Charity Tarn, an investor with Arboretum Ventures, will be one of the investor judges for the Pitch Perfect contest at INVEST in Chicago May 20-21. Register today! The post Arboretum Ventures Investor Says Startups Are Adapting to Tough Healthcare Fundraising Environment appeared first on MedCity News.
When President Donald Trump unveiled his one-page outline to address health care spending, dubbed “The Great Healthcare Plan,” he specifically mentioned the Affordable Care Act’s role in driving up costs. “I call it the unaffordable care act,” he said. He reprised the line in his 2026 State of the Union address, blaming “the crushing cost…
Montana plans to be one of the first states to enforce President Donald Trump’s work mandate for Medicaid enrollees, adding another challenge for state health officials trying to plug a massive budget hole. Clinicians and patient advocates say the incoming changes will deliver a twofold blow: They expect the work requirements to kick more patients…
AstraZeneca is getting rights to a Sino Biopharmaceutical drug that offers a dual mechanism to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD. It’s the same approach as an FDA-approved drug that Merck acquired last year in a multi-billion dollar deal. The post AstraZeneca Turns to China for Molecule That Might Top New Merck COPD Drug…
Every month a legitimate workflow improvement sits in queue, the organization pays for the problem twice: once in the inefficiency the change was supposed to fix, and again in the workaround everyone built to get through the week. The backlog doesn’t show up as a line item. It shows up everywhere else. The post The…
The answer seems to be the latter. The Times (UK) reports. Eli Lilly, the US-based manufacturer of Mounjaro, said it was hiking the UK list price for the medication from September 1 to bring it in line with other nations…Eli Lilly is increasing the amount it charges pharmacies. The rate for a middle-sized 5mg dose…
By reimagining the payment experience through transparency, flexibility, and technology, providers can drive better outcomes for both their bottom line and the patients they serve. The post Improving Patient Payment Collections: Strategies for Success appeared first on MedCity News.
WASHINGTON, DC — Cada noche, Abdullah Ibrahim se retira de las calles hacia un área boscosa junto al río Potomac. Cuando cae la noche y bajan las temperaturas, arma una tienda de campaña y enciende una fogata bajo un grupo de pinos, abetos y cedros. Evita a las autoridades rotando el uso de tres tiendas…
A study by Fermaglich and Miller (2023) evaluated trends in orphan drug designations and approvals after the Orphan Drug Act of 1983 was passed in the US. The authors use FDA data to evaluate between 1983 and 2022 and find that: Over the 40 years of the ODA, 6,340 orphan drug designations were granted, representing…
As Senate hearings begin for President Trump’s health nominees, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the latest KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust shows a decline in public trust for government health agencies like the CDC, FDA, and local public health officials. The poll reveals growing skepticism about vaccines and school vaccine requirements, especially…