The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social 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…
By MATTHEW HOLT & CLAUDE You’ll recall that a few weeks back I gave Claude some prompts and my entire corpus of work on THCB and asked it to write a piece. It was about 70% my ideas and 50% my writing tone. I’m back trying it again. This time I gave it a lot…
By MARC-DAVID MUNK In our palliative medicine clinic in the working suburbs of Boston, my colleagues and I tend to some of the sickest patients in the city. Through the window, I can see the afflicted pull up to our squat building in family sedans, wheelchair vans, and subsidized municipal ride cars. Few drive themselves:…
EVERSANA is merging with Waltz Health under the EVERSANA name. Mark Thierer, co-founder and CEO of Waltz Health, will serve as the CEO of the combined company. The post EVERSANA, Waltz Health Merge to Create $6B Prescription Drug Company appeared first on MedCity News.
Carolyn Dickens, 76, was sitting at her dining room table, struggling to catch her breath as her physician looked on with concern. “What’s going on with your breathing?” asked Peter Gliatto, director of Mount Sinai’s Visiting Doctors Program. “I don’t know,” she answered, so softly it was hard to hear. “Going from here to the…
By MIKE MAGEE Whether you’re talking health, environment, technology or politics, the common denominator these days appears to be information. And the injection of AI, not surprisingly, has managed to reinforce our worst fears about information overload and misinformation. As the “godfather of AI”, Geoffrey Hinton, confessed as he left Google after a decade of…
Patient observation is often misunderstood as simply “watching” a patient, yet its impact extends across patient safety, workforce stability, and clinical flow. In today’s care environments, observation requires trained awareness, consistent documentation, and recognition of subtle changes before escalation occurs. Myth vs. Fact explores common assumptions about patient observation programs and examines how structured approaches translate into real-world safety, workforce…
When people call large insurance brokerages seeking free assistance in choosing Medicare Advantage plans, they’re often offered assurances such as this one from eHealth: “Your benefit advisors will find plans that match your needs — no matter the carrier.” About a third of enrollees do seek help in making complex decisions about whether to enroll…
[Sponsored] Provider data issues start at enrollment and continue throughout the provider lifecycle, impacting everything from credentialing to the provider directory. ProviderTrust’s new guide explores this topic. The post Healthcare’s Provider Data Challenges appeared first on MedCity News.
VO2 Max Test Table of Contents What It Is, How It Works, Benefits, and Cost in India We’ve all seen people who seem to have endless stamina, effortlessly running distances while barely working up a sweat. On the other hand, some of us feel winded after a short climb. The difference often lies in VO2…