Color Health is partnering with insurer Evry Health to offer its virtual cancer clinic to employer health plan members. The post Color Health Partners With Evry Health to Expand Access to Virtual Cancer Care appeared first on MedCity News.
Rehab hospitals that help people recover from major surgeries and injuries have become a highly lucrative slice of the health care business. But federal data and inspection reports show that some run by the dominant company, Encompass Health Corp., and other for-profit corporations have had rare but serious incidents of patient harm and perform below…
Is AI Better for patients? What is changing on the ground? Chip talks with Dr. Patrick Conway, Chief Executive Officer of Optum, a health services and technology business under parent company, UnitedHealth Group. They discuss how to ensure the health care industry’s use of AI serves patients first, particularly when the same company bears financial…
[Sponsored] John Poli, RingCentral Industry Principal for Healthcare, highlighted the need for healthcare organizations to avail themselves of tools to not only aggregate data from patient interactions and EHRs, but also analyze and contextualize that data to the benefit of their practices. The post Boost Patient Referrals, Engagement and Operational Efficiency appeared first on MedCity…
As the Trump administration and Congress pursue broad cuts to federal health agencies and budgets, most of the public, including some Republicans, oppose deep budget and staffing cuts to federal health programs and agencies, a new KFF Health Tracking Poll finds. Across a range of questions, large majorities of Democrats and independents oppose the Trump…More
AnswersNow’s Series B round was led by HealthQuest Capital, with participation from Left Lane Capital and Owl Ventures. The post AnswersNow Raises $40M to Expand Access to Autism Therapy appeared first on MedCity News.
The accelerated FDA approval of Bayer’s Hyrnuo covers treatment of advanced cases of non-small cell lung cancer with HER2 mutations. It will compete against an HER2-targeting Boehringer Ingelheim pill approved in August. The post Bayer Lung Cancer Drug Lands Speedy FDA Nod to Stay Competitive With a Boehringer Ingelheim Med appeared first on MedCity News.
While other areas of healthcare have been star-struck by sophisticated AI and massive infrastructure investments, safety net entities have found that the answer is much simpler. Better managing chronic conditions across populations simply requires the right connection at the right time. The post The Quiet Revolution Comes Full Circle: How CMS ACCESS Validates Safety-Net Innovation…
U.S. hospital and health system finances are entering 2026 in a fragile position, burdened by administrative complexity, cost pressures, widening provider disparities, more and sicker patients, and rising labor costs. Is this just a phase, or will it persist?
In this brief, we describe Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, the Medicaid policies underlying it, and potential implications for Medicaid beneficiaries’ access to reproductive health services.