A new WTW survey reveals that over half of employers exceeded their healthcare budgets in 2024 and expect rising costs to continue, prompting a shift toward cost-containment strategies, vendor accountability, AI adoption and alternative plan designs. The post WTW: Half of Employers Exceeded Their Healthcare Budgets in 2024 appeared first on MedCity News.
The six new drugs awarded FDA Commissioner’s National Priority Vouchers brings to 15 the total number of therapies selected for the new pilot program. Under this program, the FDA says the standard 10- to 12-month review time could be shaved down to “within months.” The post FDA Adds 6 More Meds to Pilot Program for…
That is the title of my guest column at The Evidence Base. An excerpt is below: Multiple indicators suggest that health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) faces unprecedented challenges to its traditional role in pharmaceutical value demonstration. Yet these apparent threats may signal evolution rather than decline – if the field can adapt to serve…
[Sponsored] Measurement-based care (MBC) has shifted from a best practice to a baseline expectation in behavioral health and integrated settings. The post Designing Scalable Measurement-Based Care Systems for Expanding Health Care Organizations appeared first on MedCity News.
[Sponsored] At INVEST Digital Health 2025, David Snow, Executive Director of Pegasus Park, discussed building a life science innovation hub and why life science startups at the North Texas campus are more likely to survive, scale, and exit. The post The Burgeoning Life Science Ecosystem of North Texas, Anchored by Pegasus Park appeared first on…
[Sponsored] MedCity News Editor-in-Chief Arundhati Parmar and Reporter Marissa Plescia interviewed health tech executives at HLTH 2025. The post Heard at HLTH: Healthcare Executives Share Views on AI from Clinical Decision Support to OR Efficiency and Streamlining the Payment Experience appeared first on MedCity News.
In the wooded highlands of northern Arkansas, where small towns have few dentists, water officials who serve more than 20,000 people have for more than a decade openly defied state law by refusing to add fluoride to the drinking water. For its refusal, the Ozark Mountain Regional Public Water Authority has received hundreds of state…
2024 Esta calculadora ilustra las primas (el costo mensual de su seguro) y subsidios para las personas que compran seguro médico por su propia cuenta en el nuevo mercado de seguros de salud (o de intercambio) creado por la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (Affordable Care Act, ACA, en inglés). Con esta…More
Despite increased access to claims management technology, claims denials are still on the rise in 2024. Contributing factors include growing healthcare costs, stricter payer reimbursement policies, and claims processing errors. Providers are seeing an uptick in nonpayment, plus an added burden on administrative staff, disrupted patient care, and hits to the bottom line. Experian Health…
As we confront the sobering statistics and growing impact of colorectal cancer, it’s clear that more education about the various options for testing is needed to increase screening rates across the U.S. The post A Closer Look at FIT Tests – A Primer on the Various Options for Colorectal Cancer Screening appeared first on MedCity News.