A new WTW survey reveals that over half of employers exceeded their healthcare budgets in 2024 and expect rising costs to continue, prompting a shift toward cost-containment strategies, vendor accountability, AI adoption and alternative plan designs. The post WTW: Half of Employers Exceeded Their Healthcare Budgets in 2024 appeared first on MedCity News.
An NBER working paper by Barwick, Xia and Xia (2026) provides the answer: In 2010, China accounted for less than 8% of global clinical trials; by 2020, it had surpassed the US in annual registered clinical trial volume…We provide strong evidence that China’s rise was primarily driven by the National Reimbursement Drug List (NRDL) reform,…
That is the question that a paper by Wong et al. (2024) aims to answer. FDA use the accelerated approval (AA) pathway to expedite the availability of drugs for serious or life-threatening conditions when a drug demonstrates an effect on a surrogate endpoint that is reasonably likely to predict clinical benefit, or on a clinical…
The Trump administration’s broadsides against scientific research have caused unprecedented upheaval at the National Cancer Institute, the storied federal government research hub that has spearheaded advances against the disease for decades. NCI, which has long benefited from enthusiastic bipartisan support, now faces an exodus of clinicians, scientists, and other staffers — some fired, others leaving…
Getting the correct food allergy diagnosis leads to increased diet diversity and potentially improved nutrition when suspected allergies are ruled out, making it critical to take the right diagnostic approach from the beginning. The post Transforming Allergy Care: The Power of Advanced Diagnostics in Improving Patient Outcomes appeared first on MedCity News.
What were the most popular posts on Healthcare Economist this year? Here are the top 10 in descending order: Valuing the Societal Impact of Medicines and Other Health Technologies: A User Guide to Current Best PracticesThe world is relying on the United States to get value-based drug pricing rightWhy is the market design for innovative…
Every state, along with Washington, D.C., requires children to obtain certain vaccinations before they can attend school or childcare. These mandates date back decades, and many public health experts consider them a foundational defense against infectious disease. Since the summer of 2025, Florida leaders have aimed to make the state the first to drop some…
This issue brief reviews the major sex education models and funding streams that are most commonly used, highlights state policies on sex education, and summarizes what is known about the impact of these programs and policies on teen sexual behavior and health outcomes.
Surprise tends to magnify human emotion. If the surprise is positive, a person’s reaction to it will be intensely positive. If it’s negative, it will be extremely negative. Such is the case with unexpected medical bills, and that’s one reason why the No Surprises Act was passed in 2021. It aims to protect consumers from…
This brief reviews current federal and state policies on Medicaid and insurance coverage of abortion services in the U.S. and presents national and state estimates on the availability of abortion coverage for people enrolled in private plans, Marketplace plans, and Medicaid.