What Does the Future Hold for the Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative (EHE)?
This analysis examines what the Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) initiative has done to date and what its future might look like under the second Trump administration.
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Do Gun-Purchase Waiting Periods Save Lives?
That is the title of a paper by Arnold and Priestley (2025). They examine whether gun purchase wait periods impact suicide rates using both variation in gun laws by state over time as well as variation in a county’s distance to the nearest state without a waiting period. First, some background on US gun purchase…
The Colorado Psychedelic Mushroom Experiment Has Arrived
BOULDER, Colo. — Colorado regulators are issuing licenses for providing psychedelic mushrooms and are planning to authorize the state’s first “healing centers,” where the mushrooms can be ingested under supervision, in late spring or early summer. The dawn of state-regulated psychedelic mushrooms has arrived in Colorado, nearly two years since Oregon began offering them. The…
MedCity Pivot Podcast: Price Transparency is the New North in the PBM World
[Sponsored] In this episode, a pharmacy benefit management executive and a pharmacy startup talk about why benefit verification, prior authorizations, and patient affordability still break the workflow and how smart integrations, real-time eligibility, and intuitive design can reduce friction for all involved. The post MedCity Pivot Podcast: Price Transparency is the New North in the…
Meeting Patients Where They Are: A Smarter Path to Financial Health for Providers
Organizations that meet patients where they are financially, digitally, and emotionally are the ones best positioned to support patients in managing their bills while strengthening trust, satisfaction, and long-term loyalty. The post Meeting Patients Where They Are: A Smarter Path to Financial Health for Providers appeared first on MedCity News.
Why Workflow Chaos Is Underming Care – and What Providers Can Do About It.
[Sponsored] Healthcare is drowning in chaos—from scattered data to burnout-inducing tasks. Discover how smarter workflows and real-time insights can rescue care teams and transform patient outcomes. The post Why Workflow Chaos Is Underming Care – and What Providers Can Do About It. appeared first on MedCity News.
Ticks Are Migrating, Raising Disease Risks if They Can’t Be Tracked Quickly Enough
Biologist Grant Hokit came to this small meadow in the mountains outside Condon, Montana, to look for ticks. A hiking path crossed the expanse of long grasses and berry bushes. As Hokit walked the path, he carried a handmade tool made of plastic pipes taped together to hold a large rectangle of white flannel cloth….
Beyond Technology: Aligning AI Tools with Systemic Change in Healthcare
The widespread investment in AI furthers economists’ optimism about a “roaring 20’s” of worker productivity on the horizon. However, this will not take place in health care without accompanying systemic and organizational actions that rethink what we financially incentivize, how we integrate new technologies, how we shift tasks, and how we prepare the workforce. The…
50-State Survey Archives: Medicaid HCBS and Eligibility Based on Disability or Age 65+
This page holds an archive of KFF’s regular surveys of states about their Medicaid home- and community-based services (HCBS) programs and their eligibility policies for people who are eligible for Medicaid on the basis of having a disability or being ages 65 and older (the “non-MAGI” eligibility pathways).
Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary of Hires, Exits and Layoffs
December saw a slew of executive hires, promotions, exits and layoffs across the healthcare industry. For example, companies like Humana and Mayo Clinic hired new C-suite leaders, organizations including Atlantic Health System and Amwell are saying goodbye to key executives, and firms like CVS Health and Optum announced rounds of job cuts. The post Healthcare…