SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has positioned himself as a national public health leader by staking out science-backed policies in contrast with the Trump administration. After Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez for refusing what her lawyers called “the dangerous…
In states that have long refused to expand Medicaid to more low-income adults, people in the program aren’t subject to new rules under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act requiring them to prove they’re working in order to get and keep coverage. That’s not stopping Florida lawmakers from trying to adopt Medicaid work requirements anyway….
Experts say the bipartisan Break Up Big Medicine Act — aimed at breaking up vertically integrated healthcare companies — faces slim chances of passing despite recent PBM reforms. The post It Took Years for Congress to Enact PBM Transparency, Delinking. What About Vertical Integration? appeared first on MedCity News.
Presbyterian Healthcare Services has rolled out an AI-powered precision care platform to 200 primary care providers, helping them review charts, identify care gaps and make faster treatment decisions. The tool is also designed to maximize each visit, especially for rural patients who travel long distances to receive care. The post Why This Rural Health System…
Petrelintide posted Phase 2 results showing tolerability comparable to a placebo, but average weight loss that was less than what analysts expected. The Zealand Pharma drug, in development under a partnership with Roche, is a peptide engineered to activate the amylin receptor. The post Roche, Zealand Pharma Obesity Drug Meets Clinical Trial’s Weight Loss Goals,…
Virtual-first done well – fully integrated with the EHR, aligned with health system clinical and quality governance, capable of warm handoffs, and simple enough that patients don’t need instructions – creates genuine surprise. That surprise is the opportunity and the problem. The post Virtual-First Care Shouldn’t Spark an “A-Ha” Moment Anymore appeared first on MedCity…
From Pentagon contracts to patient care, the AI leader’s policy shifts matter. The post For Anthropic, Pragmatism Is the More Trustworthy Position appeared first on MedCity News.
The combination of AI and advanced signal processing, along with innovations in digital and wearable tech, places us in a moment where providers will soon be able to have high-quality data that presents the opportunity to shift from reactive heart failure treatment to preventive cardiac care. The post The Moment is Now: Preventive Cardiac Care…
Marc Ernstoff, un doctor que ha sido pionero en la investigación y los tratamientos de inmunoterapia para pacientes con cáncer, dijo que su trabajo como científico federal se volvió insostenible bajo el gobierno de Trump. Philip Stewart, un investigador de Rocky Mountain Laboratories enfocado en enfermedades transmitidas por garrapatas, dijo que se jubiló dos años…
KFF Health News senior correspondent Renuka Rayasam discussed excited delirium on Vox Media Podcast Network’s Criminal on March 6. Click here to hear Rayasam on Criminal. Read Rayasam’s “As More States Target Disavowed ‘Excited Delirium’ Diagnosis, Police Groups Push Back.” On CBS News’ CBS Mornings on March 5, Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for…