El accidente ocurrió en Pittsburgh el 16 de noviembre. Joseph Masterson, un abogado que estaba a pocos días de jubilarse a los 63 años, sufrió un paro cardíaco mientras conducía: chocó contra una barrera de contención y perdió el conocimiento. Otros conductores se detuvieron, rompieron la ventana del auto y lo llevaron a un lugar…
Katie Crouch dice que llamar a la agencia de Medicaid de su estado para obtener información sobre sus beneficios parece un callejón sin salida. “La primera vez, el teléfono suena sin parar. La siguiente, te manda al buzón de voz y se corta la llamada”, dijo la mujer de 48 años, que vive en Delaware….
New Orleans plans to revamp the commission that oversees city parks and playgrounds and is seeking $5 million in federal aid after an investigation published by Verite News and KFF Health News found high levels of lead contamination in playgrounds throughout the city. Mayor Helena Moreno signed an executive order on April 7 that creates…
As immigration authorities carry out what President Donald Trump has promised will be the largest mass deportation operation in U.S. history, several states are passing laws to keep children out of foster care when their detained parents have no family or friends available to take temporary custody of them. The federal government doesn’t track how…
Cody Simmons is the CEO of DermaSensor. I met him when he won the Digital Health Hub Foundation award for diagnostic tools last year. DermaSensor is a device designed to detect early skin cancer using Spectroscopy. Right now only 8% of those with potential skin cancer get the recommended screening. It’s another area where technology…
Proportion of days covered (PDC) is the most widely endorsed measure of medication adherence. For instance, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) uses PDC as its preferred adherence measure for its Quality Rating System for many chronic conditions (e.g., hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia). However, your PDC measure may be flawed depending on what…
Hospitals are still on quite fragile financial footing if you look beneath the surface, according to new Kaufman Hall data. Rising costs, uneven patient volumes, and ongoing reimbursement and payer mix pressures continue to limit the sector’s financial recovery. The post Hospital Margins Squeeze as Costs Outpace Revenue Growth appeared first on MedCity News.
New research from the Elevance Health Public Policy Institute finds that higher enrollment in Medicare Advantage may be linked to lower overall Medicare spending. The post Report: Growth in MA Is Associated With Lower Total Medicare Spending appeared first on MedCity News.
The proposed regulations extend electronic prior authorization requirements to medications
Revolutions Medicines’ daraxonrasib met the main goals of its Phase 3 test in pancreatic cancer, posting results that were both statistically significant and clinically meaningful. The company now plans to file for speedy regulatory approval under a new FDA pilot program. The post Revolution Medicines Reports ‘Unprecedented’ Survival in Pivotal Pancreatic Cancer Trial appeared first…