Journalists Talk Medicaid Cuts and New Limitations on Weight Loss Drugs and Covid Shots
KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed Medicaid cuts in the House budget…
Journalists Talk Medicaid Cuts and New Limitations on Weight Loss Drugs and Covid Shots
KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed Medicaid cuts in the House budget bill on CBS News on May 22. Click here to watch Rovner on CBS News. Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed weight loss drugs and covid-19 vaccines on CBS’ “CBS Mornings” on May 22 and May…
Trump’s DOJ Accuses Medicare Advantage Insurers of Paying ‘Kickbacks’ to Brokers
A blockbuster lawsuit from the federal Department of Justice alleges that insurers Aetna, Elevance Health (formerly Anthem), and Humana paid “hundreds of millions of dollars in kickbacks” to large insurance brokerages eHealth, GoHealth, and SelectQuote. The payments, made from 2016 to at least 2021, were incentives to steer patients into the insurer’s Medicare Advantage plans,…
AI Is Finding Broader Use in in Healthcare, and It’s Not Just for Speedy Drug R&D Anymore
Artificial intelligence is being incorporated into more places in healthcare, for uses such as guiding clinical trial enrollment as well as helping physicians get up to speed on a patient’s history. A panel discussed these applications and more during MedCity News’s INVEST conference in Chicago. The post AI Is Finding Broader Use in in Healthcare,…
KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Bill With Billions in Health Program Cuts Passes House
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book “Health Care Politics and Policy A…
MedCity Pivot Podcast: Precision Medicine with the CEO of Helix
In this episode of the MedCity Pivot Podcast, editor-in-chief Arundhati Parmar, speaks with Helix CEO James Lu about his company and how far precision medicine has come. The post MedCity Pivot Podcast: Precision Medicine with the CEO of Helix appeared first on MedCity News.
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FDA to use AI in drug evaluation (cderGPT?)Database of hospital mergers and acquisitions. Medicaid coverage generosity and crime.Limits placed on COVID-19 vaccine access.Where are we on using AI for SLRs?
Bad Provider Data Is Delaying Care and Driving Up Costs, CAQH CEO Warns
Inaccurate provider data is creating a hidden crisis in healthcare by delaying care and driving up costs for both patients and health plans, according to CAQH CEO Sarah Ahmad. Her organization is working to address the issue by improving how provider data is collected and verified on the front end. The post Bad Provider Data…
Republicanos buscan castigar a estados que ofrecen seguro de salud a inmigrantes sin papeles
La emblemática legislación del presupuesto del presidente Donald Trump castigaría a 14 estados que ofrecen cobertura de salud a personas que viven en el país sin papeles. Estos estados, la mayoría liderados por demócratas, dan seguro médico a algunos inmigrantes de bajos ingresos —a menudo niños—, independientemente de su estatus migratorio. Defensores argumentan que la…
The Future of AI in Healthcare Demands Transparency, Trust, and Human-Centered Design
As real-time inference overtakes training-centric approaches, a pivotal question emerges: how can the human element remain central in an increasingly autonomous ecosystem? The post The Future of AI in Healthcare Demands Transparency, Trust, and Human-Centered Design appeared first on MedCity News.
What is Concurrent Review?
While prior authorization has made many headlines over the past year, concurrent review has not. Yet missteps in both processes leave hospitals in danger of not getting paid, which can result in higher costs being passed down to patients. The post What is Concurrent Review? appeared first on MedCity News.
