Samsung Deepens Healthcare Bet With Xealth Acquisition

Samsung announced plans to acquire Xealth, a startup that helps hospitals integrate digital tools into clinical workflows, as part of its broader push into U.S. healthcare. The deal reflects growing provider demand for tech solutions and comes amid newfound optimism in the digital health exit market. The post Samsung Deepens Healthcare Bet With Xealth Acquisition…

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Funcionarios de California recomiendan que el estado proteja a los inquilinos del calor extremo

Citando las cientos de vidas que se pierden cada año por el calor extremo, funcionarios del área de vivienda de California están instando a los legisladores a establecer estándares de refrigeración residencial. Propietarios y constructores se han estado negando desde siempre a estas medidas porque temen que los obligue a tener que hacer reformas costosas….

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“Moral Distress” Has Arrived On Health Care’s Stoop

By MIKE MAGEE When Andrew Jameton, a Nursing Professor at the Department of Mental Health and Community Nursing at UCSF in 1984 published “Nursing Practice: The Ethical Issues”, the term “Moral Distress” was a novel term in clinical health care. It focused primarily on “care that they were expected to provide but ethically opposed.” Over…

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An Arm and a Leg: New Lessons in the Fight for Charity Care

Federal law requires that all nonprofit hospitals have financial assistance policies — also known as “charity care” — to reduce or expunge people’s medical bills. New research from Dollar For, an organization dedicated to helping people get access to charity care, suggests that fewer than one-third of people who qualify for charity care actually receive…

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The Path to Fair PBM Competition

When control over prescription drug access rests with only a few players, the result is not just market imbalance — it is higher plan costs, increased financial pressures, and ultimately reduced affordability for patients. The post The Path to Fair PBM Competition appeared first on MedCity News.

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Vance-Walz Debate Highlighted Clear Health Policy Differences

Ohio Republican Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz met in an Oct. 1 vice presidential debate hosted by CBS News that was cordial and heavy on policy discussion — a striking change from the Sept. 10 debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.  Vance and Walz acknowledged occasional agreement on…

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