The introduction of consumer-facing health AI should be understood less as a clinical breakthrough and more as a cultural one. Patients now expect their health information to be as accessible and navigable as their banking or travel data. That expectation will reshape how health systems design digital experiences and how vendors think about patient engagement….
Caribou Biosciences’ restructuring narrows the biotech’s focus to two off-the-shelf cell therapies for blood cancers, whose key data readouts have been pushed out to the second half of 2025. It’s the CRISPR-editing company’s second cash-saving restructuring in the past year. The post CRISPR Biotech Caribou Trims Pipeline and Cuts 32% of Staff to Focus on…
Technology alone won’t solve prior authorization. But refusing to adopt it guarantees the status quo: a system where insurers operate at machine speed, providers operate at human speed, and patients pay the price in delayed care. The post Prior Authorization Is Broken. CMS’s New Rule Shows Why Regulated AI Is the Way Out appeared first…
Investing in nurses — by reimbursing them based on the value of their work — can improve job satisfaction thus reducing the churn rate and attracting more to the profession. The post Who Wins When Nurses Are Reimbursed for Care Delivery? appeared first on MedCity News.
Lucet, a behavioral health company, is acquiring home care company Emcara Health to offer integrated care models. The post Lucet to Acquire Home Care Company Emcara Health appeared first on MedCity News.
Culina Health’s Series A round was led by Healthworx, the investment arm of insurer CareFirst. It also included participation from Rethink Impact, Collab Capital, Collide Capital, Vamos Ventures, Tensility Venture Partners, Cake Ventures and GW Ventures. The post Culina Health Snags $7.9M to Expand Access to Nutrition Care appeared first on MedCity News.
The best “gift” for a person with chronic conditions is the emotional support and education needed to stay adherent to medications during the hectic holiday season. The post Health for the Holidays: 3 Strategies for Empowering Medication Adherence appeared first on MedCity News.
Optain says partnership with EyePACS will allow for expanded access to retinal screening in primary care
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Three Democratic senators asked the country’s top nonpartisan government watchdog on Tuesday to investigate the costs of a Georgia program that requires some people to work to receive Medicaid coverage. The program, called “Georgia Pathways to Coverage,” is the nation’s only active Medicaid work requirement. Pathways has cost tens of millions in federal and state…