In this JAMA Viewpoints column, KFF’s Drew Altman, Ashley Kirzinger and Mollyann Brodie explore the power of health care affordability as an economic issue, how it has played out in recent election cycles, and the implications for the 2026 midterm elections.
The Uno Savings Guide is a free resource that helps people check their eligibility for financial benefit programs, like Medicaid, Medicare Savings Programs and SNAP. The post Uno Health Unveils Tool to Help Americans Check Eligibility for Financial Benefits appeared first on MedCity News.
Fans of the Philadelphia Eagles are celebrating their team’s Super Bowl victory with a parade today. They beat the Kansas City Chiefs, which is great for the City of Brotherly Love and obviously a bummer to us here in Missouri. But there’s actually some ambivalence about the parade’s absence in Kansas City. The celebration of…
Medicaid and SNAP cuts could lead to 1 million jobs lost in just 2026, according to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund and the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. The post Report: How Medicaid/SNAP Cuts Could Affect the Economy appeared first on MedCity News.
As Congress considers ways to help pay for extending tax cuts, some lawmakers have suggested that hundreds of billions of dollars in federal savings could be achieved by addressing fraud, waste and abuse in the Medicaid program. They often cite data about improper payments in Medicaid, which accounted for 5.1 percent of total Medicaid outlays…More
Sanford Health has expanded its virtual care strategy to improve access for rural patients while also supporting better physician training and retention. By combining tech with a new virtual care center, the health system is seeking to deliver more consistent care and address workforce shortages across the Midwest. The post Why Sanford Health Is All-In…
Finding missing health insurance is critical to keeping revenue cycles on track. Insurance eligibility verification is an important process providers use to confirm active coverage, including additional coverage a patient may have forgotten. According to Experian Health’s State of Claims 2024 survey, almost a fifth of providers say missing coverage is a top reason for…
Healthcare AI is developing at a rapid rate, and the industry’s attitude on how to best regulate and deploy this technology is evolving every day, according to leaders attending this year’s ViVE conference. The post ‘The Hardest Thing Is Separating the Wheat from the Chaff’: 5 Leaders on the State of Healthcare AI appeared first…
Glycomine’s lead program is an experimental treatment for PMM2-CDG, an ultra-rare enzyme deficiency often misdiagnosed as cerebral palsy. With encouraging results from an open-label Phase 2 study, the biotech startup is now preparing for a placebo-controlled test that could potentially support a regulatory submission. The post Startup Glycomine Lands $115M for Clinical Trial in Ultra-Rare…
On May 30, 2025, the administration released additional details of its Fiscal Year 2026 budget request, including more specific information on funding for global health activities at the State Department, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The proposed budget includes significant…More