LISTEN: Measles. Chickenpox. Meningitis. Many vaccines can run more than $100 a dose out-of-pocket. Jackie Fortiér tells WAMU’s “Health Hub” how Trump administration changes to the federal vaccine guidelines could make some routine shots too expensive for families. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime anti-vaccine activist, replaced the members of…
Amy Frank said it took 17 hours on the phone over nearly three weeks, bouncing between her insurer and her local hospital system, to make sure her plan would cover her husband’s post-surgery care. Many of her calls never got past the hold music. When they did, the hospital told her to call her insurer….
John McGing couldn’t reach a human. That might be business-as-usual in this economy, but it wasn’t business; he had called the Social Security Administration, where the questions often aren’t generic and the callers tend to be older, disabled, or otherwise vulnerable Americans. McGing, calling on behalf of his son, had an in-the-weeds question: how to…
Injectable Leqembi permits weekly maintenance dosing of the Eisai and Biogen Alzheimer’s disease drug that may be done at a patient’s home. Other recent notable regulatory new include several rare disease drug approvals and narrower FDA nods for Covid-19 vaccines. The post Alzheimer’s Therapy Is Coming to the Home With FDA Approval of Injectable Eisai,…
FDA uses expedited regulatory pathways (ERPs) in order to accelerate the availability of drugs and diagnostic tests for severe conditions that have unmet medical needs. How often is this process used and has this changed over time? A recent paper by Horn et al. (2025) provides the answer as applied to colorectal cancer (CRC) drugs….
Health tech companies made several major funding announcements in August. Here is a list of some of the biggest funding rounds. The post 4 Notable Health Tech Funding Announcements in August appeared first on MedCity News.
Physicians are facing rising workloads, shrinking support staff and declining reimbursement — resulting in a burnout crisis and threatening the sustainability of independent practices. Experts say urgent Medicare payment reforms are needed to prevent further consolidation, as well as preserve access to care. The post Workload Up, Payment Down: The Growing Strain on Independent Practices…
By making RT-PCR testing a routine option in outpatient and urgent care settings — and by educating all stakeholders along the clinical continuum — we can significantly reduce unnecessary antibiotic use, protect the effective drugs we still have, and ensure that bacterial infections remain treatable for future generations. The post From Urgent Care to Smarter…
This proposal reflects a broader shift toward more restrictive oversight of inpatient utilization. As CMS finalizes this policy, providers should be aware of the immediate compliance and reimbursement risks associated with the phase-out. The post The IPO List is on the Chopping Block (Again) — What Providers Need to Know appeared first on MedCity News.
August has seen a slew of executive hires, exits and layoffs across the healthcare sector. For example, OpenAI, Veradigm and Qure.ai welcomed new executives. There were also layoffs at organizations including BioNTech, CentraCare and Emory Healthcare. The post Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary of Hires, Exits and Layoffs appeared first on MedCity News.