The USAID List of Terminated Global Health Awards – What Does it Tell Us?
This policy watch examines the USAID list of terminated awards, recently sent Congress, to examine the implications for global health programs and outstanding questions.
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ACA Marketplace Enrollment Has More Than Doubled Since 2020, with the Fastest Growth Occurring in States Won by President Trump in 2024
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
Enrollment Growth in the ACA Marketplaces
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:…
Understanding EGPA: The Role of Eosinophils and Advancements in Treatment Options
[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.
Hit Hard by Opioid Crisis, Black Patients Further Hurt by Barriers to Care
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….
How Much Will That Surgery Cost? 🤷 Hospital Prices Remain Largely Unhelpful.
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…
Platform Shift: From EHRs to UDHPs (Unified Digital Health Platforms) – – Section 2
By VINCE KURAITIS, GIRISH MURALIDHARAN & JODY RANCK This entry is Section 2 of part 3 of 3 in the series Platforming Healthcare — The Long View. This essay is the next in the series entitled “Platforming Healthcare — the Long View”. The series presents a 30-Year Framework for Platforming Healthcare. An updated v2.0 of…
Healthcare Economist a top health economics blog
Healthcare Economist was once again named one of the Top 10 Health Economics Blogs and Websites in 2025 (#4) by Feedspot. Feedspot also named this blog as a top 50 Best Public Health Blogs and Websites in 2025 (#13). Exciting to keep the blogging going into the future!
Critique of ICER’s Special Assessment to Inform CMS Drug Price Negotiation: Eliquis and Xarelto
That is the title of a new FTI Consulting white paper co-authored with Kyi-Sin Than. The abstract is below. In October 2023, ICER released a special assessment aimed at influencing CMS drug price negotiations for two direct-acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs) selected in the first round of Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) price negotiations in 2024: Eliquis®…
TeamHealth, Array Behavioral Care Partner to Advance Emergency Behavioral Health Treatment
A new partnership between TeamHealth and Array Behavioral Care aims to enhance mental health support in emergency departments. The post TeamHealth, Array Behavioral Care Partner to Advance Emergency Behavioral Health Treatment appeared first on MedCity News.