Thomas Deringer, PhD, Vice President, Experience, shares his thoughts on improving perceptions of clean within healthcare settings. Cleanliness in healthcare isn’t just about appearance—it’s a critical factor in patient safety and trust. In the wake of COVID-19, patients are more attuned to cleanliness in healthcare settings, and have higher expectations and standards for what constitutes…
To increase understanding of how shifting immigration policies may affect the direct care workforce providing long-term care services, this data note uses the 2023 American Community Survey (ACS) to provide an overview of the role that immigrants play in the direct care workforce for long-term care (LTC) services
Cybersecurity and data protection in healthcare is only as strong as its weakest crack. Medical device makers, pharmaceutical firms, health IT, privacy equity, research organizations, and consolidated systems all play a role in vulnerabilities, and their shortcomings can ripple outward, endangering patient data and trust. The post The Hidden Cracks in Healthcare’s Cybersecurity Ecosystem appeared…
AI tools can work together across the payer value chain, exchanging information, collaborating and making autonomous decisions based on business rules. Here are just a few examples of how their bottom lines are benefiting. The post How Health Plans Are Adding Up Real Value From AI appeared first on MedCity News.
This policy watch examines the USAID list of terminated awards, recently sent Congress, to examine the implications for global health programs and outstanding questions.
Enrollment in Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace health plans reached a record 24.3 million people, more than double the total in 2020, with most of the growth occurring in states won by President Trump in the 2024 election, a new KFF analysis finds. Almost all states have seen increases in enrollment since 2020, including six…More
This analysis of enrollment in Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace health plans finds a record 24.3 million people enrolled in 2025, more than double the total in 2020, with most of the growth occurring in states won by President Trump in the 2024 election. In six states, enrollment more than tripled from 2020 to 2025:…
[Sponsored] FASENRA® (benralizumab) injection, for subcutaneous use, 30 mg is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA). FASENRA provides a treatment option for HCPs to consider when managing this challenging disease. The post Understanding EGPA: The Role of Eosinophils and Advancements in Treatment Options appeared first on MedCity News.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Purple flags, representing the nearly 300 Mecklenburg County residents who died of opioid overdose in 2023, fluttered in the humid breeze last August in recognition of International Overdose Awareness Day on the city’s predominantly Black west side. As recently as five years ago, the event might have attracted an overwhelmingly white crowd….
It’s a holy grail of health care: forcing the industry to reveal prices negotiated between health plans and hospitals — information that had long been treated as a trade secret. And among the flurry of executive orders President Donald Trump signed during his first five weeks back in office was a promise to “Make America…