Merger Brings Together 3 Payment Integrity Companies
New Mountain Capital bringing together the Rawlings Group, Apixio’s Payment Integrity business, and VARIS
September 2024
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There is Still a Significant Need for Community Pharmacies
Losing these retail medication outlets creates more than just pharmacy deserts. In many low-income and underserved areas, drugstores also serve as grocery stores and hubs for essential services, and hence their closures mean communities lose crucial access points for a variety of goods and services. The post There is Still a Significant Need for Community…
It’s Time to Actively Manage Medications at the Individual Level
Any successful response to skyrocketing drug costs has to also actively manage medications at the individual level — just because someone can be on a medication doesn’t mean they should be. The post It’s Time to Actively Manage Medications at the Individual Level appeared first on MedCity News.
CMS Notifies People Potentially Impacted by Data Breach
WPS notified CMS that files containing protected health information were compromised in a cybersecurity incident involving MOVEit
With TV Drug Ads, What You See Is Not Necessarily What You Get
Triumphant music plays as cancer patients go camping, do some gardening, and watch fireworks in ads for Opdivo+Yervoy, a combination of immunotherapies to treat metastatic melanoma and lung cancer. Ads for Skyrizi, a medicine to treat plaque psoriasis and other illnesses, show patients snorkeling and riding bikes — flashing their rash-free elbows. People with Type…
Health Secretary Becerra Touts Extreme Heat Protections. Farmworkers Want More.
CLARKSBURG, Calif. — On a sunny August morning in this agricultural town, before temperatures soared to 103 degrees, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra stood outside the small public library. He came to talk about the Biden administration’s efforts to protect farmworkers from extreme heat and wildfire smoke, two emerging public health issues…
A Biotech Going Through the Nose to Treat the Brain Plots Alternative Path to Public Markets
NeOnc Technologies is preparing to go public via the less common path of a direct listing as it continues mid-stage testing of its intranasally administered brain cancer drug. Meanwhile, the mostly stagnant biotech IPO pipeline is showing new signs of life with two large stock market debuts expected this week. The post A Biotech Going…
These Are 2 of The Biggest Issues with Healthcare AI, According to an FDA Reviewer
As the FDA continues its work to ensure that AI is deployed safely within healthcare, there are a couple prevalent issues that frequently pop up, said Luke Ralston, one of the agency’s reviewers. The post These Are 2 of The Biggest Issues with Healthcare AI, According to an FDA Reviewer appeared first on MedCity News.
Supreme Court’s Chevron Decision Threatens Decades of Progress in Access to Mental Health Care
The ruling, which limits federal agencies’ power to interpret ambiguous laws, now leaves crucial legislation like the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act vulnerable to court challenges, potentially unraveling years of hard-won progress. The post Supreme Court’s Chevron Decision Threatens Decades of Progress in Access to Mental Health Care appeared first on MedCity News.
Rural Healthcare Goes Beyond Care: Targeting SDOH to Improve Health Outcomes
As poverty, food insecurity, inadequate housing, and complex comorbidities persist, it is essential that rural healthcare leaders have tools and systems in place to address the health of their neighbors. The post Rural Healthcare Goes Beyond Care: Targeting SDOH to Improve Health Outcomes appeared first on MedCity News.