I was quoted in a recent article in Pharmaceutical Technology titled “Targeted therapies to join chemo as oncology treatment backbone“. An excerpt is below: Though payers could theoretically prioritise chemotherapy over the use of targeted treatments due to their lower price, Jason Shafrin, senior managing director of FTI’s Center for Healthcare Economics and Policy, notes…
Exactly what the administration is ultimately able to accomplish will be anyone’s guess, but here are some key policy and market shifts healthcare leaders and their PR teams should watch closely and be prepared to communicate around. The post Keys to Provider Patient Communications Amidst President Trump’s Massive Policy Shifts appeared first on MedCity News.
Labcorp’s latest acquisition brings the oncology testing business of BioReference Health. Opko Health, BioReference’s parent, has been cutting costs to return to profitability. The post Labcorp Is Buying BioReference Health’s Cancer Testing Business for $192M appeared first on MedCity News.
Rural Access Advancement Program designed to assist hospitals and hospital-owned skilled nursing home facilities in rural Georgia address short-term cash deficits
Why targeted diversification across therapeutic areas will serve stakeholders and patients better The post The Biosimilar Market Isn’t Failing, It’s Finding Its Purpose appeared first on MedCity News.
Intermountain Health is deploying Layer Health’s AI engine for clinical data abstraction across several of its patient registries. The health system’s venture capital arm is also making a strategic investment in the startup. The post Why Intermountain Health Is Investing In AI for Clinical Data Abstraction appeared first on MedCity News.
Craig Joseph, M.D., Nordic Consulting’s CMO, shares his perspectives on this moment in EHR development
Rosarium Health’s seed round was led by Kalos Ventures, with support from ResilienceVC, Rock Health Capital, Symphonic Capital, American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact, Black Tech Nations Ventures and The Council. The post Startup Enabling Aging at Home Raises $6M, Gains New MA and Medicaid Partnerships appeared first on MedCity News.
Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names. Trump Team’s Rhetoric Doesn’t Match Actions The recent KFF Health News article “Beyond Ivy League, RFK Jr.’s NIH Slashed Science Funding Across States That Backed Trump” (April 17) struck a nerve….
By DAVID INTROCASO After having worked in DC for sixteen years, in 2013 I created The Healthcare Policy Podcast. The title was in part intended to be sarcastic because healthcare policymaking in DC is very narrowly drawn. Consequently, healthcare delivery is excessively commodified, reductionistic and financialized or in sum anachronistic and ironically lacking purchase. If the…