KFF’s latest Health Tracking Poll finds that confidence in the independence of key government health agencies overseeing food and drug safety and public health is low among the public and across partisans. Most of the public also share a distrust of agriculture, food, and pharmaceutical companies to act in the public’s best interest, compared with…
Several states have joined President Donald Trump’s deportation efforts and are taking federal reporting requirements to immigration authorities a step further — by using their public health agencies as arms of enforcement. North Carolina, in late April, became the latest member of a growing group of Republican-led states to require their public health agencies to…
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — In a midwife’s suburban Atlanta home with a playground and chicken coop outside, Madie Collins lay on an examination table while the midwife measured her pregnant belly. Unlike at many a doctor’s office, no crinkly paper sheet covered the table and no antiseptic chill lingered in the air. The room next…
Following a recent outbreak of the deadly hantavirus on the cruise ship MV Hondius, KFF Health News editor-at-large and infectious disease doctor Céline Gounder spoke to numerous media outlets about the risks from the disease. Here are some highlights from Gounder on the evolving story. WHO: Hantavirus Outbreak Risk to Public Is ‘Absolutely Low’ Gounder…
Excited to be attending ISPOR 2026 next week. I’m looking for some great plenary sessions, presenting my research on “The Extent of Treatment Response and Preference Heterogeneity in Major Depressive Disorder: Implications for Population-Level Resource Allocation” with co-authors Nadine Zawadzki and Cheryl Neslusan, and meeting up with old colleagues. See you in Philadelphia!
Venture capital exec describes a framework with three distinct layers: core enterprise platforms, foundation model platforms, and specialized use cases
Isomorphic Labs’ Series B financing is the second largest ever raised by a biotech startup. Like the largest one, Isomorphic is also opaque about its drug programs. The post This TechBio Startup Just Raised $2B Without Disclosing a Single Detail About Its Drugs appeared first on MedCity News.
A new American Medical Association survey found that most physicians remain skeptical that insurers’ recent prior authorization reform commitments will meaningfully reduce delays, administrative burdens or patient harm. The post Only 33% of Physicians Believe Health Plans’ Prior Auth Commitments Will Make a Difference appeared first on MedCity News.
CMS imposed a six-month nationwide freeze on new Medicare enrollments for hospices and home health agencies as part of a broader crackdown on fraud in the sectors. The post CMS Halts New Medicare Enrollment for Hospice, Home Care Amid Fraud Crackdown appeared first on MedCity News.
This brief examines recent state trends in Medicaid behavioral health coverage and payment and state coverage of select treatment models for people with serious mental illness—a population that has historically faced significant barriers to care. This includes details about coverage of Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) (as a provider type), Assertive Community Treatment (ACT),…