ICER found GLP-1 drugs to be cost effective for treating obesity. If that is the case, why don’t more US payers cover the GLP-1 drugs? Clearly, one reason is the cost given the sheer volume of patients i nthe US that are obese; specifically, >40% of US adults are obese. However, a bigger issue may…
Healthcare affordability czar Casey Mulligan laid out the economic philosophy guiding the Trump administration’s approach to healthcare costs during a recent conference address. He argued that provider taxes and state-directed payments inflate healthcare spending far beyond Medicaid and ultimately raise costs for employers and taxpayers. The post HHS Affordability Czar Says Healthcare Costs Stem From…
Incyte’s Vega Therapeutics acquisition comes with a late-stage drug offering a novel mechanism of action and a dosing advantage compared to currently available therapies for von Willebrand disease, an inherited bleeding disorder. The deal comes as patent expiration looms for Jakafi, currently Incyte’s top product. The post Incyte’s $1.25B Buyout Brings What Could Become the…
A recent RISE Health webinar examined how the Clover Health v. HHS decision could reshape CMS’s authority over Star Ratings, quality measures and billions in Medicare Advantage payments.
Vida Health partnered with Instacart to provide members with grocery stipends for healthy foods, expanding access to nutrition support as part of cardiometabolic care. The post Vida Health Teams Up with Instacart to Expand Access to Nutritious Food appeared first on MedCity News.
By fine-tuning domain-specific models with real clinical operations data — such as historical performance, feasibility outcomes, enrollment patterns, and resource utilization — hidden information can be translated into structured intelligence. The post How AI is Unlocking Smarter Clinical Trial Protocols appeared first on MedCity News.
Supply chain resilience is far too important to leave with the supply chain specialists. Health systems must elevate the resilience issue to the corporate strategy level and involve officers from other functional areas as well. The post 6 Ways in Which Healthcare Needs to Expand the Supply Chain Resilience Conversation appeared first on MedCity News.
While the policy changes create new opportunities, they also introduce operational complexity. Here’s some important things to know. The post Expanding the Reach of Remote Patient Monitoring: The Real Signal Behind the 2026 RPM Changes appeared first on MedCity News.
This brief provides an update on Planned Parenthood closures and participation in the Title X program in the midst of substantial policy changes leading to decreased funding for Planned Parenthood including the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and the withholding of federal Title X funding to Planned Parenthood clinics.
Elizabeth Bonker is a silent woman with a loud mission. She wants government agencies to cover the costs of training people with autism in a form of communication called assisted spelling. One problem: Leading professional organizations don’t believe it works. “All nonspeakers above the age of 5 should be given the opportunity,” typed Bonker, who…