StretchDollar’s $6 million raise was led by Fika Ventures and Oscar Health and included participation from Precursor Ventures and Springbank. The post ICHRA Startup Secures $6M to Streamline Health Benefits for Small Businesses appeared first on MedCity News.
[Sponsored] For many people, migraines interfere with daily life, work and relationships. Understanding what’s behind them — and how to manage them naturally — can be a powerful step toward lasting relief. The post The Best Way to Manage Migraines Without Medication appeared first on MedCity News.
Like the first death reported in March, Sarepta Therapeutics attributed the fatality to a case of acute liver failure following dosing of the Duchenne muscular dystrophy gene therapy, Elevidys. The company has proposed an immunosuppressive regimen to mitigate the liver injury risk posed by the therapy. The post Sarepta Stops Stop Shipments of Muscular Dystrophy…
Sentara Health invested $11 million into smartphones for its nurses, equipping them with HIPAA-compliant devices to streamline communication, increase time at the bedside and improve patient outcomes. The program has been going on for a little more than a year — and Amy Rosa, the health system’s chief nursing informatics officer, says the initiative is…
This edition highlights vaccine hesitancy and misinformation around MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccines as children return to school and measles cases resurge in parts of the U.S. It also examines emerging narratives around COVID-19 vaccine misinformation following the FDA approval of COVID-19 boosters and false claims linking mpox to the vaccines.
Within the healthcare space, marketing can now be used for much more than increasing awareness and acquiring new patients; it can be a primary driver for ongoing patient retention and even a tool to improve patient outcomes. The post Healthcare Marketing is Missing the Mark in Three Big Ways appeared first on MedCity News.
On Fridays, Stephanie Johnson has a busy schedule, driving her navy-blue Jeep from one patient’s home to the next, seeing eight in all. Pregnant with her second child, she schleps a backpack instead of a traditional black bag to carry a laptop and essential medical supplies — stethoscope, blood pressure cuff, and pulse oximeter. Forget…
Meet Holden Karau: a San Francisco Bay Area software engineer who created an AI tool to help appeal insurance denials. Her project, Fight Health Insurance, is a labor of love. It draws on her tech expertise and years of experience fighting health insurance: for gender-affirming care, for rehab after getting hit by a car, and…
MedCity INVEST is a boutique healthcare investor conference scheduled for May 20-21 at the Willis Tower in Chicago. Register today! The post Time is Running Out to Join the Healthcare Innovation Conversation at INVEST 2025 appeared first on MedCity News.
This issue brief analyzes federal and state guaranteed issue rules and how they impact beneficiaries’ access to Medigap, including the implications for Medicare beneficiaries with pre-existing conditions and those under age 65 with long-term disabilities. This brief also explores a recently finalized rule: Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities regarding Section 1557 of the Affordable…