This opinion article was originally published in STAT: A failing health care system caused my husband’s death. His care team was incredibly kind, but they lacked the resources to save his life. On Tuesday, September 17, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the Agency for Healthcare…
By moving beyond adherence and drug interactions to a holistic, outcomes-driven approach, health systems and providers can redefine how medication is used — not as a rigid protocol but as a dynamic, patient-centered tool for achieving better health. The post Medication Adherence and Deprescribing Programs Aren’t Enough for Today’s Polypharmacy Patients appeared first on MedCity…
During the coronavirus pandemic, states received a rush of funding from the federal government to bolster their fight against the disease. In many cases, that cash flowed into state and local health departments, fueling a staffing surge to handle, among other things, contact tracing and vaccination efforts. But public health leaders quickly identified a familiar…
The state of Tennessee has selected Carrum Health as its Centers of Excellence solution, giving employees covered by the state health plan access to its specialty care services. The post Tennessee Taps Carrum Health for Centers of Excellence Network appeared first on MedCity News.
CEO Paul Mango, and Craig Samitt, M.D., who is heading up the organization’s new value-based care enablement company Longitude PHM, discuss putting an emphasis on specialist care
Apellis Pharmaceuticals and Astellas Pharma have the first two FDA-approved therapies for geographic atrophy, but Character Biosciences claims its approach could be best in class for treating this advanced form of dry age-related macular degeneration. The biotech’s Series B round will finance clinical tests of two programs, each addressing a different stage of the disease….
As RNA biology and RNA therapeutics emerge in the mainstream of pharma, RNA foundation models offer massive potential for revolutionizing R&D. The post RNA Foundation Models to Improve Pharma R&D Productivity appeared first on MedCity News.
“Like many other health systems, we have been re-evaluating our participation in Medicare Advantage plans that place added strain on our patients by too often denying or delaying their care,” said Cathy Cantor, M.D., M.B.A., Essentia’s chief medical officer for population health
Because of past fraud by rogue brokers, some Affordable Care Act policyholders may get an unexpected tax bill this season. But that isn’t the only potential shock. Other changes coming soon — stemming from proposals by the administration of President Donald Trump — could affect their coverage and its cost. And sorting out related problems…