[Sponsored] The 2025 Benefits Sentiment Index, a survey of 120 benefit consultants to self-insured employers, focuses on healthcare navigation, GLP-1 drug coverage and AI trends for healthcare benefits. The post Healthcare Benefit Trends Report: Managers Shift to More Independent Navigation, Embrace GLP-1 Drugs with Restrictions appeared first on MedCity News.
Valora Therapeutics’ antibody lectin chimeras, or AbLecs, target glyco-immune checkpoints, pathways that modulate cellular communication with the immune system. The startup’s science is based on research from Carolyn Bertozzi, a Stanford professor who was awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The post Startup Valora Unveils a Sweet Way to Stop Cancer and Autoimmune Disease,…
Many of today’s systems weren’t built for speed, supervision, or scale, and they can’t support the level of intelligence or flexibility that modern care delivery demands. The solution isn’t to retreat from APPs. It’s to invest in models that make their work safe, effective, and scalable. The post The Future of Specialty Care: APPs, MDs,…
[Sponsored] Patient engagement is a clinical necessity in behavioral healthcare. Mental health treatment requires long-term commitment, consistent communication and deep trust between providers and patients. The post The Top Patient Engagement Tools for Behavioral Health Organizations appeared first on MedCity News.
Exactly what the administration is ultimately able to accomplish will be anyone’s guess, but here are some key policy and market shifts healthcare leaders and their PR teams should watch closely and be prepared to communicate around. The post Keys to Provider Patient Communications Amidst President Trump’s Massive Policy Shifts appeared first on MedCity News.
Brian Rigsby was lying with his right wrist shackled to a hospital bed in Montgomery, Alabama, when he learned he didn’t have long to live. It was September 2023, and Rigsby, 46, had been brought to Jackson Hospital from an Alabama state prison 10 days earlier after complaining of pain and swelling in his abdomen….
That is the question a new paper by Chambers et al. (2025) aims to answer. The authors use data from the Specialty Drug Evidence and Coverage (SPEC) Database, which contains coverage policies related to specialty pharmacy for a large number of US health plans, to examine how n=25 cell and gene therapies are being covered…
[Sponsored] Scheduling software is helpful for wellness business owners in numerous ways. They get everything they need to create appointments, reschedule clients and track cancellations in one platform. The post The Top Appointment Scheduling Software for Wellness Clinics appeared first on MedCity News.
SALINAS, California. — Este valle costero, que se hizo famoso gracias al novelista John Steinbeck, a veces se conoce cariñosamente como “la ensaladera de Estados Unidos”, aunque la siembra y la cosecha las realizan principalmente inmigrantes de México. Para Taylor Farms, que es uno de los principales proveedores mundiales de ensaladas envasadas y verduras cortadas,…
Knownwell’s $25 million in funding was led by CVS Health Ventures and included participation from MassMutual Catalyst Fund, Intermountain Ventures, a16z Bio + Health and Flare Capital Partners. The post Knownwell Secures $25M to Expand Obesity Medicine appeared first on MedCity News.