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…
The Health Spending Explorer on the Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker helps users examine five decades worth of numbers documenting expenditures by federal and local governments, private insurers, and individuals on 15 categories of health services, including hospitals, physician and clinic care, and prescription drugs.
Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names. Trump Team’s Rhetoric Doesn’t Match Actions The recent KFF Health News article “Beyond Ivy League, RFK Jr.’s NIH Slashed Science Funding Across States That Backed Trump” (April 17) struck a nerve….
We cannot change the fact that some patients must take multiple drugs, but we can certainly change how we manage it with careful coordination and communication among healthcare providers, and personalized medicine practices such as pharmacogenomics. The post Polypharmacy is a Health Killer: Personalized Medication Management is the Answer appeared first on MedCity News.
Project Bread CEO Erin McAleer describes learnings as MassHealth’s Health-Related Social Needs program moves from pilot to broader roll-out
Seven Starling’s $8 million raise was led by Rethink Impact and included participation from Pear VC, Zeal Capital Partners, Magnify Ventures, Ulu Ventures, Expa, Fiore Ventures, the March of Dimes, Rogue Women’s Fund and Graham & Walker. The post Seven Starling Raises $8M to Expand Access to Maternal Mental Health Support appeared first on MedCity…
[Sponsored] Reviewing Brookline’s mental health landscape shows one provider delivers the most complete, accessible and affordable partial hospitalization program — Bournewood Health Systems leads the way. The post 5 Places to Find Affordable Partial Hospitalization Programs in Brookline appeared first on MedCity News.
The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of an Affordable Care Act provision requiring insurance coverage of certain preventive services without cost-sharing. Many healthcare leaders applauded the decision, though some concerns remain. The post How Healthcare Leaders Are Responding to the Supreme Court’s Preventive Care Ruling appeared first on MedCity News.
Even by rural hospital standards, Keokuk County Hospital and Clinics in southeastern Iowa is small. The 14-bed hospital, in Sigourney, doesn’t do surgeries or deliver babies. The small 24-hour emergency room is overseen by two full-time doctors. CEO Matt Ives wants to hire a third doctor, but he said finding physicians for a rural area…
Penguin Ai raised $29.7 million for its AI platform aimed at automating costly administrative tasks like prior authorization and medical coding. CEO Fawad Butt said the startup’s goal is to move beyond point solutions and create an “Epic of the healthcare back office.” The post Penguin Ai Snags $30M to Simplify Prior Auth, Coding and…