A webinar on Thursday, December 12 from Noon to 1 pm ET will focus on how companies are meeting these challenges. The post How Can Employers Give Staff the Best Care Amidst Rising Healthcare Costs? appeared first on MedCity News.
This brief examines the share of Medicare beneficiaries who reviewed their coverage and compared plans during the open enrollment period for 2022 (that takes place in the Fall of 2021), and who made use of Medicare’s official information resources, as well as variations by demographic groups. Overall, nearly 7 in 10 Medicare beneficiaries did not…
The latest Kaufman Hall mergers and acquisitions report finds an exceptional level of activity
KFF Health News Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony took a reporting trip to the small southeastern Missouri city of Sikeston and heard a mention of its hidden past. That led her on a multiyear reporting journey to explore the connections between a 1942 lynching and a 2020 police killing there — and what they say about…
Three Democratic senators asked the country’s top nonpartisan government watchdog on Tuesday to investigate the costs of a Georgia program that requires some people to work to receive Medicaid coverage. The program, called “Georgia Pathways to Coverage,” is the nation’s only active Medicaid work requirement. Pathways has cost tens of millions in federal and state…
By KIM BELLARD News flash: America is not a very happy place these days. No, I’m not talking about the current political divide (which is probably more accurately described as a chasm), at least not directly. I’m referring to the latest results from the World Happiness Report, which found that the U.S. has slid to…
A planned interim clinical trial analysis found Praxis Precision Medicines drug ulixacaltamide was unlikely to succeed as a treatment for essential tremor. But Praxis is continuing two late-stage tests of the drug; data are expected in the third quarter of 2025. The post Praxis Presses Forward in Essential Tremor Despite Futility Finding From Trial Observers…
A strategic orientation that leans into emerging value, even when this challenges our assumptions about who we are and what we do and the niche we do it in, enables organizations to make distinctive contributions sought by others. The post Magic Feedback Loops for Renewable Value in Healthcare Leadership appeared first on MedCity News.
Voters in 10 states will consider whether or not to protect or expand abortion rights in November. That includes battleground states such as Arizona and Nevada and such Republican strongholds as South Dakota and Missouri. In Maryland, where abortion is legal, a proposed amendment is much broader than many abortion-related ballot questions in other states….
By treating model governance as a proactive, integral part of operations rather than a box to check after the fact, life sciences organizations can uphold compliance, better allocate their resources, and gain a competitive edge. The post Innovate or Stagnate: Overcoming Model Governance Challenges in Life Sciences appeared first on MedCity News.