UC Population Health Adds Value-Based Care Administrator Initiative
Goal is to prepare University of California health centers for success in value-based care models by participating in alternative payment model contracts
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Omaha ABA Therapy: Comparing the Top Providers
[Sponsored] The right provider enables children to gain confidence, learn to express their needs and discover new ways to connect with the world around them. The post Omaha ABA Therapy: Comparing the Top Providers appeared first on MedCity News.
Beam Base Editor’s Early Data in Rare Liver Disease Tee Up $500M Stock Sale in Tough Market
Beam Therapeutics’ first clinical data in the rare disease alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency “set a bar for efficacy in the space,” according to one analyst. But the ongoing market slide poses challenges for biotech companies aiming to raise money by selling stock. The post Beam Base Editor’s Early Data in Rare Liver Disease Tee Up $500M…
How Kaiser Permanente Consolidated 12 EHRs into 2
Kaiser Permanente consolidated 12 EHR instances across California into two in a matter of hours without disrupting patient care. This project has simplified clinical workflows and improved data consistency, as well as provided a rare example of EHR consolidation executed successfully at scale, said Neil Cowles, the health system’s chief information and technology officer. The…
How will the FTC law banning noncompete clauses impact physicians?
As of 2007, about half of physicians had noncompete clauses (“noncompetes” for short) in their contracts. However, a recent FTC rule severely limits when they could be used. What specifically did the new FTC rule say about non-competes? Fuse Brown et al. (2024) provide a helpful summary. The final FTC rule declares all new noncompete clauses or…
Medicare Advantage 2025 Spotlight: A First Look at Plan Premiums and Benefits
This brief provides an overview of premiums and benefits in Medicare Advantage plans that are available for 2025 and key trends over time. Two-thirds of all Medicare Advantage plans with Part D prescription drug coverage (MA-PDs) (67%) will charge no premium (other than the Part B premium) in 2025, similar to 2024 (66%). Nearly all…
How Badly Would Medicaid Cuts Hurt Healthcare Access in Rural America?
If the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is signed into law, it would result in a $50.4 billion reduction in federal Medicaid spending on rural hospitals over the next decade, which could put 338 rural hospitals at risk of closure, according to new analyses. The post How Badly Would Medicaid Cuts Hurt Healthcare Access in…
Florida Gov. DeSantis’ Canadian Drug Import Plan Goes Nowhere After FDA Approval
Nearly a year after the Biden administration gave Florida the green light to become the first state to import lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada — a longtime goal of politicians across the political spectrum, including President-elect Donald Trump — the program has yet to begin. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hailed the FDA’s approval of his…
Panel Decides to Cease Recommending Hepatitis B Vaccinations at Birth
While insurance groups will continue covering hepatitis B vaccines without cost, the CDC’s new recommendation raises questions about the future of hepatitis B prevention efforts
ASH 2024 Recap: Movement in Multiple Myeloma, Cell Therapy, Sickle Cell Disease & More
A multiple myeloma cell therapy has encouraging results analysts say could make it best in its class and a gene-editing therapy is showing early promise in sickle cell disease. Here’s a recap of those developments and others from the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. The post ASH 2024 Recap: Movement in…