ATLANTA — Lloyd Mills was tired of being stuck in a small, drab hospital room. On a rainy mid-September morning, a small TV attached to a mostly blank white wall played silently. There was nothing in the space to cheer it up — no cards, no flowers. In February, the 32-year-old with autism, cerebral palsy,…
Soon after the U.S. Supreme Court issued its Roe v. Wade abortion ruling in 1973, Laura Esserman used her high school graduation speech to urge her classmates to vote for the Equal Rights Amendment to expand women’s access to property, divorce, and abortion. Five decades later, with 14 states banning abortion in almost all circumstances,…
At least, it won’t be overturned by the US Supreme Court. Endpoints reports: The Supreme Court says it won’t wade into the pharma industry’s yearslong legal battle over Medicare drug price negotiations. The justices declined to review multiple cases brought by AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Bristol Myers Squibb, Novo Nordisk, Novartis and Boehringer Ingelheim… The…
At the cybersecurity pre-conference forum, healthcare leaders discuss privacy standards for secure health data
Employers expect healthcare costs to rise by a median of 9% in 2026, according to a survey by the Business Group on Health. Pharmacy expenses are a key driver. The post Survey: Employers Expect Healthcare Costs to Increase by 9% in 2026, Driven by GLP-1s and Cancer Care appeared first on MedCity News.
Penguin Ai raised $29.7 million for its AI platform aimed at automating costly administrative tasks like prior authorization and medical coding. CEO Fawad Butt said the startup’s goal is to move beyond point solutions and create an “Epic of the healthcare back office.” The post Penguin Ai Snags $30M to Simplify Prior Auth, Coding and…
Function Health raised a $298 million Series B round, pushing its valuation into unicorn territory at $2.5 billion. The Austin-based startup offers subscribers access to more than 160 lab tests, as well as imaging. The post Function Health Hits $2.5B Valuation With $298M Series B appeared first on MedCity News.
Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names. ‘The Federal Government’s Loss Is the County’s Gain’ I wanted to thank Rachana Pradhan and Katheryn Houghton for their coverage of the loss of staff at the National Institutes of Health…
Innovaccer’s YiDing Yu, M.D., discusses report detailing pain points in patient access operations and how agentic AI can help