‘It’s Not About Beauty, It’s About Privacy’: How One Cancer Survivor Is Changing Chemo Care
Breast cancer survivor Kate Dilligan is the CEO of Cooler Heads, a company that sells a portable and self-administered scalp cooling device. The system helps chemotherapy patients retain their hair, as therefore their self-esteem and privacy. The post ‘It’s Not About Beauty, It’s About Privacy’: How One Cancer Survivor Is Changing Chemo Care appeared first…
Highmark Launches Virtual Pelvic Health Offering Powered by Sword Health
Highmark and Sword Health launched a new virtual pelvic health offering on Monday. The program connects members with a pelvic health specialist. The post Highmark Launches Virtual Pelvic Health Offering Powered by Sword Health appeared first on MedCity News.
How Does Geopolitics Affect the Life Sciences Industry? 3 Executives Weigh In
Executives from Merck, GE Healthcare and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals discuss past hurdles and how it has scrambled supply chains and clinical trial program. One warned about the effects of isolating China. The post How Does Geopolitics Affect the Life Sciences Industry? 3 Executives Weigh In appeared first on MedCity News.
What has been the main impact of MFN?
It is not bringing down US prices, but delaying launches in Europe. Reuters reports: Drug launches in EU markets fell by some 35% in the 10 months since Trump’s executive order, compared with the previous 10 months…Delaying launches at lower EU prices could help secure higher U.S. prices for longer. You can read the full…
What are the Trends in Health Utilization and Spending in Early 2024?
Recent trends in healthcare utilization and spending suggest that most spending on health services exceeds pre-pandemic levels and health costs are growing at a faster rate than in recent years. However, utilization of care has been uneven by setting and market. For example, some measures of hospital utilization remain lower than pre-pandemic levels, which could…More
A Look at Medicaid Enrollment and Finances of the Five Largest Medicaid Managed Care Plans
This brief examines enrollment and financial data through the end of September 2024 from quarterly company earnings reports and calls, financial filings, and other company materials as well as from national administrative data.
Tracking the Medicaid Provisions in the 2025 Budget Bill
KFF is tracking the Medicaid provisions in the 2025 federal budget bill, including new Medicaid work and verification requirements and a reduction in the expansion match rate for states that use their own funds to cover undocumented immigrants.
WeightWatchers Introduces New Menopause Program
WeightWatchers’ new menopause program provides support from menopause-trained clinicians, along with workshops, fitness guidance and access to prescriptions when needed. The post WeightWatchers Introduces New Menopause Program appeared first on MedCity News.
How Moneyball Economics in Healthcare is Taking Shape with AI
Full schedules and broad outreach look productive, but they are a mirage. Real value comes from using data to hunt for the patients who matter most: the ones whose care drives stronger outcomes and higher margins. The post How Moneyball Economics in Healthcare is Taking Shape with AI appeared first on MedCity News.