UnitedHealth Group Leaders See Cost Pressures Enduring
The insurance giant and Optum parent is forecasting a 2025 medical care ratio roughly a point above last year’s 85.5 percent.
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En Colorado, comienzan a usar hongos psicódelicos para experimentación terapéutica
BOULDER, Colorado — Los organismos reguladores de Colorado están emitiendo licencias que permiten suministrar hongos psicodélicos con fines terapéuticos. A fines de la primavera o principios del verano es posible que ya estén autorizados los primeros “centros de sanación” estatales, donde se podrán consumir los hongos bajo supervisión. Esto ocurre casi dos años después de…
UnitedHealthcare Replaces CFO Amid Financial Turmoil
Two days after announcing it was dropping MA plans, the insurer announced a new CFO
If We Want a More Innovative Healthcare System, Look to Medicaid as a Model
Medicaid is probably the most innovative program in healthcare today. Its flexibility, adaptability, and focus on whole-person care have made it a leader in addressing the complex needs of vulnerable populations, and it offers useful examples of how to embrace true risk-based, value-based reimbursement. The post If We Want a More Innovative Healthcare System, Look…
AI: A Good Tool to Combat Bad Actors in Healthcare
AI can be a highly effective tool for plans aiming to reduce fraud, waste and abuse, but only if it is combined with investigative intelligence. The post AI: A Good Tool to Combat Bad Actors in Healthcare appeared first on MedCity News.
Should Drug Companies Be Advertising to Consumers?
Tamar Abrams had a lousy couple of years in 2022 and ’23. Both her parents died; a relationship ended; she retired from communications consulting. She moved from Arlington, Virginia, to Warren, Rhode Island, where she knew all of two people. “I was kind of a mess,” recalled Abrams, 69. Trying to cope, “I was eating…
Recent Trends in Commercial Health Insurance Market Concentration
Commercial health insurance markets remain highly concentrated across coverage types. However, the individual market, which consists mostly of the ACA Marketplaces, has attracted more insurers and witnessed greater insurer competition across a variety of measures since the implementation of the enhanced premium tax credits in 2021, according to a new Healthy System Tracker analysis.
Novo Nordisk Adds Obesity and Diabetes to AI Drug Research Pact With Flagship’s Valo Health
Novo Nordisk and Valo Health have collaborated on the development of cardiovascular disease drugs since 2023. Expanding the alliance to cardiometabolic diseases nearly doubles the number of programs covered under the agreement. The post Novo Nordisk Adds Obesity and Diabetes to AI Drug Research Pact With Flagship’s Valo Health appeared first on MedCity News.
Persistence Pays Off for Praxis as Essential Tremor Drug Succeeds in Two Pivotal Studies
Praxis Precision Medicines’ essential tremor drug ulixacaltamide met the goals of two Phase 3 clinical trials, paving the way for discussions with the FDA about a new drug application. The once-daily pill could become the first approved treatment for this movement disorder affecting an estimated 7 million Americans. The post Persistence Pays Off for Praxis…
State and Federal Reproductive Rights and Abortion Litigation Tracker
This State and Federal Reproductive Rights Litigation tracker aggregates information about ongoing litigation regarding abortion bans and restrictions, FDA approval of Mifepristone (an abortion pill) and other federal regulations.