Is Agentic AI Poised to Bring Value to Specialty Practices?
Nextech Senior Vice President of Strategy John Beck talks about the opportunity for ‘agentification’ to solve some of the labor squeeze problems facing specialty practices
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How Medicare Negotiated Drug Prices Compare to Other Countries
This analysis finds that Medicare’s negotiated prices for 10 high-expenditure prescription drugs are lower than what private Medicare drug plans had been paying, but still much higher than the prices available in 11 other wealthy nations.. It is available on the Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker.
Midwest Health Purchasers Collaborative Taps Vida Health for Obesity Specialty Care
Through a new partnership, members of the Midwest Health Purchasers Collaborative can access Vida Health’s obesity care solutions. The post Midwest Health Purchasers Collaborative Taps Vida Health for Obesity Specialty Care appeared first on MedCity News.
Why GI Providers Should Care About That “Health Hack”
Patients want to explore more holistic options and are becoming more educated and interested in their own health. However, this trend of growing trust in unchecked online health advice often introduces more risk to patients than help. The post Why GI Providers Should Care About That “Health Hack” appeared first on MedCity News.
AI-Driven Precision Care is the Fix for Our Health System’s Failures
To give patients the care they deserve and improve healthcare’s return on investment, PCPs can harness intelligent, clinically fluent AI – not to replace or override physicians or give them what tech companies think they need, but to support them in pragmatic ways. The post AI-Driven Precision Care is the Fix for Our Health System’s…
Are you fluent in AI?
Professor Rick Dakan (Ringling College of Art and Design) and Professor Joseph Feller (University College Cork) developed the 4D Framework for AI Fluency. What is it? Delegation: Deciding on what work should be done by humans, what work should be done by AI, and how to distribute tasks between them. Includes understanding your goals, AI capabilities,…
Check out 2025 Marketplace coverage options – find, compare, & save!
Image Before you apply, check out 2025 coverage options in the Marketplace and get an idea if you qualify for savings. Answer a few quick questions to preview plans and prices before enrolling or renewing coverage for 2025 — you don’t even have to log in! Enroll by December 15 for coverage that starts…
Recortes de Trump a Medicaid apuntaban a “adultos sanos”, pero hospitales advierten que niños sufrirán las consecuencias
Los republicanos insisten en que los recortes del presidente Donald Trump a Medicaid buscaban reducir el fraude y poner a trabajar a más adultos beneficiarios del programa. Pero los efectos secundarios pueden incluir menos atención médica para niños enfermos. Algunos hospitales infantiles podrían perder miles de millones de dólares en ingresos una vez que se…
KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Readying for Republican Rule
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner 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 to…
A Prescription for Drug Costs: Inject Transparency and Improve Accessibility
Drug spending continues to grow, but that doesn’t mean that everyone is getting the medicines that they need. A panel at MedCity News’ Bullseye event discussed the evolution of the prescription drug marketplace. The post A Prescription for Drug Costs: Inject Transparency and Improve Accessibility appeared first on MedCity News.