An Albanian man’s pain grew so unbearable, he said, he pulled out his own tooth as he languished for months in a New Mexico immigration detention center. A Honduran mother of two said she was hospitalized for a heart problem after she was denied blood pressure medications while held in Florida. A Venezuelan man said…
After Susannah Reed-McCullough’s husband died in 2018, she and their young daughters continued to receive health insurance through his job as a firefighter in Maryland. Then, in 2024, she got an unexpected medical bill: $377 for a checkup for one of her children the previous fall. Reed-McCullough said she called the doctor’s billing department and…
MARQUETTE, Mich. — Providing abortions was the last thing Shawn Brown thought she’d be doing when she opened an urgent care clinic in this remote town in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. But she also wasn’t expecting the Planned Parenthood in Marquette to shut down last spring. Roughly 1,100 patients relied on that clinic each year for…
ATLANTA — Deegant Adhvaryu completed his parents’ applications for Medicaid and food benefits in June. Then the waiting and frustration began. In July, his parents, Haresh and Nina Adhvaryu, received a letter saying their applications would be delayed, he said. In August, the Adhvaryus started calling a Georgia helpline, he said, but couldn’t leave a…
At HLTH 2024, I had dozens of conversations with providers, investors and digital health startup executives. Here are seven refreshingly honest takes I heard from them. The post 7 Hot Takes I Heard at HLTH appeared first on MedCity News.
Philips is showcasing its partnerships and new products at RSNA 2024, including an expanded collaboration with AWS and a CT scanner that the company said uses up to 80% less radiation than traditional systems. The post 3 Innovations Philips Is Showcasing at RSNA 2024 appeared first on MedCity News.
Economist Vivian Ho has been researching the U.S. health care system for four decades. These days, she’s focused on what she thinks are the biggest burdens on the average American: runaway hospital prices and rising health insurance premiums. She has developed a strategy for addressing high insurance premiums — one that’s based on giving patients…
Eliel Oliveira recently spoke with Healthcare Innovation about the state of interoperability in Texas and nationwide
I will be presenting two panels at ISPOR Europe 2024 in Barcelona next week! This year’s conference theme centers on the importance of scientific evidence in understanding and improving the health and well-being of people across the globe. Panel 1: Broader Value Elements: Methods to Quantify Each and Their Relevance for European Markets Monday, Nov…
Spero Therapeutics enters immunology with an antibody licensed from Innovent Biologics. The lead indication is a rare autoimmune condition where Spero aims to offer advantages over the Amgen drug that is currently the only approved treatment. The post After Antibiotic Approval, Spero Pivots to Immunology Aiming to Rival an Amgen Asset appeared first on MedCity…