Hospitals saw improved financial performance during the first four months of the year, with operating margins rising to 3.3% thanks to higher patient volumes and more efficient throughput. However, experts warn that hospitals remain financially vulnerable as non-labor expenses continue to rise. The post Hospitals See Financial Gains Due to Higher Volumes & Improved Throughput…
By KELLI DEETER I was intrigued by Daniel Stone’s piece on THCB in May titled “Biden’s cancer diagnosis as a teaching moment”. In my practice as a board-certified nurse practitioner, I am frequently asked about prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing by my male patients. Nursing practice and medical practice often get blurred or lumped together….
As Congress works to pass the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which includes significant changes to Medicaid and the ACA, the latest KFF Health Tracking Poll examines the views of groups that could be most directly impacted by the impending legislation. The poll finds most of the public is worried about the consequences of federal…
Esther Bejarano’s son was 11 months old when asthma landed him inhh the hospital. She didn’t know what had triggered his symptoms — neither she nor her husband had asthma — but she suspected it was the pesticides sprayed on the agricultural fields near her family’s home. Pesticides are a known contributor to asthma and…
As Congress weighs spending cuts and other changes to Medicaid, more than half (54%) of the public say they are worried significant reductions in federal Medicaid spending would negatively affect their family’s ability to obtain and afford health care, a new KFF Health Tracking Poll finds. This includes about three in 10 (29%) who say…More
That is the topic of a JMCP Viewpoint by Sean Sullivan, Jens Grueger, Aidan Sullivan, and Scott Ramsey. Some excerpts: The Budget Lab at Yale University projected that a 25% ad valorem tariff would increase medication costs by an “average of around $600 per year per household in the United States.”3 Tariffs can also create supply…
Amazon Pharmacy recently launched a new caregiver feature and expanded PillPack to Medicare Part D. The company says the updates will support medication adherence. The post Amazon Pharmacy Brings PillPack to Medicare and Adds Caregiver Feature — Will It Make a Difference? appeared first on MedCity News.
Johnson & Johnson has projected its lung cancer drug Rybrevant could achieve $5 billion in peak revenue. At the recent ASCO annual meeting, J&J executive Joshua Bauml explained his company’s strategy for this drug in lung cancer and beyond. The post J&J’s Growth Strategy in Lung Cancer Borrows From Its Experience in Multiple Myeloma appeared…
Pear Suite recently won the payer/provider technology track of MedCity News’ INVEST Pitch Perfect contest. The startup provides a software platform for community health workers that helps them share data, submit claims and maintain compliance. The post INVEST Pitch Perfect Spotlight: How Pear Suite Makes Sure Community Health Workers Get Paid appeared first on MedCity…
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…