The FDA will remove black box warnings on hormone replacement therapies after evidence showed the risks were overstated. The post FDA Will Remove Warnings for HRT Products Used for Menopause appeared first on MedCity News.
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A long list of Lynda Hollander’s paternal relatives had heart disease, and several had undergone major surgeries. So when she hit her mid-50s and saw her cholesterol levels creeping up after menopause, she said, “I didn’t want to take a chance.” A cardiologist told Hollander that based on factors like age, sex, cholesterol, and blood…
Crothall’s Keenan Cortez has a unique, three-fold impact on the people of Joplin, Missouri. He is the patient experience manager at Freeman Health System, the city’s mayor, and an associate pastor at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church. In these roles, Keenan brings unique opportunities for Crothall to connect more closely with patients while also helping…
The shift to a VBC model represents more than an evolution in healthcare delivery – it demands a fundamental redesign of our healthcare system and the economic models to support it. The post Unlocking Success in Value-Based Care: Why Focusing on Specialized Populations is Key appeared first on MedCity News.
A review of the 2025 Medicare Advantage plans available for individual enrollment shows that the total number of plans declined by 7% (from 3,959 to 3,699). The average Medicare beneficiary will have the option of 34 Medicare Advantage prescription drug (MA-PD) plans in 2025, just 2 fewer than the 36 options available in 2024. Since…
In early April, President Donald Trump gathered dozens of hard-hat-clad coal miners around him in the White House East Room. He joked about arm-wrestling them and announced he was signing executive orders to boost coal production, “bringing back an industry that was abandoned,” and to “put the miners back to work.” Trump said he calls…
[Sponsored] The top-rated U.S. organizations with the best physical therapy for stroke recovery are known for structured brain injury rehabilitation programs, multidisciplinary teams and measurable outcomes. The post Top-Rated Physical Therapy Clinics Specializing in Stroke Recovery appeared first on MedCity News.
Jessica Walradt, vice president of value-based care contracting and performance, describes communicating with C-suite leaders who rarely think about VBC payment models