KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed opioid settlements and the Supreme Court’s overturning of a bankruptcy deal involving Purdue Pharma on the “Front Porch Book Club” podcast on Sept. 17. Pattani, joined by journalist Ed Mahon, also discussed how much opioid settlement money Pennsylvania is receiving, who makes the spending decisions, and how…
Meditech is integrating Suki’s AI assistant into more than a dozen rural health systems, including St. Mary’s Healthcare in New York and Decatur County Memorial Hospital in Indiana. The post When It Comes to AI, Rural Doctors Have FOMO — Meditech & Suki Are Teaming Up to Address This appeared first on MedCity News.
In two letters, U.S. representatives and senators called for an extension of the enhanced premium tax credits, which are set to expire in 2025 and have lowered costs for those purchasing coverage on the marketplace. The post 195 Congress Members Call for Extension of Enhanced Premium Tax Credits appeared first on MedCity News.
Zevra Therapeutics drug Miplyffa is now FDA approved for Niemann-Pick disease type C, a lysosomal storage disorder. The affirmative regulatory decision took into account additional clinical data generated since the FDA turned down a submission for the drug in 2021. The post FDA Approval Makes a Zevra Drug the First Therapy for Rare and Fatal…
From the FTC’s press release out today: Today, the Federal Trade Commission brought action against the three largest prescription drug benefit managers (PBMs)—Caremark Rx, Express Scripts (ESI), and OptumRx—and their affiliated group purchasing organizations (GPOs) for engaging in anticompetitive and unfair rebating practices that have artificially inflated the list price of insulin drugs, impaired patients’…
Active investors chose Healthy Young Minds as the Pitch Perfect winner at the INVEST Digital Health Conference in Dallas. See how the company’s CEO accepted the award. The post Video: INVEST Digital Health Pitch Perfect Winner Accepting Award appeared first on MedCity News.
Gerri Norington, de 78 años, nunca quiso estar sola al envejecer. Pero su primer matrimonio acabó en divorcio y su segundo marido murió hace más de 30 años. Cuando una relación de cinco años llegó a su fin en 2006, se encontró sola, y así sigue desde entonces. “Echo de menos tener un compañero con…
Many are already experimenting with AI in narrow settings. But in order to expand deployment, it’s important to understand the most practical AI opportunities with the greatest ROI. Here are four high-impact opportunities that can boost staff efficiency and improve the patient experience. The post From Charting to Patient Intake: The 4 Biggest Opportunities for…
We need to continue investing in research for early stage, localized prostate cancer, develop treatments that balance efficacy with quality-of-life considerations, ensure diverse representation in clinical trials, and listen to patients and incorporate their perspectives into treatment development and decision-making. The post Prostate Cancer Management – We Need Better Options for Early-Stage Disease appeared first…
This policy watch examines the burden of medical debt in North Carolina and the state’s new plan to leverage the Medicaid program to provide debt relief and support access to care for low-income North Carolinians.