The director of California’s mental health commission traveled to London this summer courtesy of a state vendor while he was helping to prevent a $360 million budget cut that would have defunded the company’s contract. Emails and calendars reviewed by KFF Health News show Toby Ewing, executive director of the Mental Health Services Oversight and…
HLTH, scheduled for October 20-23 in Las Vegas, spotlights individuals across the healthcare ecosystem from high-powered executives such as the head of health technology at tech and social media giant Meta to Lenny Kravitz, who will talk about health equity. Here’s a preview of who will be speaking at HLTH, what they’ll be talking about,…
With President-elect Trump returning to the White House and Republicans controlling Congress, significant changes to the Medicaid expansion are expected. This data note provides key facts on the Medicaid expansion, highlighting the financial and coverage impacts of any changes across states that voted for President-elect Trump and those that voted for Vice President Harris.
How top-to-bottom collaboration can alleviate hurdles and help increase equitable access to the most effective treatments for all cancer patients. The post Closing the Gap: Advancing Precision Oncology Through Education and Collaboration appeared first on MedCity News.
At least according to CEOs from Novartis, Sanofi and AstraZeneca. Reuters reports: European drugmakers are urging the EU to allow higher medicine prices, warning that without stronger investment incentives, the bloc would fall further behind the U.S., where tariff threats have triggered a wave of pharma investment announcements. AstraZeneca Chief Executive Officer Pascal Soriot said…
With open enrollment less than a month away, a new KFF analysis suggests that the vast majority of the nation’s 67 million Medicare beneficiaries will not shop around among the coverage options for 2025 or switch plans. It’s a decision that could have a significant impact on enrollees’ coverage and costs. The analysis of federal…More
HELENA, Mont. — Montana lawmakers are grappling with how — if at all — the state should rein in kratom, an unregulated plant-derived substance with addictive properties sold mainly as a mood and energy booster at gas stations, vape shops, and elsewhere. Kratom, which originates from the leaves of a tree native to Southeast Asia,…
Hasta hace unos años, cualquier indicio de piojos solía ser suficiente para que mandaran al estudiante de vuelta a casa. Recién se le permitía regresar a la escuela cuando tenía la cabeza libre de bichitos. Pero las normas de “cero liendres” fueron reemplazadas por otras de “no exclusión”, que priorizan la asistencia a clase por…
The law that created ASTP as a formal federal agency gave it duties such as supporting a more effective marketplace and greater competition. Stephen Konya, ASTP’s chief, innovation and strategic partnerships, explained how the agency carries out its mission. The post How a Tiny Federal Agency Supports Innovation & Competitiveness in the Scientific Community appeared…
The Trump administration has declared that it will aggressively combat chronic disease in America. Yet in its feverish purge of federal health programs, it has proposed eliminating the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion and its annual funding of $1.4 billion. That’s one of many disconnects between what the administration says about…