On learning last year she was pregnant with her second child, Cailyn Morreale was overcome with fear and trepidation. “I was so scared,” said Morreale, a resident of the small western North Carolina town of Mars Hill. In that moment, her joy about being pregnant was eclipsed by fear she would have to stop taking…
By MIKE MAGEE Has America turned into an “Island of Musk?” He seems to be everywhere and nowhere at the same time. As Trump’s new best friend, he’s opened up the gates of Twitter-hell, morphed into a steady stream of crypto-cash, and demonstrated his dance moves alongside Trump at featured venues. He’s also launched “a…
Recent failures in the retail health space beg the question: Is primary care only suited to remain within traditional players? Four healthcare executives shared their responses to this question during a panel at HLTH in Las Vegas. The post Can Primary Care Thrive Outside of Traditional Healthcare Players? appeared first on MedCity News.
During HLTH 2024, Blue Shield of California and Salesforce announced a partnership that will streamline the prior authorization process. The post Blue Shield of California, Salesforce Partner to Modernize Prior Authorization appeared first on MedCity News.
Kidney stones are a widespread occurrence in today’s day and age. As a general trend, the incidence is especially higher in women and men in the middle age group. Most of the time, kidney stones are tiny and pass through undetected. Sometimes, they are large enough to cause an obstruction in the urinary tract and…
That is the title of an interesting panel from USC Schaeffer Center on Coverage with Evidence Development (CED). It includes an interview with Tamara Syrek Jensen, Director, of the Coverage & Analysis Group within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. After the interview, there is a panel discussion with Darius Lakdawalla of USC, Peter…
The FDA approved Astellas’s Vyloy as a treatment for advanced cases of gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma positive for a protein called claudin 18.2. It’s the first FDA-approved therapy for this target. The post Astellas Pharma Lands a First-in-Class Drug Approval in Rare Gastrointestinal Cancer appeared first on MedCity News.
Young adults, particularly those ages 18-25, are more likely to be covered as dependents than adults overall (72% vs. 32%). The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires most employer plans to allow young adults to remain on a parent’s plan until age 26.
Within a matter of months, we’re likely to see substantial growth in the number of EP ablation procedures performed in surgery centers outside the hospital. Here’s what we can expect. The post How the Move of Ablation Procedures into Surgery Centers Will Transform Electrophysiology appeared first on MedCity News.
This brief provides new data from the 2024 KFF Women’s Health Survey on access to fertility care, including women’s opinions about access in their state, cost barriers, and the range of fertility services that women use.