SAMHSA Announces $231M Funding for 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Expansion
The 988 Lifeline received over 8 million contacts in 2025
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Indiana – It is the best of times, and the worst of times
By MIKE MAGEE “Hoosiers receive heroes’ welcome in return to Bloomington” screamed last week’s ESPN headline, as IU claimed top spot in college football nationwide. It’s been awhile since sports elevated that state’s mood. In his classic review of the famous movie, “The Hoosiers,” Roger Ebert writes, “This is a movie about a tiny Indiana…
Estas medidas podrían cambiar la calidad de la atención médica de las personas mayores
Mes tras mes, Patricia Hunter y otros miembros de la Coalición para la Reforma de los Hogares de Adultos Mayores (Nursing Home Reform Coalition) se conectaron por videollamada con representantes del Congreso en busca de apoyo para la propuesta de una norma federal que establecería una cantidad mínima de personal en estos establecimientos. Finalmente, después…
Survey: 24% of HIOs Not Sure If They Will Participate in TEFCA
In a 2025 national survey, one-third of HIOs say income from participants fully covers their operating expenses
Cansados de pelear con las aseguradoras, hospitales ofrecen sus propios planes Medicare Advantage
Desde que Larry Wilkewitz, de 79 años, se jubiló de una empresa de productos de madera, hace más de 20 años, ha tenido un plan comercial de Medicare Advantage ofrecido por la aseguradora Humana. Pero hace dos años, escuchó sobre Peak Health, un nuevo plan Advantage creado por el Sistema de Salud de la Universidad…
Best Automated Systems for Cold Chain Pharmacy Management
[Sponsored] Temperature-sensitive medications represent one of the most critical operational and regulatory challenges in modern pharmacy management. The post Best Automated Systems for Cold Chain Pharmacy Management appeared first on MedCity News.
The Future of Pharmacovigilance Technology: How AI and Automation Are Redefining Drug Safety
For many organizations, the workload has become too large for manual review alone. AI and automation are stepping in, not to replace the human element, but to restore focus to it. The post The Future of Pharmacovigilance Technology: How AI and Automation Are Redefining Drug Safety appeared first on MedCity News.
Individual Coverage Is Reshaping Health Insurance. Agents Are the Key to Making It Work
As individual enrollment grows, agents must evolve to meet a more complex, consumer-driven market. The post Individual Coverage Is Reshaping Health Insurance. Agents Are the Key to Making It Work appeared first on MedCity News.
What is included in Trump’s “Great Healthcare Plan”?
President Trump unveiled “The Great Healthcare Plan” on January 15, 2026, calling on Congress to reduce prescription drug prices, lower insurance premiums, and increase healthcare price transparency. The plan proposes four main components: codifying Most-Favored-Nation (MFN) drug pricing agreements that the administration has negotiated with 16 pharmaceutical manufacturers, targeting prices at the lowest international levels;Redirecting…
Sick of Fighting Insurers, Hospitals Offer Their Own Medicare Advantage Plans
Ever since Larry Wilkewitz retired more than 20 years ago from a wood products company, he’s had a commercial Medicare Advantage plan from the insurer Humana. But two years ago, he heard about Peak Health, a new Advantage plan started by the West Virginia University Health System, where his doctors practice. It was cheaper and…