Eloisa Mendoza ha pasado 18 años ayudando a personas que no dominan el inglés a comprender documentos legales complejos. Los guía en medio de eventos estresantes, repletos de denso papeleo, como solicitudes de ciudadanía, divorcios y traducciones de actas de nacimiento. Mendoza trabaja en Elko, Nevada, una región remota en el noreste del estado. Su…
Anna Goldman, a primary care physician at Boston Medical Center, got tired of hearing that her patients couldn’t afford the electricity needed to run breathing assistance machines, recharge wheelchairs, turn on air conditioning, or keep their refrigerators plugged in. So she worked with her hospital on a solution. The result is a pilot effort called…
By SAURABH JHA Early on in the COVID-19 pandemic a seroprevalence study from Santa Clara indicated that the viral spread was far greater than was believed. The study suggested that the infection fatality rate (IFR) was much lower than the case fatality rate and perhaps even lower than the suspected IFR. The researchers estimated that…
That is a key question if long-run drug prices are going to come down for biologic products. We can decompose this question into 3 sub-questions: What share patients initiating therapy start on a biosimilar?What share of patients already using a biologic products switch to a biosimilar?Do patient of physician factors drive biosimilar prescribing patterns? A…
Pyx Health’s new condition management program will support people with conditions like diabetes, hypertension and pregnancy. The post Social Health Platform Pyx Health Unveils Condition Management Program appeared first on MedCity News.
To start your new 2025 Marketplace coverage, pay the first premium. This is the amount you pay every month to the health insurance company to keep your coverage. Image How to pay your monthly premium to start your coverage Follow your insurance company’s instructions on how to pay. Pay online. You might be able to…
Hospitals’ finances have been much more stable in 2024 than last year, according to a new report from Kaufman Hall. Some contributing factors include increases in patient volume and a shorter average length of stay for patients. The post What Factors Have Led to Hospitals’ Relative Financial Stability in 2024? appeared first on MedCity News.
Dr. Shantanu Nundy describes how care navigation company Accolade can help self-insured employers lower costs for providing health coverage to their employees. The post MedCity Pivot: A Chat with Accolade’s Chief Health Officer appeared first on MedCity News.
BenevolentAI said it will still develop its internally discovered drugs, but will now seek partners for them earlier in their development. Going forward, BenevolentAI will focus on making its AI technologies available to support the drug R&D efforts of its partners. The post AI Biotech BenevolentAI Restructures Again, This Time to Return to Its TechBio…
Although proposed rule was wide-ranging, the final rule, which will be published on Dec. 16, contained only TEFCA-related items