Montana plans to be one of the first states to enforce President Donald Trump’s work mandate for Medicaid enrollees, adding another challenge for state health officials trying to plug a massive budget hole. Clinicians and patient advocates say the incoming changes will deliver a twofold blow: They expect the work requirements to kick more patients…
Merck is acquiring global rights to a bispecific antibody from LaNova Medicines that blocks two cancer targets, PD-1 and VEGF. The deal comes one day after BioNTech announced an $800 million acquisition that gives it full rights to a molecule in this hot class of cancer drug candidates. The post Merck Is Paying $588M for…
Pivot Point Consulting provides readiness assessments to ensure successful AI implementation
Startups in the ambient documentation space are moving beyond simple scribing to tools that can handle tasks like intake, coding and care coordination, according to Heidi Health CEO Tom Kelly. Standing out in this crowded market is a challenge, and companies’ success will hinge on creating products clinicians actually want to use, he added. The…
Bryon Frost, M.D., CMIO of South Carolina-based hospital system, says shifting to utilization-based pricing from a subscription model was the game-changer to unlock ROI
The Business Group on Health is paying attention to Medicaid cuts, tariffs, threats to ERISA and more. The post The Policy Trends the Business Group on Health Is Watching appeared first on MedCity News.
This brief estimates the number of current Marketplace enrollees with a mental health diagnosis to understand what changes in enrollment may mean for access to services. Among the 24.3 million Marketplace enrollees in 2025, over 4.4 million individuals are estimated to have at least one mental health diagnosis on a health care claim.
SiteOne Therapeutics develops drugs that target sodium channels, the “wiring” in the body that transmits pain signals. Because SiteOne’s targets are located in the peripheral nervous system, they should not pose the same addiction risks as opioids, which hit receptors in the central nervous system. The post Startup SiteOne Secures $100M to Forge Ahead With…
Allara Health’s $26 million Series B raise was led by Index Ventures and included participation from Google Ventures. In total, the company has raised $38.5 million. The post Allara Health Secures $26M to Advance Women’s Hormonal Care appeared first on MedCity News.
In his first term, President Donald Trump promised to end America’s HIV epidemic — and he put the resources of the federal government behind the effort. This time, he has deployed the powers of his office to gut funding, abandoning those communities at highest risk of HIV. Health care groups across the South are scaling…