LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In the early 2000s, Michelle Warfield worked at a factory, hauling heavy seats for Ford trucks on and off an assembly line. To suppress daily aches in her back and hips, her doctor prescribed opioid painkillers. They worked for a bit. But by 2011, Warfield struggled to walk. And “by that time,…
By MICHAEL MILLENSON At the recent Academy Awards broadcast, a brief film clip from the Oscar-nominated Iranian film “It Was Just An Accident” showed a man pushing an unconscious, very pregnant woman on a gurney into a hospital emergency room. Without intending to do so, the excerpt pointed to one of the many common concerns…
Turquoise Health raised $40 million in a Series C round to expand beyond price transparency into managing healthcare contracts. The startup’s platform aims to simplify payer–provider agreements, reduce administrative waste and enable patients to see guaranteed upfront prices. The post Turquoise Health Snags $40M to Simplify Healthcare Contracts & Payments appeared first on MedCity News.
Nadia Care’s $12 million round was led by Valtruis and a national payer, with participation from First Trust Capital Partners and RH Capital. The post Nadia Care Raises $12M to Increase Access to Community-Centered Maternal Care appeared first on MedCity News.
With a $2 billion investment, the new system plans to expand access, enhance patient experiences, and develop next-generation healthcare technologies
Mary Bacaj, president of value-based care at Conifer Health Solutions, tells self-insured employers that investing in care management tends to pay off in cost avoidance later
A new Peterson-KFF policy explainer lays out the health care trends shaping the 2026 policy debates, including rising premiums, spending on prescription drugs, health care price transparency and consolidation, artificial intelligence in health care, Medicaid funding cuts and other key program changes.
Aldeyra said the FDA did not ask for another clinical trial for reproxalap in dry eye disease, but the drug’s mixed record in clinical testing warrants exploration about the reasons for failure, which could identify the appropriate patients for the eye drop. AbbVie holds an option to collaborate on commercialization of reproxalap. The post ‘Lack…
Amanda Miller tenía 30 años y estaba embarazada de su segundo hijo en Hershey, Pennsylvania, cuando desarrolló depresión. Después de dar a luz, su afección empeoró. Se sumó a una serie de problemas de salud inexplicables. Miller, quien es neurocientífica, dijo que consultó a varios psiquiatras y recibió receta tras receta de distintos medicamentos. Durante…
We need an agentic layer capable of fetching a longitudinal medical record and translating that static clinical intent into a daily, living context. The post The “Third Way” for Digital Health Engagement appeared first on MedCity News.