Medicare Advantage 2026 Spotlight: A First Look at Plan Premiums and Benefits
This brief provides an overview of premiums and benefits in Medicare Advantage plans that are available for 2026 and key trends over time.
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RFK Jr. Seeks To Peek at Americans’ Medical Records for Clues on Autism and Vaccines
U.S. health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pursuing federal government access to most Americans’ medical records, in a quest to research a link between vaccines and autism — a connection the medical establishment studied for decades and flatly rejects. The Department of Health and Human Services is seeking data from little-known state systems that…
PCR Comes to the Home With FDA Authorization of Visby’s OTC Sexual Health Test
The FDA granted marketing authorization to a Visby Medical at-home PCR test for three common sexually transmitted infections. The Visby test yields results in about 30 minutes. The post PCR Comes to the Home With FDA Authorization of Visby’s OTC Sexual Health Test appeared first on MedCity News.
Report: Telehealth Uptake Is Lagging in Rural Areas
An Elevance Health Public Policy Institute study found rural patients used telehealth less than non-rural patients across all chronic conditions and insurance types. The post Report: Telehealth Uptake Is Lagging in Rural Areas appeared first on MedCity News.
Four Reasons ECMO Programs Stall
ECMO is specialized enough that the learning curve carries real clinical and financial consequences, and there is no shortcut to the institutional knowledge that takes years to accumulate. The post Four Reasons ECMO Programs Stall appeared first on MedCity News.
Post creation Testing
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What Health Systems Miss When Building National Service Lines
Clinical integration is not achieved through governance structures alone. It depends on whether the organization has developed the operational capabilities required to execute consistently across markets that historically functioned independently. The post What Health Systems Miss When Building National Service Lines appeared first on MedCity News.
Questions for the America First Global Health Strategy
Authored by KFF’s Jen Kates and Boston University’s Debbie Stenoien and Allyala Nandakumar as well as independent consultant Michael Ruffner, this post for ThinkGlobalHealth identifies and examines several key issues and questions that lie ahead for the America First Global Health Strategy — the first roadmap for what comes next for the President’s Emergency Plan…
Estos son los aumentos de precios que también deberían preocuparte
Preocupados por la inflación, los estadounidenses han estado atentos a precios de productos cotidianos como los huevos y la gasolina. Pero un gasto menos conocido debería causar más alarma: el aumento de las primas de los seguros médicos. Llevan años subiendo, y ahora lo están haciendo a un ritmo sin precedentes. Hay que considerar que,…
Brightside Health CMO: AI Shows Promise in Supporting Mental Health Providers
Mimi Winsberg, M.D., discusses study indicating that LLMs can help clinicians triage patients with suicidal ideation