By MICHAEL MILLENSON It was a small anecdote, buried in a lengthy profile in The New Yorker of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, “Donald Trump’s Tariff Dealmaker-in-Chief.” But as a patient safety activist, the stark depiction of the effect of medical error felt like a sudden shock. Lutnick, the article related, knew tragedy early in life: “his mother died…
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To better understand the growing role of Special Needs Plans (SNPs) in Medicare Advantage, this brief examines SNP enrollment trends using recent Medicare Advantage enrollment data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
This policy watch outlines the groups of lawfully present immigrants that will lose access to federally funded health coverage due to the 2025 tax and budget law, and the CBO’s estimates of the increases in the uninsured.
A federal judge in Texas recently ruled on medical debt reporting — here’s what the ruling means for providers and for the millions of Americans who currently have or might one day have medical debt. The post The Truth About Medical Debt and Credit Reporting: Three Things To Know appeared first on MedCity News.
A promising program can be quickly be derailed by external instability. To prevent this in the future, leaders must ask these essential questions from the start. The post Building Agile Pharmaceutical Programs That Stand Strong Amid Global Health Uncertainty appeared first on MedCity News.
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This volume explores findings from the KFF-Washington Post Survey of Parents on views of childhood vaccines; how ACIP may have contributed to concerns about hepatitis B and COVID-19 vaccines; recent HHS warnings about alleged links between Tylenol use in pregnancy and autism; and AI-generated deepfakes impersonating doctors to sell products.
This volume explores findings from the KFF-Washington Post Survey of Parents on views of childhood vaccines; how ACIP may have contributed to concerns about hepatitis B and COVID-19 vaccines; recent HHS warnings about alleged links between Tylenol use in pregnancy and autism; and AI-generated deepfakes impersonating doctors to sell products.
[Sponsored] Mayo Clinic physicians developed a clinical decision support tool to standardize care and improve care quality across Mayo Clinic. AskMayoExpert is the evolution of that work. The post The Evolution of a Clinical Decision Support Network appeared first on MedCity News.