In what has become a pattern of spreading vaccine misinformation, the Florida health department is telling older Floridians and others at highest risk from covid-19 to avoid most booster shots, saying they are potentially dangerous. Clinicians and scientists denounced the message as politically fueled scaremongering that also weakens efforts to protect against diseases like measles…
ORANGEBURG, S.C. — Amari Marsh had just finished her junior year at South Carolina State University in May 2023 when she received a text message from a law enforcement officer. “Sorry it has taken this long for paperwork to come back,” the officer wrote. “But I finally have the final report, and wanted to see…
North Carolina officials had been quietly laboring for months on an ambitious plan to tackle the state’s mammoth medical debt problem when Gov. Roy Cooper stepped before cameras in July to announce the initiative. But as Cooper stood by the stairs of the executive mansion and called for “freeing people from medical debt,” the future…
On March 30, 2019, a swerving car upended Tom Burke’s life. Severely injured after the crash, Burke was airlifted from the Fort Liberty U.S. Army base in North Carolina to UNC Medical Center, in Chapel Hill, where doctors performed surgeries to rebuild his leg. Medicaid covered most of the cost, but Burke was still left…
By ALISTER MARTIN and TARA MENON If a friend were to ask you which state, Massachusetts or Texas, has a more streamlined federal benefits enrollment program, what would your guess be? Having screened over 17,000 families and helped them obtain more than $1.8M in federal and state aid through our work in both Massachusetts and…
During a panel discussion at MedCity News’ INVEST Digital Health conference in Dallas, three venture capital investors shared some of the questions they ask when getting pitched by digital health startups. The post 3 Questions VCs Ask When Getting Pitched By Startups appeared first on MedCity News.
The 32BJ Labor Industry Cooperation Fund recently unveiled two new tools for employers and unions: the Healthcare Savings Calculator and a model contract template. The post 32BJ Labor Industry Cooperation Fund Launches New Tools to Reduce Costs for Employers appeared first on MedCity News.
Dr. Cunningham weighed in on a variety of subjects, including elements of technology and virtual care that burden primary care physicians, as well as technologies that are suitable for remote monitoring of older patients. The post 7 Takeaways From a Fireside Chat with Providence’s Chief of Virtual Care appeared first on MedCity News.
MDMA-assisted therapy (MDMA-AT) for PTSD sparked debate, primarily focused on concerns of safety and efficacy. But no matter how novel a treatment may be, if it is inaccessible to the millions of people who need it, its relevance becomes insignificant. The post Breaking Barriers: Why Accessibility Matters in PTSD Treatment Beyond MDMA appeared first on…
The reintroduction of the “Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act” marks a critical step toward modernizing the prior authorization process within Medicare Advantage plans. So, what does this mean for patients and providers moving forward? The post Navigating the Government’s Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization Changes appeared first on MedCity News.