Healthcare needs a better way to collect information from all sources, organize it, summarize it and present it to providers in a way that lets them deliver the necessary treatment, confident that the material is sound and verifiable. The post How the Right AI Can Improve Health Risk Assessments appeared first on MedCity News.
PLEASANTVILLE, Iowa — Zach Mecham has heard politicians demand that Medicaid recipients work or lose their benefits. He also has run into a jumble of Medicaid rules that effectively prevent many people with disabilities from holding full-time jobs. “Which is it? Do you want us to work or not?” he said. Mecham, 31, relies on…
San Francisco-based Hinge Health grew its revenues by a third to nearly $400 million last year. Its customer base include more than 40 percent of Fortune 500 companies.
A decade ago, federal officials drafted a plan to discourage Medicare Advantage health insurers from overcharging the government by billions of dollars — only to abruptly back off amid an “uproar” from the industry, newly released court filings show. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published the draft regulation in January 2014. The rule…
Through collaboration between regulators and healthcare stakeholders, telehealth prescribing can continue to expand treatment access while maintaining proven safety standards. The post Navigating Virtual Prescribing Policy Changes in 2025 appeared first on MedCity News.
Image Key dates to get Marketplace coverage next year: November 1, 2024: Open Enrollment starts — first day you can enroll in, renew, or change Marketplace plans.December 15, 2024: Last day to enroll in or change plans for coverage to start January 1.January 15, 2025: Open Enrollment ends — last day to enroll in or…
Sanofi’s equity investment in the new Orano Med entity comes a month after the pharmaceutical giant struck a €100 million deal to license a clinical-stage radiopharmaceutical developed for neuroendocrine tumors. Orano Med develops targeted cancer therapies based on lead-212, an alpha-emitting isotope. The post Sanofi Puts Up €300M in New Targeted Radiation Cancer Therapy Pact…
The Trump administration withdrew the order a day after a federal judge temporarily blocked it
This issue brief describes states’ ongoing efforts to respond to shortages of home care workers and how they pay these workers, finding that increased payment rates are a key component of states’ efforts to address workforce shortages.
One key aspect of many medications is that they not only help people feel better, but often these medications can help them re-enter the workforce, work more hours, work more productively, or all of the above. However, when evaluating new treatments for diseases that impact older Medicare beneficiaries (≥65 years), should we take into account…