By DANIEL STONE As a doctor, I consider Secretary Xavier Becerra and his Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to be allies of practitioners like me. The behemoth federal agency administers Medicare and Medicaid, the Food and Drug Administration, and an army of public health workers. The Surgeon General, symbolic leader of the nation’s…
Array Behavioral Care introduced a new model called Care Pathways, which aims to make mental health treatment more consistent and personalized while also improving patient outcomes. The post Array Behavioral Care Introduces Model for Standardizing Mental Health Treatment appeared first on MedCity News.
Farzad Mostashari discusses the success of the Aledade-facilitated ACOs in the MSSP
Adding generative AI and other AI tools to coding and chart review practices streamlines a complex process and better positions plans for risk adjustment audits. The post Medicare Advantage Audit Ready with AI appeared first on MedCity News.
My friend Rosemarie Day joins me to talk about the Healthcare Leaders for Democracy session coming up on September 4 (Thursday) at 8pm ET 5pm PT. It’s a one hour session with Atul Gawande as the keynote speaker, joined by Don Berwick and John McDonough. It’ll be a fascinating discussion and it’s a fundraiser for…
Kailera Therapeutics’ IPO proceeds will support global clinical trials for its obesity drug candidates. Meanwhile, proteomics company Alamar Biosciences upsized its own IPO while clinical-stage biotechs Seaport Therapeutics and Hemab Therapeutics joined the IPO queue. The post Kailera’s Upsized IPO Brings In $625M for Pipeline of Injectable & Oral Obesity Drugs appeared first on MedCity…
On July 4, President Trump signed the budget reconciliation bill, previously known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” into law. This summary provides background, description, budgetary impact and related information on the health care provisions of the law in four categories: Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, Medicare and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs).
When Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance claimed Haitian immigrants had caused infectious-disease rates to “skyrocket” in Springfield, Ohio, local health commissioner Chris Cook checked the records. They showed that in 2023, for example, there were four active tuberculosis cases in Clark County, which includes Springfield, up from three in 2022. HIV cases had risen,…
Roche is acquiring Poseida Therapeutics, a biotech developing allogeneic cell therapies for cancers and immunological indications. The two companies have been partners in hematological malignancies since 2022. The post Roche Expands Its Scope in Allogeneic Cell Therapy With $1B Poseida Therapeutics Acquisition appeared first on MedCity News.
The Silicon Valley startup formerly known as Ciitizen relaunched as Citizen Health. The company seeks to empower patients with access to their complete health history — and it’s starting off by focusing on patients with rare diseases. The post Ex-Invitae Spinoff Relaunches as Citizen Health, Picks Up $14.5 in Seed Funding appeared first on MedCity…