Families USA Poll: Voters Most Concerned About Healthcare Costs
A new poll finds U.S. voters far more concerned about healthcare costs than any other major issue
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Minnesota Community Measurement Pioneers Digital Quality Measurement
Liz Cinqueonce, the nonprofit organization’s CEO, discusses the creation of a payer-provider pipeline to ease data sharing to enable value-based care
States Pass Privacy Laws To Protect Brain Data Collected by Devices
More states are passing laws to protect information generated by a person’s brain and nervous system as technology improves the ability to unlock the sensitive details of a person’s health, mental states, emotions, and cognitive functioning. Colorado, California, and Montana are among the states that have recently required safeguarding brain data collected by devices outside…
Journalists Talk Medicaid Cuts and New Limitations on Weight Loss Drugs and Covid Shots
KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed Medicaid cuts in the House budget bill on CBS News on May 22. Click here to watch Rovner on CBS News. Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed weight loss drugs and covid-19 vaccines on CBS’ “CBS Mornings” on May 22 and May…
Why Some Health Systems Are Flipping the Outsourcing Model & Selling Their Own Services
Some large health systems are experimenting with selling their internal capabilities — such as IT support, revenue cycle management and call center operations — to smaller hospitals as a new revenue stream. While the approach is still rare, it has the potential to help health systems monetize their expertise and infrastructure, one healthcare consultant said….
How Measles, Whooping Cough, and Worse Could Roar Back on RFK Jr.’s Watch
The availability of safe, effective covid vaccines less than a year into the pandemic marked a high point in the 300-year history of vaccination, seemingly heralding an age of protection against infectious diseases. Now, after backlash against public health interventions culminated in President-elect Donald Trump’s nominating Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the country’s best-known anti-vaccine activist,…
Key Global Health Positions and Officials in the U.S. Government
This fact sheet identifies key U.S. government global health positions and officials.
Business Group on Health: Employers To Maintain Well-Being Benefits Despite Cost Challenges
A new survey found that 73% of employers plan to maintain their well-being programs in 2025, while 20% will be expanding their programs. The post Business Group on Health: Employers To Maintain Well-Being Benefits Despite Cost Challenges appeared first on MedCity News.
Daily Sodium Intake
Sodium intake across the world is now at an all-time high, whether it be in. A high-income or a low-income country. The primary source of this high-sodium diet is packed and processed food, which, even in a single big serving, can raise sodium levels more than the recommended daily amount. Increased sodium consumption is an…
Ticked Off Over Preauthorization: Walk-In Patient Avoided Lyme Disease but Not a Surprise Bill
Leah Kovitch was pulling invasive plants in the meadow near her home one weekend in late April when a tick latched onto her leg. She didn’t notice the tiny bug until Monday, when her calf muscle began to feel sore. She made an appointment that morning with a telehealth doctor — one recommended by her…