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This issue brief provides an overview of the H-1B visa program, analyzes trends in H-1B visa approvals for the health care and social assistance industries using data from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and discusses potential implications of recent policies impacting the H-1B program on the U.S. health care workforce.
The conversation between MedCity News Editor-in-Chief Arundhati Parmar and Samir Batra, managing partner of Health Innovation Pitch, highlighted news from the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, particularly how technology and biopharma companies are shaping AI in healthcare. The post Debunked Episode 23: Companies Vie for Healthcare AI Dominance appeared first on MedCity News.
Confirmed diversion cases do not equal true prevalence – they are directly dependent on investigative proficiency, tooling, and the bandwidth of the teams doing the work. The post The Illusion of Diversion Data: Why Confirmed Diversion Counts Misrepresent True Risk appeared first on MedCity News.
With regulatory scrutiny intensifying and the demand for speed, compliance, and clarity growing, understanding the nuanced differences between AI approaches is essential for payers, providers, and patients alike. The post Choosing the Right Methods for the Right AI to Accelerate Prior Authorizations appeared first on MedCity News.
El gobernador de California, Gavin Newsom, que aspira a presentarse en las elecciones presidenciales, ha enfurecido tanto a demócratas como a republicanos por su posición sobre la atención médica para los inmigrantes en su estado. La situación revela el delicado camino político que tiene por delante. Por segundo año, el demócrata pidió a los legisladores…
This brief explains the limitations of early data in understanding the impact of the expiration of enhanced premiums tax credit on ACA enrollment. It also provides a timeline of when more complete data will become available.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is eyeing a presidential bid, has incensed both Democrats and Republicans over immigrant health care in his home state, underscoring the delicate political path ahead. For a second year, the Democrat has asked state lawmakers to roll back coverage for some immigrants in the face of federal Medicaid spending cuts…
NEW ORLEANS — Sarah Hess started taking her toddler, Josie, to Mickey Markey Playground in 2010 because she thought it would offer a refuge from lead. After a routine doctor visit revealed Josie had lead poisoning, Hess quickly traced the source to the crumbling paint in her family’s century-old home in the Bayou St. John…
FDA’s January 2026 draft guidance on Bayesian methodology in drug and biologics trials signals a clear willingness to see Bayesian methods used for regulatory decisionmaking around clinical trials. The guidance lays out how sponsors (i.e., pharmaceutical manufacturers) should pre-specify priors, success criteria, and simulations so that Bayesian designs remain interpretable, control error rates when needed,…