COLUSA, Calif. — Early on, Jean Franklin got some career advice she followed religiously: “Pay yourself first.” So she did, socking away hundreds of thousands of dollars in retirement savings by the time she became a stay-at-home mom at age 41. She and her husband, Charles, a former high school teacher who goes by Chaz,…
By GEORGE BEAUREGARD From 2018 to 2022, I served as a physician executive in a large health system on Long Island. During that period, I became acquainted with the Provost and Executive VP of the New York Institute of Technology. One of the university’s divisions is the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYCOM), one…
VaxImpactMap is an interesting online tool that quantifies the health and economic costs of declining childhood vaccination. The tool was developed by Mahmud Sheku, Connor Van Meter, Robert Bednarczyk, and Ben Lopman at Emory University Rollins School of Public Health. The tool focuses on changes these outcomes for three vaccine preventable diseases: Rotavirus, Pertussis (Whooping…
The home health and hospice provider looked into a sale a few years ago but its directors chose in 2024 to remain independent.
About 31,000 Kaiser Permanente workers ended a four-week strike after reaching a tentative agreement that includes measures to address chronic understaffing and wage increases. The full contract has not yet been ratified. The post After 4-Week Strike, Kaiser Permanente Workers Score Tentative Win on Staffing & Pay appeared first on MedCity News.
Some healthcare experts supported Trump’s comments on lowering prescription drug costs, while others criticized his remarks on health coverage. The post How Healthcare Leaders Responded to Trump’s State of the Union appeared first on MedCity News.
Vivtex’s technology uses AI and high throughput screening to identify the combinations of drug ingredients that can deliver peptides through gastrointestinal tissue. Besides Novo Nordisk, the MIT spinout’s partners include Astellas Pharma, Equillium, and Orbis Medicines. The post Novo Nordisk Commits Up to $2B to Drug Delivery Startup Vivtex for R&D of Oral Metabolic Meds…
[Sponsored] Remote work reshapes how companies recruit, retain and support talent, and benefits have to keep up. The post Top-Rated Health Insurance Plans for Companies With Remote Employees appeared first on MedCity News.
Compass Healthcare has been named one of Training Magazine’s MVP Award winners, a recognition that honors leading organizations for excellence in employer-sponsored training and development programs. “We are honored to be recognized again this year,” said Jennifer Klach, Director of Learning and Development with Compass Healthcare. “At the heart of our organization is a deep commitment to our people – it’s one of our core values. We invest…
As AI-enabled coding increasingly adjudicates and reimburses claims on the first pass, often at higher levels, payers face a growing challenge: traditional cost-containment mechanisms are unable to keep pace. The post AI-Driven Coding is Driving Costs Up. How Can Payers Adapt? appeared first on MedCity News.