At HIMSS25, Thinking About Governance and Agentic AI
UC Davis Health’s chief AI advisor discusses agentic AI and its evolving needs
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Report: Employer Health Plan Costs to Rise by 10.9 Percent Worldwide
Increasing costs are driven by chronic diseases, pharmacy expenses, and labor shortages
KFF Health Tracking Poll February 2025: The Public’s Views on Global Health and USAID
This poll finds most of the public believe the cutbacks at USAID will lead to increases in illness and death in low-income countries. Fewer believe it will reduce the U.S. budget. Most of the public also overestimates the share of the federal budget that is spent on foreign aid, and when informed it is about…
Pharmacogenomics Can Ease Burden On Doctors Treating Patients With Rare Diseases
By leveraging select pharmacogenomic tools, physicians can minimize off-target effects of medications for their rare disease patients and support improved health outcomes while minimizing unintended consequences from adverse drug reactions or dosages. The post Pharmacogenomics Can Ease Burden On Doctors Treating Patients With Rare Diseases appeared first on MedCity News.
Matthew tries Reperio’s at home health screening
We are entering an age of at home testing and the team at Reperio just raised $14m to make weight, blood pressure and cholesterol/blood sugar testing available at home. But this is a relatively complex series of tests, intended to get people who haven’t been to a primary care doctor back into the system. How…
Medicaid Cuts Would Kneecap Health Services, Tribal Leaders Warn
While Congress considers potentially massive cuts to federal Medicaid funding, tribal health leaders are bracing for a crisis. Indian Country has a unique relationship to Medicaid, because the program helps tribes cover chronic funding shortfalls left by the Indian Health Service, the federal agency responsible for providing health care to Native Americans. With the related…
Why This Health Plan Moved Away from Exclusive Relationships with Specialty Pharmacies
Several years ago, Highmark began questioning its exclusive relationships with specialty pharmacies and started working with Free Market Health, which matches patients to the pharmacy that best fits their needs. The post Why This Health Plan Moved Away from Exclusive Relationships with Specialty Pharmacies appeared first on MedCity News.
The Impact of Gun Violence on Children and Adolescents
Gun violence has increased in recent years and adversely affects many children and adolescents. This brief explores the disproportionate impacts of gun violence on children of color and male youth and the negative mental health consequences associated with gun violence. It contains current and trend data on firearm death rates among children and adolescents ages…
Doctors Urging Conference Boycotts Over Abortion Bans Face Uphill Battle
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,…
3 Things to Know About Medtech Investment, From a VC
At a recent conference, Maria Berkman — who serves as head of medtech at Broadview Ventures and managing director at Longview Ventures — shared insights into the somewhat niche ecosystem of medtech investment. The post 3 Things to Know About Medtech Investment, From a VC appeared first on MedCity News.