December saw a slew of executive hires, promotions, exits and layoffs across the healthcare industry. For example, companies like Humana and Mayo Clinic hired new C-suite leaders, organizations including Atlantic Health System and Amwell are saying goodbye to key executives, and firms like CVS Health and Optum announced rounds of job cuts. The post Healthcare…
This brief presents key facts and analysis about affordability of health care costs among people with Medicare, including younger adults with long-term disabilities, drawing on data from various sources.
This interactive dashboard provides KFF’s insights from AP VoteCast election polling of the 2024 election, focusing on how abortion, including abortion-related ballot measures, and other health care issues have played into voters’ decisions.
VA’s Electronic Health Record Modernization Office expects to go live at 13 sites in 2026
This issue brief provides new information about family caregivers from KFF’s most recent survey of state Medicaid HCBS programs, including a discussion of paying family caregivers, self-direction, and supports available for family caregivers.
Americans largely trust their doctors but are skeptical of payers, drugmakers and hospital leadership — a divide fueled by rising costs and a complex, opaque healthcare system. Kristin Wikelius of United States of Care said restoring confidence will require more transparency, simpler navigation and policies that prioritize preventive care. The post What Is Needed to…
By keeping our AI and ML grounded in real-world medicine, we can shape a future where prior authorization works smarter, faster, and better for everyone involved. The post Physician-led AI: Unlocking Clinical Productivity In Prior Authorization appeared first on MedCity News.
[Sponsored] Healthcare executives spoke with MedCity News on how their businesses are using tech to shape the clinician and patient experience. The post How to Build Effective Referral Networks and Improve Patient Navigation [Video] appeared first on MedCity News.
Jagdish Whitten was on a run in July 2023 when a car hit him as he crossed a busy San Francisco street. Whitten, then 25, described doing “a little flip” over the vehicle and landing in the street before getting himself to the curb. Concerned onlookers called an ambulance. But Whitten instead had friends pick…