Pilot Program Embeds Health Professionals in State Government
In National Academy of Medicine program, three health professionals will spend a year in state legislative and executive branch offices in Colorado, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin
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Microplastics Are Here, There, Everywhere
By KIM BELLARD Vaccine experts are going rogue in response to RFK Jr’s attacks on vaccine safety. Health insurers promise – honest…this time – to make prior authorizations less burdensome (although not, of course, to eliminate them). ChatGPT and other LLMs may be making us worse at learning. So many things to write about, but…
Zero-Sum Game: The Current Healthcare System Is Reaching a Breaking Point
It’s tragic that it takes a shooter, aggravated by his back pain and frustrated with the healthcare system, to spark a necessary conversation about healthcare. The post Zero-Sum Game: The Current Healthcare System Is Reaching a Breaking Point appeared first on MedCity News.
Journalists Untangle Issues of Health Care Costs and Food Benefits
KFF Health News Southern California correspondent Claudia Boyd-Barrett discussed rising health care premiums on KPFA’s “Up Front” on Nov. 13. Click here to hear Boyd-Barrett on “Up Front” (starts at 08:19). Read Boyd-Barrett’s “Health Care Costs Jump to the Fore as Candidates Jockey To Be California Governor.” KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner…
Market Acceptance: Key Challenges for Health Tech
In this second of a two-part article, we’ll cover common obstacles and offer insights on how to overcome these barriers to achieve success in the healthcare market. The post Market Acceptance: Key Challenges for Health Tech appeared first on MedCity News.
UPMC Enteprises’ Biopharma Lead: We are At a Tipping Point When it Comes to China
Matthias Kleinz, executive vice president and head of translational sciences investments at UPMC Enterprises, explained why biopharma companies cannot ignore China anymore. The post UPMC Enteprises’ Biopharma Lead: We are At a Tipping Point When it Comes to China appeared first on MedCity News.
NCQA Urges Expedited Adoption of Digital Quality Measures
Report also calls on CMMI to narrow focus to conditions and procedures with significant cost variability, large patient volumes and clear opportunities to make improvements
Better Science, Better Medicine: How Clinical Research Advances Women’s Health
Modern trial designs, digital solutions and a deeper understanding of patient realities are helping to open research to more people, including women and others who have historically been underrepresented. The post Better Science, Better Medicine: How Clinical Research Advances Women’s Health appeared first on MedCity News.
The Rapidly Evolving Field of Street Medicine
The rapidly evolving field of street medicine — the practice of providing health care to homeless people living outside — is getting a jolt in California with a new player: a medical group devoted exclusively to homeless people. And it’s actually making money. Sachin Jain, who worked on federal Medicaid policy during his tenure in…