Ten Things to Watch for 2025 ACA Open Enrollment
This blog post details ten things to know about the 2025 open enrollment period.
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Telehealth Booms as Demand for GLP-1s Surges and Questions Mount About Safety, Oversight
Within 24 hours of injecting the first dose of a weight loss medication she received following a visit with a telehealth doctor, Karleigh McClain was admitted to the hospital, she said. The 31-year-old compliance consultant from Hendersonville, Tennessee, said she couldn’t stop vomiting. “Sunday morning, it all hits,” McClain recalled, as she described what happened…
Federal Medicaid Spending Through State Directed Payments Nears $100 Billion Annually Across 41 States, With New Limits Set to Reduce Funding to States
Forty states and DC currently receive $93 billion in annual federal Medicaid spending through state directed payments (SDPs) and may be at risk due to forthcoming limits on these payments, according to new KFF estimates. Annual federal spending on SDPs is highest in California (an estimated $10.6 billion)—followed by Texas ($6.3 billion), North Carolina ($5.2…
BridgeBio Oncology to Go Public in SPAC Deal Bringing $450M+ for Trio of Cancer Drugs
Clinical-stage BridgeBio Oncology Therapeutics, whose financial backers include Cormorant Asset Management, is going public by merging with a Cormorant-sponsored SPAC. The combined company will continue developing drugs targeting various forms of mutated KRAS proteins that drive cancers. The post BridgeBio Oncology to Go Public in SPAC Deal Bringing $450M+ for Trio of Cancer Drugs appeared…
KFF Dashboard: Progress Toward Global Tuberculosis Targets in USAID TB Countries
This dashboard monitors the status of USAID tuberculosis (TB) priority countries’ progress toward global TB targets. It includes data for more than 20 countries in which USAID’s bilateral TB program currently carries out its efforts.
VO2 Max Test
VO2 Max Test Table of Contents What It Is, How It Works, Benefits, and Cost in India We’ve all seen people who seem to have endless stamina, effortlessly running distances while barely working up a sweat. On the other hand, some of us feel winded after a short climb. The difference often lies in VO2…
Health Systems’ Escalating Demands for Supply Chain Resilience Have Become Counterproductive
Our industry must guard against the weaponization of supply chain resilience in healthcare purchasing. The post Health Systems’ Escalating Demands for Supply Chain Resilience Have Become Counterproductive appeared first on MedCity News.
Many Older People Embrace Vaccines. Research Is Proving Them Right.
Kim Beckham, an insurance agent in Victoria, Texas, had seen friends suffer so badly from shingles that she wanted to receive the first approved shingles vaccine as soon as it became available, even if she had to pay for it out-of-pocket. Her doctor and several pharmacies turned her down because she was below the recommended…
A New Medicare Option for Weight Loss Drugs: What Older Americans Should Know
Starting in July, Medicare beneficiaries may be able to get a GLP-1 prescription for weight loss for $50 a month. It’s a notable shift for Medicare, which has long been barred from covering weight loss treatments. The drugs, such as Wegovy and Zepbound, are effective but can be expensive without insurance coverage. They’re available in…
Epic Health Systems Connects with SSA via TEFCA
This initiative can speed up disability benefit determinations