Now is a great time for employers to consider the impact GI health has on workplace equity and take steps to ensure they’re doing what they can to create an equitable workplace The post Gut Health Can Be a Workplace Equity Issue. Here’s How HR Leaders Can Prevent That appeared first on MedCity News.
While federal healthcare programs focus their attention on ensuring healthcare resources exist for communities in need, HRSNs become critical drivers of whether individuals can actually access and benefit from these resources. The post Medicaid’s Health Equity Problem Starts and Ends with Health-Related Social Needs (HRSNs). Why Are They Being Overlooked? appeared first on MedCity News.
If you get sick in America, there’s a good chance you’ll end up in debt. Four in 10 U.S. adults have some form of health-care debt, KFF has found. One surprising risk: living in a community where hospitals have consolidated — an increasingly common development as health systems merge or large systems gobble up smaller hospitals. That’s…
When Lyft driver Tramaine Carr transports seniors and sick patients to hospitals in Atlanta, she feels like both a friend and a social worker. “When the ride is an hour or an hour and a half of mostly freeway driving, people tend to tell you what they’re going through,” she said. Drivers such as Carr…
KFF Health News and KCUR are following the stories of people injured during the Feb. 14 mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl celebration. Listen to how survivors are seeking a sense of safety. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Twenty-four minutes before the mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory parade…
Who won the ISPOR’s 2024 HEOR awards? The list is below. Avedis Donabedian Lifetime Achievement Award: C. Daniel Mullins, PhD; Professor of Practice, Sciences, and Health Outcomes Research and Executive Director of The PATIENTS Program; University of Maryland School of Pharmacy; Baltimore, MD, USAMarilyn Dix Smith Leadership Award: Deborah Marshall, PhD; Professor and Svare Chair…
Oshi Health’s $60 million Series C funding round was led by Oak HC/FT and included participation from existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Flare Capital Partners, Frist Cressey Ventures, CVS Health Ventures and Takeda Digital Ventures. The post Oshi Health Secures $60M To Scale Virtual Digestive Care appeared first on MedCity News.
The Biden-Harris administration expands healthcare access by covering traditional healthcare practices through Medicaid and CHIP
In the future, healthcare AI startups that offer multimodal models may have an easier time raising venture capital than healthcare AI companies that don’t, according to Morgan Cheatham, vice president at Bessemer Venture Partners. The post How One Investor Views the Future of Healthcare AI appeared first on MedCity News.
Company lands $3 million in seed funding led by Canvas Ventures with participation from CoFound Partners, StoryHouse Ventures and several individual investors