ATLANTA — Deegant Adhvaryu completed his parents’ applications for Medicaid and food benefits in June. Then the waiting and frustration began. In July, his parents, Haresh and Nina Adhvaryu, received a letter saying their applications would be delayed, he said. In August, the Adhvaryus started calling a Georgia helpline, he said, but couldn’t leave a…
Rural hospitals are facing growing cybersecurity threats and digital demands but often lack the resources to respond — a gap Microsoft is working to close through discounted tools, free training and an AI innovation lab. The tech giant’s rural health initiative has reached more than 700 hospitals so far. The post How Microsoft Is Sparking…
CLARKSBURG, Calif. — On a sunny August morning in this agricultural town, before temperatures soared to 103 degrees, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra stood outside the small public library. He came to talk about the Biden administration’s efforts to protect farmworkers from extreme heat and wildfire smoke, two emerging public health issues…
The Supreme Court’s ruling in Medina v. Planned Parenthood of the South Atlantic means that Medicaid enrollees in South Carolina, and in other states that exclude Planned Parenthood going forward, will not be able to use their Medicaid coverage to obtain any preventive services, such as contraceptive care, STI treatment and cancer screenings, at Planned…
Las máximas autoridades en estadísticas del cáncer de Estados Unidos pronto deberán clasificar el sexo de los pacientes estrictamente como hombre, mujer o desconocido, un cambio que, según científicos y defensores de pacientes, afectará negativamente la salud de la población transgénero, una de las más marginadas del país. Médicos y activistas por los derechos de…
As health and human services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wields one of the louder megaphones the federal government has. Yet he insists he doesn’t want to impose his opinions on Americans. “I don’t think people should be taking medical advice from me,” Kennedy told a Democratic congressman in May. Kennedy once expressed different views…
That is the title of my article out today in The Evidence Base. Here is an excerpt: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) are now setting drug prices under the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation program. Unlike other health technology assessment (HTA) bodies worldwide, however, CMS will not consider quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) when setting drug…
A couple of months back I hosted a conversation about my favorite topics, primary care and how telehealth and AI are changing it. The panel was Timm Schneider — Co-Founder & COO, Third Way Health, Jamie Reddick — COO, Graybill Medical Group & Erin Parks, Ph.D. — Co-Founder, Equip. The panel was at a tech…
The way ahead for HEOR in biopharma should be built on increasing C-suite visibility and understanding of the value contribution that HEOR makes and demonstrating that a failure to invest in HEOR puts companies at a competitive disadvantage, especially in the face of rising regulatory and payer expectations for evidence. The post Health Economics and…
On the campaign trail, Donald Trump tried mightily to reassure abortion rights supporters, vowing he would not sign into law a nationwide abortion ban even if Congress sent him one. But once he returns to the White House in January, Trump can make abortions difficult — or illegal —across the United States without Congress taking…