Focusing on two gene variants obscures the more complex gene relationships that drive obesity. Here’s what we miss if we only focus on one gene variant at a time. The post Obesity Is Tied to Hundreds of Gene Variants — Why Are We Only Talking About Two? appeared first on MedCity News.
If we want more nurses, we need more nursing students, which means creating the educational infrastructure needed to help them succeed. The post To Solve the Nursing Shortage, Our Leaders in Washington Must Invest in Higher Education appeared first on MedCity News.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana is taking aim at California’s Medicaid program for providing housing assistance, food, and other social services to high-need, low-income patients who tend to rack up big healthcare costs and, he argued, strain taxpayer funds. The Republican blasted California during back-to-back political attacks in May, saying the heavily…
A former Mayo Clinic research director claims she was silenced, demoted and ultimately fired for sounding the alarm on AI safety and patient privacy lapses at the health system. Traci Tamiko Eto is now suing Mayo for retaliation. The post Former Mayo Clinic Leader Sues System Over Alleged AI Cover-Up: 6 Things to Know appeared…
CMS’s new GLP-1 Bridge program expands Medicare access to obesity drugs but raises concerns about cost, supply and implementation challenges. The post Does CMS Know What It Is Doing With Its GLP-1 Obesity Coverage Pilot? appeared first on MedCity News.
AstraZeneca is getting rights to a Sino Biopharmaceutical drug that offers a dual mechanism to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD. It’s the same approach as an FDA-approved drug that Merck acquired last year in a multi-billion dollar deal. The post AstraZeneca Turns to China for Molecule That Might Top New Merck COPD Drug…
The honest question is not whether AI will end the fight. It will not. The honest question is what AI does to a fight that has been structurally imbalanced for 30 years. The post Prior Authorization is a Fight and AI Won’t End It — Stop Pretending Otherwise appeared first on MedCity News.
For many of Medicaid’s highest-need members, the problem isn’t that services don’t exist. It’s that the system can’t consistently reach the people who need those services most. The post Medicaid’s Next Performance Test: Can Plans Reach the Members They’re Accountable For? appeared first on MedCity News.
To truly deliver on the promise of proactive, preventive care for seniors with complex, chronic conditions, we should move away from the current one-year open enrollment cycle and toward a five-year contract period. The post Stop the Revolving Door: Why Five-Year Contracts are the Key to Saving Medicare Advantage appeared first on MedCity News.
Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed the health risks of consuming raw milk and an outbreak of infant botulism linked to recalled formula on CBS News’ CBS Mornings and CBS News 24/7’s The Daily Report on July 7. Gounder also discussed allegations about Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy…