As healthcare embraces value-based care, data-driven, targeted patient outreach helps close gaps in care that impact performance. The post Boosting Patient/Member Engagement For Value-based Performance: Why Leaning Into Technology Matters More Than Ever appeared first on MedCity News.
Novo Nordisk’s amycretin is a single molecule designed to bind to two targets to spark weight loss — a different approach than some of the pharma giant’s other efforts to develop next-generation obesity drugs. Analysts say the lack of details safety and tolerability details make it difficult to fully assess the preliminary Phase 1b/2a results….
As our industry continues its path toward value-based care, evolving payer models, and increasingly stringent regulations, revenue cycle processes will become even more complex. Providers can prepare by following these steps. The post Unlocking Hidden Revenue: Transforming RCM Challenges into Financial Wins appeared first on MedCity News.
From an interesting review paper in the Journal of Economic Perspectives by Craig Garthwaite: Although research and development investments clearly respond to market opportunities, the exact benefits created by these incremental investments remain unclear. This is largely because the exact marginal products developed in response to these incentives are elusive to identify. Certainly, the amount…
As Medicare Advantage denial rates climb, health systems are dropping plans and steering patients back to traditional Medicare. Pearl Health CEO Michael Kopko thinks the original Medicare Advantage bargain has broken down — and that the model may never have been as efficient as policymakers assumed. The post As MA Denial Rates Rise, Hospitals Are…
Now is the time to build a system where every pregnant person, regardless of zip code, ethnicity, or insurance status, can access the level of care their pregnancy demands. The post The U.S. Keeps Failing the March of Dimes Report Card. Here’s One Gap We Can Close Right Now appeared first on MedCity News.
Efficient payment processing plays a central role in the success of healthcare practices, shaping everything from staff productivity and cash flow to patient satisfaction. The post Is Your Practice’s Payment System Holding You Back? Ask These 3 Key Questions appeared first on MedCity News.
Following several years of rapid enrollment growth in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplaces that corresponded with temporary enhanced premium tax credits, enrollment fell for the first time in seven years in 2026, when those tax credits expired. Every state except for New Mexico saw a drop in ACA Marketplace enrollment from 2025 to 2026….
From Hwang, Jakob and Squires (2025) in AER: Insights: Cousin marriage rates are high in many countries today. While previous studies have documented increased risks of infant and child mortality, we provide the first estimate of the effect of such marriages on life expectancy throughout adulthood. By studying couples married over a century ago, we…
More than two in five (42%) or 57.4 million adults under 65 with private insurance could be eligible under clinical criteria for GLP-1 drugs used to treat people with type 2 diabetes, obesity, or excess weight and weight-related health issues, according to a new KFF analysis. Though only about 3% of adults with employer coverage…More