In late August 2020, Ashlee Guidry and her staff kept a wary eye on guidance from local officials as Hurricane Laura passed over Cuba en route to southwestern Louisiana. Guidry was responsible for the safety of dozens of people living at Stonebridge Place, an assisted living and memory care facility in Sulphur. For days, Laura…
Caroline Connor’s concerns about her son’s development began around his 1st birthday, when she noticed he wasn’t talking or using any words. Their pediatrician didn’t seem worried, but the speech delay persisted. At 2½, Mason was diagnosed with autism. The Connors went on a mission, searching for anything that would help. “We just started researching…
LISTEN: Obamacare. COBRA. Deductibles. Coinsurance. There’s a lot to figure out when you’re on your own looking for health insurance for the first time. KFF Health News senior contributing editor Elisabeth Rosenthal appeared on WAMU’s “Health Hub” series on Sept. 24 to help young adults find a plan that meets their needs. Many young adults…
By DAVID INTROCASO After having worked in DC for sixteen years, in 2013 I created The Healthcare Policy Podcast. The title was in part intended to be sarcastic because healthcare policymaking in DC is very narrowly drawn. Consequently, healthcare delivery is excessively commodified, reductionistic and financialized or in sum anachronistic and ironically lacking purchase. If the…
By DAVID INTROCASO After having worked in DC for sixteen years, in 2013 I created The Healthcare Policy Podcast. The title was in part intended to be sarcastic because healthcare policymaking in DC is very narrowly drawn. Consequently, healthcare delivery is excessively commodified, reductionistic and financialized or in sum anachronistic and ironically lacking purchase. If the…
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and most private payers in the U.S. have accepted the NCCN guidelines as a mandated reference to determine payment for “off‐label” use of anticancer drugs that are not approved for the specific indication by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Thus, a key question is what types of…
Leaders from the VA and the ONC discussed how the future of U.S. healthcare will rely on both technology and creative problem-solving during a panel at DiMe’s Healthcare 2030 Summit. The post Inside the VA and ONC’s Vision for a More Connected Healthcare System appeared first on MedCity News.
The cuts are so extreme that there will be a reckoning in the healthcare system, expert predicts
The cuts are so extreme that there will be a reckoning in the healthcare system, expert predicts
Bristol Myers Squibb plaque psoriasis drug Sotyktu will be the first product available at a steep discount to eligible cash-pay patients who use BMS Patient Connect, a new online platform set to launch in January. Direct-to-patient sales could offer one way for pharma companies to address President Trump’s call for lower drug prices. The post…