When Sally Nix found out that her health insurance company wouldn’t pay for an expensive, doctor-recommended treatment to ease her neurological pain, she prepared for battle. It took years, a chain of conflicting decisions, and a health insurer switch before she finally won approval. She started treatment in January and now channels time and energy…
After losing 50 pounds on the injectable weight loss medication Zepbound, Kyra Wensley received a surprising letter from her pharmacy benefit manager in April. Her request for coverage had been denied, the letter said, because she’d had a body mass index of less than 35 when she started Zepbound. The 25-year-old who lives in New…
LISTEN: Carrot or the stick? Some nutritionists say incentives are the best way to improve the diets of low-income Americans on food aid, while the Trump administration seems focused on restrictions. KFF Health News senior correspondent Renuka Rayasam appeared on WAMU’s “Health Hub” on Sept. 3 to explain. The Trump administration is making historic changes…
The KFF-Washington Post partnership Survey of Parents explores experiences and views pertaining to childhood vaccines. The Survey of Parents also sheds light on school vaccination requirements, views on federal health agencies and policy changes, and the views of parents with children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. This poll comes as the Trump administration revamps federal…
Eschewing the traditional model of financing biotech startups milestone to milestone to support a lead asset, Treeline Biosciences’ well-funded pipeline is comprised of multiple complementary programs. Select investors have supported the approach of Treeline, which said it has raised more than $1.1 billion to date. The post Startup Treeline Bio Emerges From the Shadows With…
NewDays’ $7 million seed round was led by General Catalyst and Madrona. The funds will be used to expand into additional states and grow its team. The post NewDays Secures $7M To Expand Treatment for Cognitive Impairment, Dementia appeared first on MedCity News.
That is the title of a paper published today in Current Medical Research and Opinion with co-authors Nadine Zawadzki, Moises Marin, Ivana Audhya, Lauren Sedita, Natasha Kulkarni and Alexa Klimchak. The abstract is below. ObjectivesQuantify caregiver risk preferences to inform the “value of hope” for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) therapies affecting time to loss of…
Chirag Shah, partner at Define Ventures, thinks the success of a healthcare AI startup often depends on its ability to move beyond a narrow point solution. By integrating AI into workflows and expanding from initial “wedges” into full platforms, startups can stand out from the competition, he said. The post What One Investor Believes Is…
To provide historical context for how changes to Medicaid spending may impact national health spending trends, this brief explores how Medicaid spending contributes to national health spending and how different service areas contribute to Medicaid costs.
Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, appeared on CBS News’ “Face the Nation With Margaret Brennan” on Aug. 31 to discuss leadership changes at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and vaccine policy concerns. Gounder noted that the departures of top officials and confusion over how to get vaccines affect the…