Medicaid and Children’s Health: 5 Issues to Watch Amid Recent Federal Changes
Major federal changes to Medicaid and other health-related policies could impact children’s health in the…
Medicaid and Children’s Health: 5 Issues to Watch Amid Recent Federal Changes
Major federal changes to Medicaid and other health-related policies could impact children’s health in the coming years. This issue brief explores the latest data on Medicaid and children’s health and highlights five key issues to watch as those federal changes are implemented.
How AI is Strengthening The Human Connection In Medicine
With AI automating routine workflows behind the scenes, intelligent systems let healthcare professionals devote themselves fully to face-to-face care, while listening closely and applying their expertise. The post How AI is Strengthening The Human Connection In Medicine appeared first on MedCity News.
Multi-Node PI3K Inhibition for Cancer: Optimizing Efficacy and Safety While Broadening the Patient Population
Two alternative approaches to drugging one of the most frequently dysregulated pathways in cancer have recently been gathering momentum in clinical development. The post Multi-Node PI3K Inhibition for Cancer: Optimizing Efficacy and Safety While Broadening the Patient Population appeared first on MedCity News.
Examining Short-Term Limited-Duration Health Plans on the Eve of ACA Marketplace Open Enrollment
As Marketplace Open Enrollment nears, policy changes could leave millions of people facing substantially higher premiums and coverage loss, which could lead more consumers to purchase less expensive and less comprehensive coverage through short-term health plans. KFF analyzes short-term health policies sold by nine large insurers in 36 states, examining premiums, cost sharing, covered benefits,…
As Employers Face Spike in Healthcare Costs, How Can They Optimize Digital Health in Benefit Design?
[Sponsored] Solera Health Chief Strategy Officer Ed Liebowitz and Premera Health Vice President of Product Nathan Johnson exchanged ideas in a robust discussion moderated by MedCity News Editor in Chief Arundhati Parmar. The post As Employers Face Spike in Healthcare Costs, How Can They Optimize Digital Health in Benefit Design? appeared first on MedCity News.
KFF/The Washington Post Survey of Parents: Polling Insights on the MAHA Movement
These findings from the KFF/Washington Post Survey of Parents shed light on parents who support the Make America Healthy Again movement, including the issues they see as top concerns for their children’s wellbeing and their attitudes when it comes to vaccines and government regulations on food.
RFK Jr. Misses Mark in Touting Rural Health Transformation Fund as Historic Infusion of Cash
“It’s going to be the biggest infusion of federal dollars into rural health care in American history.” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Sept. 4, 2025, in a Senate hearing At a September Senate hearing, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. boasted about a rural health initiative within President Donald Trump’s “One Big…
In Mississippi, Medicaid Coverage of Weight Loss Drugs Fails to Catch On
COLUMBUS, Miss. — April Hines has battled with her weight since she was a teenager. But in the past couple of years, she’s fallen from 600 pounds to 385, and her blood pressure and blood sugar levels are down, too. “I’m not as fatigued as I used to be, and I’ve been able to go…
2025 Nobel Prize in Economics goes to…
Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt. The Nobel Prize committee said that the award was merited “for having identified the prerequisites for sustained growth through technological progress” The Nobel Prize committee summarizes their key contributions as follows: Over the last two centuries, for the first time in history, the world has seen sustained economic…
AI Investment Is Now Driven by Proof Rather than Promise
Investors, health systems and payers have grown more selective about AI startups in recent years, according to a panel of experts speaking at MedCity News’ INVEST Digital Health conference. Customers and investors alike are now demanding clear evidence of ROI before committing to deals or partnerships. The post AI Investment Is Now Driven by Proof…
