By DAVID SHAYWITZ Consumer health and wellness is experiencing a flurry of activity. The lab testing company Function (motto: “It’s time to own your health”) acquired Ezra, a whole body MRI company promising “the world’s most advanced longevity scan.” Oura, maker of the popular smart ring, recently added an integration for continuous glucose measurement as…
[Sponsored] In an interview, Abarca President and COO Adriana Ramirez shared why the future of healthcare must prioritize the human experience, powered by technology. The post Pharmacy as the Front Line of the Consumer Experience Revolution appeared first on MedCity News.
About 31,000 Kaiser Permanente workers ended a four-week strike after reaching a tentative agreement that includes measures to address chronic understaffing and wage increases. The full contract has not yet been ratified. The post After 4-Week Strike, Kaiser Permanente Workers Score Tentative Win on Staffing & Pay appeared first on MedCity News.
Allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices on behalf of older Americans remains broadly popular across partisans, though many voters are unaware of the new law and the billions of dollars it is expected to save in 2026, a new KFF Health Tracking Poll finds. A large majority (85%) of voters say they support allowing the…More
An NYU Stern report links private equity in healthcare to worse outcomes and higher bankruptcy risk, calling for reforms and stronger oversight. The post NYU Stern Report Urges Regulation of Private Equity in Healthcare appeared first on MedCity News.
Recreational beaches at National Park Service sites are coping with a shortage of lifeguards caused by Trump administration staffing freezes and cuts, lawmakers and advocacy groups told KFF Health News. Some of the parks are reducing the hours when lifeguards are available, rushing to recruit hires, or opening beaches without any lifeguards at all. Fewer…
The Biden administration finalized several major Medicaid regulations with the intent of improving access to Medicaid services. Collectively, the rules span hundreds of pages of text, are extremely complex, and were set to be implemented over several years, with measurable increases in federal Medicaid spending. Overturning the rules would reduce regulation of managed care companies,…
HHS and the AHA caution the healthcare field of Russian ransomware group Everest, which utilizes compromised user accounts and remote access tools to gain access to systems
This week at HLTH, FDA Commissioner Robert Califf discussed the current state of healthcare AI. He talked about some of the qualms he has, such as his worry that AI is worsening health inequities and his concern that providers aren’t capable of validating AI tools’ effectiveness. The post 4 Things That Worry FDA Commissioner Robert…
Fawad Butt, CEO of Penguin Ai, talks about ‘agent wars’ developing between payers and providers