Mayo Clinic recently launched a collaboration with Exer AI, a Denver-based startup. The AI company seeks to improve diagnosis and treatment for musculoskeletal and motion disorders wherever the patient is — whether that be in their provider’s office, their home or via telehealth appointment. The post Mayo Clinic Taps AI Startup to Improve MSK Care…
Through a new partnership, Zocdoc’s technology has been embedded within Blue Shield of California’s “Find a Doctor” feature. Members can now log in and find real-time availability of providers in their network and book appointments within a 90-day window directly through the insurer’s website. The post Blue Shield of California, Zocdoc Partner To Help Members…
The real change with AI will happen not when everyone adopts the technology, which is happening quickly, but when these AIs can actually communicate and coordinate with one another. The post The AI Drug Discovery Boom Is Coming. We Are Not Ready. appeared first on MedCity News.
Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names. We Have Invested Too Much To Let Research Programs Die Quietly I have dedicated my life to research, but now that work, along with the trust, data, and progress behind it,…
Arkansas became the first state to pass a law banning pharmacy benefit managers from owning pharmacies, aiming to curb their market power and reduce drug costs. But major PBMs like CVS and Express Scripts are suing, claiming the law is unconstitutional. The post Why CVS, Express Scripts Are Suing Over the Arkansas PBM Law appeared…
The federal government scaled back its recommended childhood vaccines, sidelining six that have safeguarded millions from serious diseases, long-term disability, and death. Just three of those that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it will no longer routinely recommend — against hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and rotavirus — have prevented nearly 2 million hospitalizations and 90,000 deaths in the…
Federal regulators have blocked two private sector enrollment websites from accessing consumer information through the federal Obamacare marketplace, citing “anomalous activity.” The unusual step comes as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is under the gun to curb unauthorized enrollment and switching of Affordable Care Act plans by rogue agents. The agency received more…
Support Team for Aftercare and Resources (STAR) Outpatient Centers added locations in 2025 to support patients throughout the Central Florida region and beyond
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Health insurance is out of reach for millions of Americans this year. Many are making difficult decisions about how to pay for coverage amid the loss of Affordable Care Act subsidies and nosebleed-high premiums. Attorney Nicole Wipp and skate-shop owner Noah Hulsman tell An Arm and a Leg host Dan Weissmann how they tried to…