Following NIH Grant, Pip Care Raises $5M in Venture Funding
Company supports patients throughout the surgical journey by coupling a smart phone app with a real-life health coach
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What the Health? From KFF Health News: A Headless CDC
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book “Health Care Politics and Policy A…
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Where to Find Highly Rated Therapists for Body Image Struggles
[Sponsored] Body image struggles can quietly shape how you move through the world. The post Where to Find Highly Rated Therapists for Body Image Struggles appeared first on MedCity News.
Imagine Advanced Digital Surgery, Anywhere, for Everyone
While it might take another decade for widespread advanced digital surgery, the foundations are being laid today. The post Imagine Advanced Digital Surgery, Anywhere, for Everyone appeared first on MedCity News.
Wary of RFK Jr., Colorado Started Revamping Its Vaccine Policies in the Spring
As Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s dismantling of federal vaccine policy continues to roil the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, some Democratic-led states have struck out on their own, setting up new systems to help them assess the science and maintain immunization access for their residents. Four western states —…
Most Medicare Beneficiaries Affected by Plan Terminations in 2025 Have Robust Medicare Advantage Options in 2026
Virtually all (98.9%) of the 2.6 million Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan that terminated coverage at the end of 2025 have at least one MA-PD available in 2026, including more than two-thirds (68.7%) who have the option of enrolling in a plan sponsored by the same insurer.
How Do Enrollees with Private Health Insurance Use Remote Monitoring Technologies?
This Healthy System Tracker analysis, authored by KFF and the Peterson Center on Healthcare, examines remote monitoring technologies, identifying the types of patients and health conditions they serve and what is spent on these services.
After Chiding Democrats on Transgender Politics, Newsom Vetoes a Key Health Measure
California Gov. Gavin Newsom this week signed a suite of privacy protection bills for transgender patients amid continuing threats by the Trump administration. But there was one glaring omission that LGBTQ+ advocates and political strategists say is part of an increasingly complex dance the Democrat faces as he curates a more centrist profile for a…