North Carolina officials had been quietly laboring for months on an ambitious plan to tackle the state’s mammoth medical debt problem when Gov. Roy Cooper stepped before cameras in July to announce the initiative. But as Cooper stood by the stairs of the executive mansion and called for “freeing people from medical debt,” the future…
Some Humana members can now access Thyme Care’s cancer care services, which include 24/7 virtual care navigation. The post Humana Taps Thyme Care for Value-Based Oncology Care appeared first on MedCity News.
By creating payment experiences that feel less like a burden and more like the seamless, convenient, flexible transactions patients experience elsewhere, we can significantly improve both patient satisfaction and financial performance. The post Bridging Financial Services and Healthcare appeared first on MedCity News.
If the amount they pay in premiums doubled, about one in three enrollees in Affordable Care Act Marketplace health plans say they would be “very likely” to look for a lower-premium Marketplace plan (with higher deductibles and co-pays) and one in four would “very likely” go without insurance next year, finds a new survey of…
As speculation about whether Medicaid cuts will be part of the solution to our national debt problem continues, no one can predict how much the Medicaid rollback will be, or its impact on the one in five Americans who rely on it. The post When Medicaid Cost Cutting Is Simply Cost Shifting appeared first on…
The introduction of consumer-facing health AI should be understood less as a clinical breakthrough and more as a cultural one. Patients now expect their health information to be as accessible and navigable as their banking or travel data. That expectation will reshape how health systems design digital experiences and how vendors think about patient engagement….
Hospitals started 2025 with a stable financial performance driven by strong patient volumes, but rising costs for drugs, supplies, and services continue to put major pressure on margins. The post How Are Hospitals Faring Financially in 2025? appeared first on MedCity News.
The future looks bright for the integrated specialty pharmacy model – for health systems, providers, and most importantly, for patients. The post Market Trends to Watch for Health Systems and Their Specialty Pharmacies appeared first on MedCity News.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention workers whose jobs have been reinstated after dizzying Trump administration disruptions say they remain stuck in a budgetary, political, and professional limbo. Their work includes major agency priorities such as HIV testing and monitoring, as well as work at the nation’s leading sexually transmitted infections lab. And while employees…
This budget summary provides an analysis of global health funding amounts provided in the FY 2027 House National Security, Department of State and Related Programs (NSRP) Appropriations Bill.