Jan. 2 This week on the KFF Health News Minute: Hyperthermia deaths are rising, and millions of people could lose Medicaid if the incoming Republican-controlled Congress follows through on proposed cuts to federal funding. The KFF Health News Minute is available every Thursday on CBS News Radio. KFF Health News is a national newsroom that…
By GREGROY HOPSON T-Maître Pierre’s Family Restaurant was a Louisiana institution. The kind of place where generations gathered over steaming mountains of boiled crawfish, spicy corn, and seasoned potatoes. A place where Clifton Chenier’s Louisiana Blues & Zydeco played in the background and the waitstaff wore starched white shirts with bright-colored bow ties. The walls…
February has seen a slew of executive hires, exits and layoffs across the healthcare industry. For example, health tech companies like Cadence and Bamboo Health hired new C-suite leaders, and providers like Mass General Brigham and Corewell Health announced rounds of job cuts. The post Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary of Hires, Exits and Layoffs…
Bain Capital already owns nearly 40 percent of the Tennessee-based company’s stock. An analyst thinks other potential buyers will surface.
For the past four years, journalist Cara Anthony, a KFF Health News Midwest correspondent, has been reporting on the public health effects of racism, violence, and intergenerational trauma in a small Missouri town. The result: a new documentary and podcast series called “Silence in Sikeston.” Cara Anthony sits down with “An Arm and a Leg”…
Rural hospital leaders are questioning whether they can continue to afford to do business with Medicare Advantage companies, and some say the only way to maintain services and protect patients is to end their contracts with the private insurers. Medicare Advantage plans pay hospitals lower rates than traditional Medicare, said Jason Merkley, CEO of Brookings…
Roche said it will expand existing sites and construct new U.S. manufacturing and R&D infrastructure in areas such as gene therapy and cardiometabolic disease. The plans follow U.S. capital expenditure announcements from several big pharmaceutical companies. The post Roche Commits to $50B in U.S. Manufacturing and R&D Investments as Pharma Tariffs Loom appeared first on…
Without trust, the rapid adoption of AI in healthcare could stall, pointed out Joel Gordon, UW Health’s chief medical information officer. He urged healthcare leaders to focus less on flashy rollouts and more on governance, collaboration, and meaningful metrics to ensure AI delivers lasting value. The post Don’t Let the Floor Fall Out From Under…
The conversation wasn’t sounding good for Kensington residents on June 20. The Philadelphia neighborhood is a critical center of the nation’s opioid crisis, and the city had decided to spend $7.5 million in opioid settlement money to improve the quality of life there. But on that day, a Pennsylvania oversight board was about to vote…
By reimagining clinical trials as the initial step in designing a service ecosystem, organizations can accelerate time to delivery and lay the groundwork for successful commercialization. The post Building Service Infrastructure for “Made-To-Order” Therapies appeared first on MedCity News.