Barbara Tuszynski was concerned about her vision but confident in her insurance coverage when she went to an eye clinic last May. The retiree, 70, was diagnosed with glaucoma in her right eye in 2019. She had a laser procedure to treat it in 2022, and she uses medicated drops in both eyes to prevent…
Lydia Romero strained to hear her husband’s feeble voice through the phone. A week earlier, immigration agents had grabbed Julio César Peña from his front yard in Glendale, California. Now, he was in a hospital after suffering a ministroke. He was shackled to the bed by his hand and foot, he told Romero, and agents…
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By JEFF GOLDSMITH It has happened at least a dozen times. I mention John Arnold and am greeted by knowledgeable healthcare colleagues with a blank stare. Houston billionaire John Arnold is the most powerful man in US healthcare that nobody has ever heard of. An investing savant, Arnold made $50k in high school trading collectors’…
Here they are: Human-centric by design. The development and use of AI technologies align with ethical and human-centric values.Risk-based approach. The development and use of AI technologies follow a risk-based approach with proportionate validation, risk mitigation, and oversight based on the context of use and determined model risk.Adherence to standards. AI technologies adhere to relevant…
Maven Clinic launched a research institute to build and share evidence on the impact of digital care for women and families. The post What Maven Clinic Hopes to Achieve With Its New Research Institute appeared first on MedCity News.
Epic’s lawsuit against Health Gorilla is less about one alleged data misuse scheme and more about a deeper fault line in healthcare interoperability: data can move faster than the rules governing it. Experts say this problem could force the industry to redefine the boundaries of access, accountability and trust in data sharing. The post Epic…
People like Oprah Winfrey have struggled to maintain their weight loss after weaning themselves off GLP-1s. What if an outpatient medtech procedure did the trick? The post What if Oprah Knew About Fractyl Health? appeared first on MedCity News.
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…
This policy watch discusses the implications for the U.S. health care workforce of the recent DOS immigrant visa pause for individuals from 75 countries deemed more likely to be a public charge.