Nearly 200 healthcare and patient advocacy organizations endorsed the bipartisan Clinical Trial Modernization Act, which seeks to reduce financial barriers and expand access to clinical trials for underrepresented patients. The post Nearly 200 Organizations Back Bill to Expand Access to Clinical Trials appeared first on MedCity News.
Maria Tabarez, Director of Facilities, Exodus Recovery Safe Landing Maria Tabarez has an unusual job: maintaining, cleaning, and disinfecting a 172-bed homeless shelter. The challenges of keeping the five-building facility clean and disinfected 24/7 present challenges unlike most other Crothall facilities. Some residents who come to Exodus Recovery Safe Landing in Los Angeles have more…
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book “Health Care Politics and Policy A to…
The Survey of 1988 NFL players, conducted by KFF in partnership with ESPN, looks at the overall health and well-being of former professional football players who played in the 1988 NFL season. While many are grappling with the immense toll the sport has taken on their physical and neurological health, most say they would do…
Walgreens launched a virtual weight management program offering clinician support and GLP-1 prescriptions for self-pay patients. The post Walgreens Introduces Virtual Weight Management Offering appeared first on MedCity News.
By embracing available data, cutting-edge technology, and an intelligent marketplace, payers can design solutions that optimize costs across the entire healthcare ecosystem. The post Payers Possess the Tools to Tackle Rising Healthcare Costs appeared first on MedCity News.
Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names. How To Excise Politics From Health Care More than a decade after the Affordable Care Act took effect, we’re still trapped in a confusing and costly health care maze (“Readers Take…
Tamir Gottfried, the Chief Commercial and Strategy Officer at TytoCare came on THCB to show us how their remote device works to deliver the last few inches of telehealth. Most telehealth is just a video call but with Tyto’s device, the patient can asynchronously (and/or synchronously) take their vital signs including videos and pictures of…
Tim Elliott says the CMMI model will help health systems shine a light on unwarranted variations in care
By KIM BELLARD The article I can’t get out of my head is one by Greg Ip in The Wall Street Journal: Crises at Boeing and Intel Area National Emergency. I’m old enough that I remember when the Boeing 707 took airline passenger travel from the prop age to the jet age. I’m old enough…