The serial entrepreneur and CEO of Transcarent has dismissed care navigation companies in the past. What led him to buy Accolade, the biggest — though struggling — name in navigation? The post Is Glen Tullman a Hypocrite or a Victim of the System He Aimed to Disrupt? appeared first on MedCity News.
Evvy has launched a new line of prescription products to relieve vaginal discomfort. The products are available on the company’s website, with prices ranging from $35 to $59. The post Evvy Introduces Treatments for Common Vaginal Symptoms appeared first on MedCity News.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is pressuring Oakland to expand its police department’s ability to chase suspects, referencing the public’s desire for a crackdown on crime. He said that voters had recently taken more tough-on-crime positions and “expressed in pretty clear terms they want change.” Weeks later, a police pursuit across the bay…
We’ve automated everything but the one workflow that most directly determines whether patients actually get the care they need. The gap between knowing what works and implementing it at scale reveals the real problem that healthcare treats referrals as an administrative burden to manage, not a critical workflow to optimize. The post The Referral Is…
New laws to curb aggressive hospital billing, to expand charity care for lower-income patients, and to rein in debt collectors have been enacted in more than 20 states since 2021. Democrats championed most measures. But the legislative efforts often passed with Republican support. The post Even Political Rivals Agree That Medical Debt Is an Urgent…
Katherine Saunders is the co-founder and CMO at FlyteHealth. She was one of the first 20 obesity fellows in the US. FlyteHealth is the specialized online obesity clinic that resulted from her desire to scale what works for individuals to combat their obesity–by the time people get to FlyteHealth 99% of them are ready for…
Sarepta Therapeutics said the Duchenne muscular dystrophy patient recently had a cytomegalovirus infection, which can damage the liver and may have contributed to the fatality. It’s the first patient death out of more than 800 patients treated with Elevidys, a gene therapy for the rare muscle-wasting disease. The post Liver Failure-Associated Death Reported in Patient…
WeightWatchers recently filed for bankruptcy. Part of the reason is because it couldn’t adapt fast enough to a rapidly changing weight-loss environment spurred by the rising popularity of GLP-1s, experts said. The post Why WeightWatchers Filed for Bankruptcy appeared first on MedCity News.
Despite AI’s growing ability to simulate empathy and even outperform humans in some areas of emotional awareness, can it truly replace human therapists and take the burden off the mental health care system? The post Why AI Won’t Replace Human Psychotherapists appeared first on MedCity News.
At DiMe’s Healthcare 2030 Summit, four healthcare leaders shared the innovations they believe could most improve care, from AI-driven solutions to reduce medical errors to stronger primary care relationships that could save billions. The post 4 Execs’ Wishes for a Better Healthcare Future appeared first on MedCity News.