The board of the state Office of Health Care…
GLENWOOD, Iowa — Hundreds of people who were separated from society because they had disabilities are buried in a nondescript field at the former state institution here. Disability rights advocates hope Iowa will honor them by preventing the kind of neglect that has plagued similar cemeteries at other shuttered facilities around the U.S. The southwest…
President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House could embolden Republicans who want to weaken or repeal the Affordable Care Act, but implementing such sweeping changes would still require overcoming procedural and political hurdles. Trump, long an ACA opponent, expressed interest during the campaign in retooling the health law. In addition, some high-ranking Republican lawmakers…
A Utah-based startup named Orion Innovations released two studies this month demonstrating its product’s efficacy. The device attaches to hospital IV lines and uses a light to assist nurses with the identification and tracing of medication infusion lines, with the goal of reducing errors. The post Orion Innovations’ Light-Up Infusion Device Helps Both Patients and…
From Tyler Cowen at Marginal Revolution: One of the problems with an RFK Jr. ascendancy is that his core views, which run strongly against vaccines and pharmaceuticals, make it unlikely that any of these reimbursement revisions will be done in a rational or scientific way. The best evidence indicates that pharmaceuticals are a relatively cost-effective ways of saving…
Valora Therapeutics’ antibody lectin chimeras, or AbLecs, target glyco-immune checkpoints, pathways that modulate cellular communication with the immune system. The startup’s science is based on research from Carolyn Bertozzi, a Stanford professor who was awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The post Startup Valora Unveils a Sweet Way to Stop Cancer and Autoimmune Disease,…
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