A quick conversation about coverage, availability and pricing can help patients make informed decisions. The post The Future of Pharmacy Access: The Impact of Putting Rx Information in Patients’ Hands appeared first on MedCity News.
Desde 2022, entre tantos otros mamíferos, ha habido más de 80 casos confirmados de gatos domésticos con gripe aviar: generalmente gatos de granero que vivían en granjas lecheras, gatos salvajes y mascotas que pasan tiempo al aire libre y probablemente la contrajeron al cazar roedores o aves silvestres enfermas. Ahora, un pequeño pero creciente número…
Finding missing health insurance is critical to keeping revenue cycles on track. Insurance eligibility verification is an important process providers use to confirm active coverage, including additional coverage a patient may have forgotten. According to Experian Health’s State of Claims 2024 survey, almost a fifth of providers say missing coverage is a top reason for…
Based on a recent study in Nature Aging as summarized in the New York Times: Inflammation is a natural immune response that protects the body from injury or infection. Scientists have long believed that long-term, low-grade inflammation — also known as “inflammaging” — is a universal hallmark of getting older. But this new data raises…
More than two years since the official end of the covid pandemic, a growing body of research continues to reveal information about the virus and its ability to cause harm long after initial infections resolve. The findings raise fresh concerns about the Trump administration’s decision to reduce recommendations about who should get covid vaccines and…
https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/Video_Hospital-Flood-Risk_Grid.mp4 LOUISVILLE, Tenn. — When a big storm hits, Peninsula Hospital could be underwater. At this decades-old psychiatric hospital on the edge of the Tennessee River, an intense storm could submerge the building in 11 feet of water, cutting off all roads around the facility, according to a sophisticated computer simulation of flood risk. Aurora,…
By fostering collaboration and seamless data integration into healthcare systems, the industry is laying the groundwork for a future in which “personalized medicine” is so commonplace within clinical practice that we will just start calling it “medicine.” The post Driving Genetic Testing Adoption and Improved Patient Care through Health Data Intelligence appeared first on MedCity…
KFF is tracking the Medicaid provisions in the 2025 federal budget bill, including new Medicaid work and verification requirements and a reduction in the expansion match rate for states that use their own funds to cover undocumented immigrants.
This analysis documents average deductibles for Affordable Care Act Marketplace plans available on Healthcare.gov in 2025 for all metal tiers, including silver plans after cost-sharing reductions are applied, as well as trend data since 2014.
Roche is buying 89bio to get pegozafermin, a drug currently in two Phase 3 studies for the fatty liver disease MASH. Beyond the $2.4 billion payable when the deal closes, another $1.1 billion in contingent value right payments is tied to the achievement of commercial milestones for the projected blockbuster seller. The post Roche’s Metabolic…