This brief explains the preventive services coverage requirements, the basis of the Braidwood Management Inc. v. Becerra lawsuit, next steps in the litigation, and the potential implications.
Faced with potential federal spending cuts that threaten health coverage and falling childhood vaccination rates, Monica Soni, the chief medical officer of Covered California, has a lot on her plate — and on her mind. California’s Affordable Care Act health insurance exchange covers nearly 2 million residents and 89% of them receive federal subsidies that…
The current prior authorization process in U.S. healthcare constitutes a crisis, according to Jesse Ehrenfeld, immediate past president of the American Medical Association. Prior authorization is wasting clinicians’ time, delaying care and deepening public distrust — yet, payers show little urgency in fixing this problem, he said. The post Why One Leader Is Calling Out…
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has had a busy few months. He fired the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, purged the agency’s vaccine advisory committee, and included among the group’s new members appointees who espouse anti-vaccine views. The leadership upheavals, which he says will restore trust in…
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book “Health Care Politics and Policy A to…
The app store approach in healthcare enables seamless integration of best-of-breed solutions with existing EMR systems, fostering innovation by accelerating the adoption of technologies like AI, telehealth, and remote monitoring. The post How an App Store Approach Fuels Innovation and Efficiency in Healthcare appeared first on MedCity News.
Effective communication is the backbone of any successful operation, especially in environments as dynamic and diverse as healthcare. In hospitals across the country, language barriers have long been a challenge, impacting everything from day-to-day operations to patient care and satisfaction. Breaking Down Language Barriers in Healthcare Employee Communication Enter Relay’s TeamTranslate™ feature—a groundbreaking technology designed…
By MICHAEL MILLENSON A Rock Health write-up of this year’s Epic Users Group Meeting captured the artificial intelligence vibe with a play on the names of three new AI chatbots rolled out by the country’s dominant electronic health record firm. “Epic Goes APE (Art, Penny and Emmie),” read the headline, using the first letters of…
Sonali Saluja, M.D., M.P.H., vice president of population health and medical director of Healthcare in Action, describes importance of data availability to mobile care teams
CDMO Avid Bioservices is being acquired by the private equity firms GHO Capital Partners and Ampersand Capital Partners. Avid specializes in manufacturing biologic products for companies at all stages of development. The post Private Equity Is Picking Up Biologics CDMO Avid Bioservices in $1.1B Acquisition appeared first on MedCity News.