On the heels of Phase 3 data showing muscle improvement in the rare neuromuscular disease spinal muscular atrophy, Scholar Rock raised $300 million in a stock offering. U.S. and European regulatory submissions for the drug are now planned for early 2025. The post Scholar Rock Scores $300M for Regulatory Filings & Launch Plans for Neuromuscular…
SDOH screenings are a critical tool, but they are only the first step. By measuring without offering solutions, we’re perpetuating reactivity and creating a system of injustice. The post Beyond Screening: Addressing Social Challenges After the Questions Are Asked appeared first on MedCity News.
Cybersecurity firms indicate that the healthcare industry remains a top target for ransomware groups
An expanded partnership with Humana will help Aledade’s FQHC and rural health clinic partners share savings in Medicare Advantage. The post Aledade, Humana Expand Value-Based Partnership to Support FQHCs and Rural Health Clinics appeared first on MedCity News.
In 2019, Cristina Iglesias filed a lawsuit that changed the course of treatment for herself and other transgender inmates in federal custody. Iglesias, a trans woman who had been incarcerated for more than 25 years, was transferred from a men’s prison to a women’s one in 2021. And in 2022, she reached a landmark settlement…
The FDA approved Astellas’s Vyloy as a treatment for advanced cases of gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma positive for a protein called claudin 18.2. It’s the first FDA-approved therapy for this target. The post Astellas Pharma Lands a First-in-Class Drug Approval in Rare Gastrointestinal Cancer appeared first on MedCity News.
Medicaid is under threat — again. Republicans, who narrowly control Congress, are pushing proposals that could sharply cut funding to the government health insurance program for poor and disabled Americans, as a way to finance President Donald Trump’s agenda for tax cuts and border security. Democrats, hoping to block the GOP’s plans and preserve Medicaid…
This graphing tool allows users to explore trends in workplace-sponsored health insurance premiums and worker contributions over time for different categories of employers based on results from the annual Employer Health Benefits Survey. Breakouts are available by firm size, region and industry, as well as for firms with relatively few or many part-time workers, higher-…
When Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance claimed Haitian immigrants had caused infectious-disease rates to “skyrocket” in Springfield, Ohio, local health commissioner Chris Cook checked the records. They showed that in 2023, for example, there were four active tuberculosis cases in Clark County, which includes Springfield, up from three in 2022. HIV cases had risen,…
Payment models often require the same information, but have different definitions, exclusion criteria, and time frames, execs say