Earlier this month Sachin Jain, CEO of SCAN Health Plan, a nonprofit Medicare Advantage company, provided some refreshing straight talk on what is wrong with MA while stressing that it is far better than traditional Medicare for seniors. The post Medicare Advantage CEO: My Baby is Ugly…(video) appeared first on MedCity News.
Eli Lilly’s acquisition of SiteOne Therapeutics acquisition comes ahead of Phase 2 testing of the startup’s lead drug candidate, which blocks the NaV1.8 sodium channel to treat pain. This target has clinical and regulatory validation from the recent FDA approval of Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ pain drug, Journavx. The post Eli Lilly Commits $1B to Get Drug…
Regenstrief’s Joshua Vest, Ph.D., M.P.H., discusses potential advantages of using a predictive model to predict future need for health-related social services
Generic medicines face no tariffs, though the Trump administration reserves the right to revisit that in the future. Some branded drugmakers face a reduced tariff rate, but that could change if they don’t reach a so-called most-favored nation drug price deal. The post The Drug Companies Avoiding Trump’s Tariffs — For Now appeared first on…
Claim denials are a well-documented challenge for healthcare organizations. Denied claims take much longer to pay out than first-time claims, if they get paid at all. Each one means additional hours of rework and follow-up, pulling in extra resources as staff review payer policies and figure out what went wrong. It’s time-consuming and costly. Beyond…
As family separations caused by immigration enforcement ramped up last year under President Donald Trump, I wondered what happens to the children whose parents are detained or deported. I found that some have been placed in foster care if they don’t have other family or friends to assume responsibility for them — but it’s not…
James Gallagher, republicano de California y ex líder de la bancada del Partido Republicano en la Asamblea estatal, ha acusado con frecuencia a los legisladores progresistas del estado de intervenir demasiado en las cuestiones de gobierno. Sin embargo, este año sumó su nombre a una iniciativa legislativa para que las comidas escolares sean más saludables….
Execs from Future Communities Institute, Akido Labs describe potential of technology-based program under CalAIM
Teladoc Health is expanding its 24/7 urgent care service to treat more conditions while improving care coordination, prevention and medication affordability. The post Teladoc Health Unveils New Capabilities to Treat More Conditions and Detect Care Gaps Earlier appeared first on MedCity News.
Sara Ratner is President of integrated Programs at Nomi Health. They work with employers and health plans to connect them to a network of providers (both telehealth and physical) who accept steep discounts in return for immediate payment. The employees in turn get no co-pay/no coinsurance. In addition they have an analytics company called Artemis…