A federal judge recently blocked the FTC’s ban on noncompetes. The decision has important implications for healthcare. The post A Federal Judge Struck Down FTC’s Ban on Noncompetes. What Does This Mean for Healthcare? appeared first on MedCity News.
A new CDC report highlights a dramatic increase in a dangerous type of drug-resistant bacteria
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book “Health Care Politics and Policy A…
Even as studies and personal experiences repeatedly reflect the effectiveness of MOUD, a stigma about this approach and the medication persists, complicating efforts to help more people treat their opioid use disorders. The post Stigma Against Addiction Medication Limits Our Ability to End the Opioid Epidemic appeared first on MedCity News.
A new KFF analysis finds that a congressional proposal to significantly cut federal spending on the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion could reduce total Medicaid spending by up to nearly one-fifth, or $1.9 trillion, over a 10-year period, and end Medicaid coverage for as many as 20 million people. The impacts would be felt in…More
Every year more than 10,000 taxpayer-supported public housing units are lost to disrepair. But federal lawmakers routinely ignore the full amount, around $115 billion, needed to keep the units in “decent, safe and sanitary” condition. One-time funds for public housing repairs were cut from the final version of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act to appeal…
The move comes in the wake of controversial developments at CDC and HHS
Teal Health raised $10 million in seed funding, taking its total funding to $23 million. The company has submitted an application to the FDA for its at-home cervical cancer screening kit, which seeks to give patients an alternative to the in-office pap smear. The post Meet the Company Developing an At-Home Test to Replace the…
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book “Health Care Politics and Policy A to…
WellTheory has launched a new program that will address the link between autoimmune disease and hormone imbalances. The post WellTheory Announces Women’s Health Program to Address Hormonal Conditions appeared first on MedCity News.