Policy Landscape of Private Insurance Coverage of Contraception in the U.S.
Access to contraception is a key element in shaping health and well-being for many women in their reproductive years.
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Startup Protego Bio Lands $130M for First-in-Class Drug’s Pivotal Test in Rare Plasma Disorder
Protego Biopharma’s lead program is a potential treatment for the rare disease light chain amyloidosis. The startup says the novel mechanism of its oral small molecule should have better outcomes than antibodies from AstraZeneca and Prothena that failed their respective pivotal studies in the disorder earlier this year. The post Startup Protego Bio Lands $130M…
New Work Requirement Adds Red Tape to Missouri’s Snarled Food Aid System
WARRENTON, Mo. — Distributing food stamps soon could get even harder for Missouri’s food aid system, which a federal judge has already called “broken and inaccessible.” States depend heavily on federal funds to operate their food stamp programs, which help feed about 42 million people nationwide. But a new federal law has restructured the nation’s…
Medicaid Work Rules Exempt the ‘Medically Frail.’ Deciding Who Qualifies Is Tricky.
Eliza Brader worries she soon will need to prove she’s working to continue receiving Medicaid health coverage. She doesn’t think she should have to. The 27-year-old resident of Bloomington, Indiana, has a pacemaker and a painful joint disease. She also has fused vertebrae in her neck from a spinal injury, preventing her from turning her…
Watch: Trump Considers Extending Obamacare Subsidies
Amanda Seitz, KFF Health News’ Washington health policy reporter, appeared on NewsNation’s NewsNation Live With Connell McShane on Nov. 24 to discuss President Donald Trump’s latest health proposal. Seitz noted that the plan — which has not been formally unveiled — could extend the expiring, more generous subsidies that help many Americans pay their share…
Why Patients – And Many Innovative Doctors – Are Pursuing Health Outside the System
By DAVID SHAYWITZ Our current system of delivering care is awful from the perspective of seemingly every stakeholder. It frustrates, enrages, saddens, and depletes patients and physicians alike. No one designed it this way. It evolved through a series of choices and contingencies that perhaps made sense at the time but now seem to have…
MedCity FemFwd: How Women’s Health Advocates Is Pushing for Change
In this episode, we’re joined by Liz Powell, founder of Women’s Health Advocates. We discussed the organization’s policy priorities in the women’s health space. The post MedCity FemFwd: How Women’s Health Advocates Is Pushing for Change appeared first on MedCity News.
HSAs And FSAs Were Designed to Give Consumers Control and Clarity of Their Healthcare Spending — Why Isn’t This Happening?
If HSAs and FSAs were functioning as originally intended, the rising out-of-pocket costs faced by most Americans would be met with increased financial fluency and agency. The post HSAs And FSAs Were Designed to Give Consumers Control and Clarity of Their Healthcare Spending — Why Isn’t This Happening? appeared first on MedCity News.
Four Generations, One Conversation: Bridging the Mental Health Messaging Gap
It’s a truth that many healthcare communicators overlook: the mental health crisis spans generations, yet the way people engage with mental health content is deeply shaped by age, experience and culture. The post Four Generations, One Conversation: Bridging the Mental Health Messaging Gap appeared first on MedCity News.
Reclaiming the Joy of Medicine: How Value-Based Care Can Restore Physician Purpose
All of us can see glaring issues with the healthcare system that need to be addressed — but system-level change is hard. The leap to VBC isn’t easy, but the results are undeniable. The post Reclaiming the Joy of Medicine: How Value-Based Care Can Restore Physician Purpose appeared first on MedCity News.