KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed federal policy on vaccine research, vaping, and drug access on Science Friday on May 8. Rovner also discussed the Supreme Court decision on the abortion pill mifepristone on NPR’s Morning Edition on May 5. Click here to hear Rovner on Science Friday. Click here to hear…
Oshi Health’s $60 million Series C funding round was led by Oak HC/FT and included participation from existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Flare Capital Partners, Frist Cressey Ventures, CVS Health Ventures and Takeda Digital Ventures. The post Oshi Health Secures $60M To Scale Virtual Digestive Care appeared first on MedCity News.
The transformation of our healthcare system can start now, with employers adopting value-based care models, communities demanding better access, and policymakers challenging the status quo. The post The Crisis That Unites Us: Healthcare Costs Are Breaking Everyone appeared first on MedCity News.
McMINNVILLE, Tenn. — Each month, Michelle Shaw went to a pain clinic to get the shots that made her back feel worse — so she could get the pills that made her back feel better. Shaw, 56, who has been dependent on opioid painkillers since she injured her back in a fall a decade ago,…
Enhertu is currently approved as a second-line treatment for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer. The new results for the AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo drug in the first-line setting are important because many patients do not live long enough to receive a second-line cancer therapy. The post AstraZeneca & Daiichi Sankyo’s Enhertu Posts Positive Data as First-Line…
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention workers whose jobs have been reinstated after dizzying Trump administration disruptions say they remain stuck in a budgetary, political, and professional limbo. Their work includes major agency priorities such as HIV testing and monitoring, as well as work at the nation’s leading sexually transmitted infections lab. And while employees…
Más personas de las que se esperaba se inscribieron este año en los planes de seguro médico de la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (ACA, por sus siglas en inglés), a pesar de la fuerte reducción de los subsidios para pagar las primas. Pero esos números no son tan simples: aún queda…
CVS Health overtook Walgreens as the most popular drugstore retailer, a new report found. However, there is no saying for sure if CVS will keep this lead. The post Who is Winning the Retail Pharmacy Consumer Battle? appeared first on MedCity News.
Because states have flexibility in designing their programs, state Medicaid spending and enrollment varies across states. This data note provides an overview of total Medicaid spending per enrollee by eligibility group and state.
When applied with a rigorous, subject-matter-expert guided process, AI-currated RWD is an essential resource giving life science organizations new power to monitor the diverse variety of ways drugs are actually utilized post-approval. The post Blinded by Science: The Importance of RWD and Post-market Surveillance appeared first on MedCity News.