Healthcare organizations should work proactively with experts in the relevant domains to recognize and mitigate potential cybersecurity risks. Here’s what to do to mitigate risk. The post Recognizing and Mitigating Cybersecurity Risks: Strategies for Healthcare Organizations appeared first on MedCity News.
Under the Senate-passed reconciliation bill, federal Medicaid spending in rural areas is estimated to decline by $155 billion, more than in the House-passed bill, and far more than the $50 billion appropriated for the rural health fund.
Organon said OG-6219 did not beat a placebo in a mid-stage clinical trial whose main goal was to measure the change in pelvic pain caused by endometriosis. The twice-daily pill came from Organon’s 2021 acquisition of Forendo Pharma. The post Organon Stops Work on Endometriosis Drug After Failure in Phase 2 Test appeared first on…
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…
Executives who think ahead and ask the right questions – monthly – can make a real difference in healthcare costs. The post Employer Health Costs: Amid Continual Increases the Cost of Doing Nothing is Too High appeared first on MedCity News.
The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has taken major steps to help people with medical debt in its nearly 14-year history. It issued rules barring medical debt from Americans’ credit reports and went after debt collectors who pressured customers to pay bills they didn’t owe. But in early February, the Trump administration moved to effectively…
What drug characteristics lead to higher vs. lower prices in the US? A paper by Beinfeld et al. (2025) finds the answer using data from SSR Health (about rebates) and Tufts Medical Center Specialty Drug Evidence and Coverage (SPEC) database (to inform drug characteristics. Among the 161 drugs in both SSR and SPEC data, the…
By KIM BELLARD Until a couple of days ago I hadn’t heard of the phrase “meat computer.” Apparently this has been around for some time, and, as Lora Kelley discusses in The New York Times, the tech elites are increasingly using it, either as a way to humanize AI or as a way to disparage…
Nextech CEO Rusty Frantz details the launch of Cora Scribe with an early focus on ophthalmology
Capital Rx has secured a $400 million investment, including a $252 million Series F round led by Wellington Management and General Catalyst. It is also rebranding as Judi Health to reflect its expansion beyond pharmacy benefits. The post Capital Rx Rebrands as Judi Health After Securing $400M Investment appeared first on MedCity News.