July 2025

Articles

Cost-effectiveness analysis model for sotagliflozin compared with insulin monotherapy for patients with type 1 diabetes and chronic kidney disease

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That is the title of my latest paper in JMCP with co-authors Jaehong Kim, Shanshan Wang, Moises Marin, Slaven Sikirica, and Mariam Anderson. The study abstract is below. BACKGROUND: Patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) have a greater than 50% lifetime risk of developing comorbid chronic kidney disease (CKD). Glycemic control can reduce diabetes-related complications…

News

Allocating CBO’s Estimates of Federal Medicaid Spending Reductions Across the States: Senate Reconciliation Bill

3 days ago01 mins

This analysis allocates the CBO’s estimated reduction in federal spending in the Senate reconciliation bill across states based on KFF’s state-level data and where possible, prior modeling work; and shows the federal spending reductions relative to KFF’s projections of federal spending by state under current law.

We’ve Never Seen Health Care Cuts This Big

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In this July 1 column for The New York Times Opinion section, KFF Executive Vice President for Health Policy Larry Levitt explains how the budget reconciliation bill passed by the Senate on July 1 is effectively a partial repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and, if signed into law, the resulting reductions in Medicaid…More

MIT Spinout Syntis Bio Secures $38M for a Novel Approach to Treating Obesity and More

3 days ago01 mins

Instead of an engineered peptide to activate gut receptors to trigger metabolic effects, Syntis’s technology forms a coating in intestines that has the effect of redirecting nutrients, mimicking an effect of gastric bypass surgery. In other obesity medicine news, Protagonist Therapeutics revealed a drug candidate that puts it in competition with Novo Nordisk and Eli…

Inmigrantes en California dudan en pedir cobertura médica por miedo a ser deportados

3 days ago017 mins

Durante meses, María, de 55 años, cuidadora de adultos mayores en el condado de Orange, se ha esforzado por no sonreír. Le preocupa que si abre demasiado la boca, la gente vea sus dientes astillados y cubiertos de placa. Inmigrante sin papeles, María no tiene seguro médico ni dental. Cuando le empiezan a doler los…

Lilli Health Introduces App for Managing PCOS

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The new Lilli App helps consumers manage polycystic ovary syndrome with meal plans, a symptom tracking tool and educational resources. The post Lilli Health Introduces App for Managing PCOS appeared first on MedCity News.

The Overlooked Fix for Drug Affordability? Give People More Time to Pay

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To make healthcare more affordable in the short term and the long run, time-to-pay must become an essential component of every health plan with any out-of-pocket responsibility. The post The Overlooked Fix for Drug Affordability? Give People More Time to Pay appeared first on MedCity News.

Lead Quality vs. Lead Volume: What Matters Most When Serving Vulnerable Populations

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As scrutiny from CMS and the FCC increases, Medicare marketers must rethink how they source, verify, and engage leads. Taking the focus off lead volume and redirecting it to lead quality will help them demonstrate they run an ethical operation. The post Lead Quality vs. Lead Volume: What Matters Most When Serving Vulnerable Populations appeared first…

HHS Eliminates CDC Staff Who Made Sure Birth Control Is Safe for Women at Risk

3 days ago014 mins

For Brianna Henderson, birth control isn’t just about preventing pregnancy. The Texas mother of two was diagnosed with a rare and potentially fatal heart condition after having her second child. In addition to avoiding another pregnancy that could be life-threatening, Henderson has to make sure the contraception she uses doesn’t jeopardize her health. For more…

Feds Investigate Hospitals Over Religious Exemptions From Gender-Affirming Care

3 days ago012 mins

The Trump administration has launched investigations into health care organizations in an effort to allow providers to refuse care for transgender patients on religious or moral grounds. One of the most recent actions by the Department of Health and Human Services, launched in mid-June, targets the University of Michigan Health system over a former employee’s…

Friday Links

From Fee-for-Service to Value-Based Care: Enhancing Outcomes in Nephrology

With FDA Nod in Lung Cancer, Dizal Now Aims to Best a J&J Drug and Succeed Where Takeda Fell Short

Eko Health’s AI for Cardiac Diagnoses Earns CMS Reimbursement Rate

States Brace for Reversal of Obamacare Coverage Gains Under Trump’s Budget Bill

KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Trump’s Bill Reaches the Finish Line

Cost-effectiveness analysis model for sotagliflozin compared with insulin monotherapy for patients with type 1 diabetes and chronic kidney disease

Allocating CBO’s Estimates of Federal Medicaid Spending Reductions Across the States: Senate Reconciliation Bill

We’ve Never Seen Health Care Cuts This Big

MIT Spinout Syntis Bio Secures $38M for a Novel Approach to Treating Obesity and More

Inmigrantes en California dudan en pedir cobertura médica por miedo a ser deportados

Lilli Health Introduces App for Managing PCOS

The Overlooked Fix for Drug Affordability? Give People More Time to Pay

Lead Quality vs. Lead Volume: What Matters Most When Serving Vulnerable Populations

HHS Eliminates CDC Staff Who Made Sure Birth Control Is Safe for Women at Risk

Feds Investigate Hospitals Over Religious Exemptions From Gender-Affirming Care