Teladoc Tests Weekly Billing Model for BetterHelp
Executives say early signs from the experiment in both the U.S. and internationally have been positive
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Cuando el seguro médico cuesta más que la hipoteca
Cuando Noah Hulsman, dueño de una tienda de patinetas en Louisville, Kentucky, se enteró de que ya no calificaba para los subsidios federales que lo ayudaban a pagar su plan de salud “Oro” de la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (ACA, por sus siglas en inglés), el hombre de 37 años optó…
How Does the Federal Government Monitor Vaccine Safety?
This issue brief gives an overview of the main systems used by the federal government to track vaccine safety and adverse events following vaccinations. The brief reviews the history of federal vaccine safety systems, describes the key systems and their strengths and limitations, and also discusses how vaccine safety issues have become the subject of…
Women’s History Month Spotlight: Cené Aje
Cené Aje, Regional Director of Operations, Environmental Services, Inova and Johns Hopkins Health Systems I joined Crothall in 2012 as part of the Manager in Training program in Environmental Services. Since then, I’ve worked as an Operations Manager, Assistant Director, Director, and now as a Regional Director, in many different environments. Throughout my journey,…
How One Company is Using an Armband to Combat the Overdose Crisis
Ayuda Medical offers a wearable device that can detect an overdose and call for help. The company has received support from the NIH and NIDA via the Small Business Innovation Research program. The post How One Company is Using an Armband to Combat the Overdose Crisis appeared first on MedCity News.
MedCity FemFwd: Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis with Dr. Bayo Curry-Winchell
In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Bayo Curry-Winchell, founder of Beyond Clinical Walls and medical director of urgent care clinics at Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center. She discusses the role unconscious bias plays in maternal health disparities and ways the healthcare industry can address the maternal health crisis. The post MedCity FemFwd: Addressing the…
AI Will Soon Have a Say in Approving or Denying Medicare Treatments
Taking a page from the private insurance industry’s playbook, the Trump administration will launch a program next year to find out how much money an artificial intelligence algorithm could save the federal government by denying care to Medicare patients. The pilot program, designed to weed out wasteful, “low-value” services, amounts to a federal expansion of…
Trump Administration Takes Steps to End Transgender Healthcare For Youth
“We’re done with junk science,” RFK Jr. said in a news conference on Thursday
How Are Medical School Execs Thinking About Incorporating AI?
Three medical school leaders discuss the threats of de-skilling and never skilling vs. the promise of upskilling
Estos son los aumentos de precios que también deberían preocuparte
Preocupados por la inflación, los estadounidenses han estado atentos a precios de productos cotidianos como los huevos y la gasolina. Pero un gasto menos conocido debería causar más alarma: el aumento de las primas de los seguros médicos. Llevan años subiendo, y ahora lo están haciendo a un ritmo sin precedentes. Hay que considerar que,…