The Light Collective Releases Patient Guide Linking Cybersecurity to Patient Safety
New guide is written by and for patients
The Light Collective Releases Patient Guide Linking Cybersecurity to Patient Safety
New guide is written by and for patients
Where Are the Biggest Opportunities in Women’s Cardiovascular Health?
MedTech Conference panelists cited inflammation research, listening to women, clinical trial representation and investment as priorities for women’s cardiovascular health. The post Where Are the Biggest Opportunities in Women’s Cardiovascular Health? appeared first on MedCity News.
What We Know about Trump’s $500 ACA Checks and the User Fees Funding Them
This analysis examines the $500 checks that the Trump administration is sending to some Affordable Care Act Marketplace enrollees and the user fees that are paying for them. The checks are going to about 1 million enrollees in the 30 states that rely on the federal HealthCare.gov Marketplace who are not receiving any tax credits…
Gilead to Pay $1.3B for Oral Peptide That Could Rival J&J’s New Immunology Pill
Gilead Sciences is getting global rights to an experimental PepStar Therapeutics oral peptide designed to inhibit the IL-23 receptor to treat inflammatory bowel disease. It could compete against Johnson & Johnson’s Icotyde, an oral peptide that blocks the same target and is also in development for IBD. The post Gilead to Pay $1.3B for Oral…
Why an Independent NP Practice Requires an Undergraduate Business Foundation
Ultimately, while clinical training teaches nurses how to care for patients within a system, business education empowers them to design, protect, and scale the system. The post Why an Independent NP Practice Requires an Undergraduate Business Foundation appeared first on MedCity News.
Scaling Up: How KP’s Randomized Trial Validated Community Health Worker Impact
Executives discuss how partnership with Impact Care spread from the Northwest to the Mid-Atlantic, Georgia, Colorado, and California
Shopping for an ACA Plan This Year? Here’s What You Need To Know
Consumers who buy Affordable Care Act health insurance are going to see changes both big and small as open enrollment for 2027 coverage kicks off. These include premium increases, possible additional identity checks, potential delays in working with a broker, and new limits on which immigrants can get subsidies. Shoppers need to plan accordingly. Open…
Medicaid at Risk for Hundreds of Thousands of Lawfully Present Immigrants
Refugees. Sex-trafficking victims. People fleeing war. They’re among the hundreds of thousands of immigrants living in the country legally who no longer qualify for Medicaid. The change, in effect since Oct. 1, is part of the 2025 Republican tax law, which cuts Medicaid spending by an estimated $900 billion through 2034. KFF Health News rural…
GOP Congressman in California Swing-District Race Defends Vote for Medicaid Cuts
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Ulises Hernandez has had health coverage through Medicaid for as long as he can remember. But he had never waited as long for care as he did in September after a dental crown slipped down his throat during a procedure. He spent eight hours in an emergency room waiting for care and…
What Good Is Health Coverage If You Cannot Get to the Doctor
By JOE MKHITARYAN We spend a lot of time talking about who has health insurance. I think we need to spend more time asking who can actually use it. You can approve an appointment, find a specialist and cover the treatment. But if the patient cannot get out of the house and into the right…
