Feds Promised ‘Radical Transparency’ but Withhold $50B Rural Fund Details
Medication-delivering drones. Telehealth at libraries. Church-hosted wellness events. These are a few ideas proposed by…
Feds Promised ‘Radical Transparency’ but Withhold $50B Rural Fund Details
Medication-delivering drones. Telehealth at libraries. Church-hosted wellness events. These are a few ideas proposed by states in their bids to win a portion of the new $50 billion federal Rural Health Transformation Program. Congress approved the five-year spending plan in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the same law that codified nearly $1 trillion in…
Call Center Lessons: Streamline the Challenges and Celebrate More Wins
By building skills in operations and developing a close-knit team who show up to work with hearts of empathy and tenacity to problem solve, the issues become fewer and further between. The post Call Center Lessons: Streamline the Challenges and Celebrate More Wins appeared first on MedCity News.
Open Enrollment: Why Rising Premiums Are Forcing Healthcare Organizations to Bet on AI and Automation
Open enrollment 2026 marks a turning point in U.S. healthcare. The cost pressures are no longer cyclical; they are structural. For payers and providers alike, the challenge is clear: we must modernize operations, not just manage costs. The post Open Enrollment: Why Rising Premiums Are Forcing Healthcare Organizations to Bet on AI and Automation appeared…
KFF Health Tracking Poll: Knowledge and Views of Medication Abortion
This KFF Health Tracking Poll finds that many, including women of reproductive age, remain unfamiliar with key facts about mifepristone. Fewer than half of all adults say they believe abortion pills are safe now, compared to over half of all adults two years ago. This poll explores awareness and perception of the recent FDA review…
Mientras científicos estudian la propagación del sarampión en el país, Kennedy pone en riesgo avances que costaron décadas
Estados Unidos está a punto de perder su estatus de país libre de sarampión el próximo año. Si eso sucede, entraría en una nueva etapa en la que los brotes volverían a ser comunes. Más niñas y niños serían hospitalizados por esta enfermedad prevenible. Algunos perderían la audición. Algunos morirían. El sarampión también es costoso….
While Scientists Race To Study Spread of Measles in US, Kennedy Unravels Hard-Won Gains
The United States is poised to lose its measles-free status next year. If that happens, the country will enter an era in which outbreaks are common again. More children would be hospitalized because of this preventable disease. Some would lose their hearing. Some would die. Measles is also expensive. A new study — not yet…
Health Savings Accounts, Backed by GOP, Cover Fancy Saunas but Not Insurance Premiums
With the tax-free money in a health savings account, a person can pay for eyeglasses or medical exams, as well as a $1,700 baby bassinet or a $300 online parenting workshop. Those same dollars can’t be used, though, to pay for most baby formulas, toothbrushes — or insurance premiums. President Donald Trump and some Republicans…
Slaying The Dragon
By MIKE MAGEE The date was June 9, 1954. This was over a year after Wisconsin Republican Senator Joseph R. McCarthy had assumed the chairmanship of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. The history shows that he had “rocketed to public attention in 1950 with his allegations that hundreds of Communists had infiltrated the State Department…
Why Epic’s Judy Faulkner Rejects the MBA Mindset
At Forbes Healthcare Summit, Epic CEO Judy Faulkner explained why the company’s long-protected independence and unconventional management approach have been central to its dominance as an EHR vendor. Now, she says the company’s future will depends on how it uses its massive data stores to support AI-powered clinical decisions. The post Why Epic’s Judy Faulkner…
Relapses Don’t ‘Happen in Clinics’: Empathy Health Technologies Secures $7.6M for Sobriety App
Empathy Health’s $7.6 million round was led by HealthX Ventures and included participation from Nina Capital, Ikigai Healthcare Funds, American Heart Association Ventures, Suncoast Ventures, Cortado Ventures and Wilson Sonsini Investment Company. The post Relapses Don’t ‘Happen in Clinics’: Empathy Health Technologies Secures $7.6M for Sobriety App appeared first on MedCity News.
