By MATTHEW HOLT The big news in the comeback of digital health is that Hinge Health filed its S1 and is looking to go public soon. I suspect that they’d have preferred to get the IPO done late last year when the AI bubble was expanding rather than deflating, but timing the market is tough!…
The healthcare investor conference MedCity INVEST, scheduled for May 20-21 at the Willis Tower in Chicago, will spotlight a wide range of topics from GLP-1 drug coverage to investment trends and more. Register today! The post What Are Health Systems’ Strategic Priorities in 2025? appeared first on MedCity News.
Innovation consortium has grown to 14 health systems with the addition of Yale New Haven Health System, Keck Medicine of USC, and Hartford HealthCare
Nationwide, an estimated 52 million nonelderly adults live with mental illness, and Medicaid covers nearly one in three (29%) of them, or about 15 million adults. More than 1 in 3 Medicaid enrollees has a mental illness. Mental health treatment rates for Medicaid adults are higher than or similar to those with insurance.
Phase 3 results for the Novartis malaria drug “GanLum” show it was comparable to the standard of care and led to cure rates that top the threshold recommended by the World Health Organization. If approved, this new combination drug would become the first novel malaria therapy in more than 25 years. The post Novel Novartis…
The solution isn’t about creating more referral pathways, but about building the measurement infrastructure that enables excellent primary care providers to act confidently on their observations. The post Medicare Mandates Cognitive Screening, But Do PCPs Have the Tools to Act Confidently? appeared first on MedCity News.
KFF Health News senior correspondent David Hilzenrath discussed how the FDA allows risky chemicals in America’s food supply on CBS’ “CBS Mornings Plus” on March 11. Click here to watch Hilzenrath on “CBS Mornings Plus” Read Hilzenrath’s “How the FDA Opens the Door to Risky Chemicals in America’s Food Supply” KFF Health News editor-at-large for…
Venteur’s $20 million funding round was led by Informed Ventures and American Family Ventures. In total, the company has raised $30 million. The post Venteur Raises $20M To Help Employers Administer ICHRAs appeared first on MedCity News.
Californians with medical debt will no longer have to worry about unpaid medical bills showing up on their credit reports under legislation signed Tuesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom, adding the nation’s most populous state to a growing effort to protect consumers squeezed by unaffordable medical bills. The bill, by Sen. Monique Limón (D-Santa Barbara) and…
Most Americans don’t understand how an administration’s view on healthcare data sharing interoperability could directly impact them, pointed out Arcadia CEO Michael Meucci. More requirements around data sharing could lead to better care continuity, improved outcomes and lower costs. The post What Could the Election Mean for Data Interoperability? appeared first on MedCity News.