What ACA Policy Shifts Mean for Employer-Based Health Benefits
The cuts are so extreme that there will be a reckoning in the healthcare system, expert predicts
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Chicago-Area Community Information Exchange to Target Homelessness
Homeless shelters and FQHCs will begin using a common platform to improve care coordination
Redefining Sleep Health: From PSG Limitations to Next-Generation Solutions
In the past, patient comfort often came at the cost of medical testing. However, the future of sleep monitoring doesn’t have to forgo either, with radar monitoring systems allowing for both a comfortable testing environment and a more accurate reading of sleep health. The post Redefining Sleep Health: From PSG Limitations to Next-Generation Solutions appeared…
Nursing Homes and the AMA, Once Medicaid Defenders, Hang Back as GOP Mulls Big Cuts
When congressional Republicans in 2017 pushed to repeal the Affordable Care Act and slash Medicaid, dozens of physician groups, patient advocates, hospitals, and others rallied to defend the law and the safety-net program. Eight years later, two industry groups have been notably restrained as GOP lawmakers consider sweeping new Medicaid cuts: the American Medical Association…
Mayo Clinic Program Wants to Help Digital Health Startups Grow
[Sponsored] Mayo Clinic Platform has developed a new program that could help speed up the time it takes for digital health startups to succeed. The post Mayo Clinic Program Wants to Help Digital Health Startups Grow appeared first on MedCity News.
SAMHSA Announces $19M in Additional Funding
The supplemental funding is to strengthen housing capacity for homeless people with serious mental illness
Will the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation increase innovation?
Chuanzi Yue and Marisa Miraldo argue in a recent Health Affairs Forefront piece that the answer is ‘yes’, but I am highly skeptical of their claim. Will IRA cause firms to allocate funds from marketing to R&D? One point they make is that the IRA’s Medicare Drug Price Negotiation program will reduce pharmaceutical expenses on…
Blockbuster Novartis Drug Fails Key Test Hoped to Expand Its Use to Rare Blood Vessel Disorder
Novartis’s Cosentyx failed to beat a placebo in a Phase 3 clinical trial in giant cell arteritis. The antibody drug was being developed as an alternative to Roche and AbbVie drugs whose approved uses include treating this autoimmune disorder affecting blood vessels. The post Blockbuster Novartis Drug Fails Key Test Hoped to Expand Its Use…
Are You a Startup Seeking to Redefine Healthcare Operations with AI? Apply to Pitch Perfect at INVEST Digital Health
The healthcare startup pitch contest will be the centerpiece of INVEST Digital Health in Dallas on September 18. Apply today! The post Are You a Startup Seeking to Redefine Healthcare Operations with AI? Apply to Pitch Perfect at INVEST Digital Health appeared first on MedCity News.
Crece brote de sarampión en uno de los condados menos vacunados de Texas
Un brote de sarampión está diseminándose en un condado de Texas que tiene tasas de vacunación peligrosamente bajas. A fines de enero, dos niños escolares del condado de Gaines fueron internados con sarampión. Ya que se estima que 1 de cada 5 personas con la enfermedad termina en el hospital, los dos casos sugirieron un…