According to the National Community Pharmacists Association, 60.4% of independent pharmacists are weighing not stocking one or more of the first 10 drugs in the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation program. Another 32.8% have already decided not to stock one or more of the drugs. The post Many Community Pharmacists Won’t Carry Drugs in Medicare Negotiation…
As Gen AI continues to mature, there will be ways to employ these technologies thoughtfully and safely in healthcare today. The key is to continue to embrace new breakthroughs – with strong guardrails for safety, privacy and transparency. The post Eliminating the AI ‘Black Box’ to Make Clinical Data Usable appeared first on MedCity News.
German medical device company seca released the first portable body composition scanner designed for primary care. The scanner seeks to give primary care providers a more accurate picture of their patient’s health, as well as help them spot certain conditions — such as sarcopenia, obesity and metabolic disorders — earlier. The post Seca Launches First…
Health care is suddenly front and center in the final sprint to the presidential election, and the outcome will shape the Affordable Care Act and the coverage it gives to more than 40 million people. Besides reproductive rights, health care for most of the campaign has been an in-the-shadows issue. However, recent comments from former…
By MIKE MAGEE The Pope’s passing interrupted an epic battle between Trump and the rest of the civilized world over whether America remains a society “under the law.” Critical to the rule of law is the principle of “Due Process,” as described in not one, but two Amendments to our Constitution. The Fifth Amendment states…
In 2019, Cristina Iglesias filed a lawsuit that changed the course of treatment for herself and other transgender inmates in federal custody. Iglesias, a trans woman who had been incarcerated for more than 25 years, was transferred from a men’s prison to a women’s one in 2021. And in 2022, she reached a landmark settlement…
In November 2024, CMS finalized a 2.83% decrease in the physician fee schedule conversion factor, a key aspect of payment rates under the Medicare program, resulting in a 2.93% decrease in overall payments to physicians and other clinicians. Congress has not yet enacted legislation to address this payment cut, which went into effect on January…
In an interview, Rabah talked about the promise of AI, where it can have the most impact, while also responding to the IRA and high drug prices in the United States. The post CEO of Otsuka North America: Are We Getting better access with AI? appeared first on MedCity News.
In what has become a pattern of spreading vaccine misinformation, the Florida health department is telling older Floridians and others at highest risk from covid-19 to avoid most booster shots, saying they are potentially dangerous. Clinicians and scientists denounced the message as politically fueled scaremongering that also weakens efforts to protect against diseases like measles…
At Wednesday’s keynote address for HIMSS25, General Nakasone discussed disruptive technologies