Rising health care costs and the impending expiration of expanded Obamacare subsidies fueled the record-setting government shutdown that ended this week. But there’s another driver of escalating costs and prices playing out in a far broader, more impactful way: the rapid consolidation of insurers, hospital systems, doctors’ groups, and pharmacies into behemoths, effectively giving them…
The message to the industry is clear: If your business model is optimized only for FFS, you are the legacy. The future of healthcare belongs to those who can trade hours spent for improved patient lives. The post How AI & CMS are Solving the $4 Trillion Healthcare Crisis appeared first on MedCity News.
This brief provides 5 key facts about the role Medicaid plays in delivering care to and financing care for people with HIV.
This resource chronologically lists and briefly describes key actions taken by the Trump Administration through the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that affect public health in the U.S. The actions are listed in the order in which they were first issued, reported or announced.
Creating a specialty pharmacy in a space-challenged hospital campus can seem like a daunting task, particularly in a crowded metropolitan or suburban area. Here are some creative solutions to solve for this barrier. The post Creating a Specialty Pharmacy in a Space-Challenged Hospital Campus appeared first on MedCity News.
The Trump administration’s crackdown on DEI programs could exacerbate an unexpectedly steep drop in diversity among medical school students, even in states like California, where public universities have been navigating bans on affirmative action for decades. Education and health experts warn that, ultimately, this could harm patient care. Since taking office, President Donald Trump has…
Cuando su médico falleció repentinamente en agosto, Tammy MacDonald se sumó al grupo de aproximadamente 17% de adultos en Estados Unidos que no tienen médico de atención primaria. MacDonald quería encontrar un nuevo doctor de inmediato. Necesitaba que le renovaran la receta de sus medicamentos para la presión arterial y quería agendar una cita de…
The cruel irony is that incredibly effective treatments already exist. Many people, however, cannot access them due to barriers to care The post A Massive Wave of Eye Disease is Coming, and Healthcare is Unprepared appeared first on MedCity News.
Congress passes a five-bill package to fund the government through the end of the fiscal year
A single source for provider credentialing would involve creating a centralized, continuously updated database of credentialing information that could be accessed and trusted across the healthcare sector. While no such system exists today, it should be the goal, and here’s why. The post The Case for a “Single Source of Truth” in Provider Credentialing appeared…