GoodRx Launches Employer Program to Help Subsidize High-Cost Brand Drugs
GoodRx launched GoodRx Employer Direct, a program that allows employers to subsidize manufacturer-sponsored prices for…
GoodRx Launches Employer Program to Help Subsidize High-Cost Brand Drugs
GoodRx launched GoodRx Employer Direct, a program that allows employers to subsidize manufacturer-sponsored prices for high-cost brand medications like GLP-1s without adding them to their health insurance benefits. The post GoodRx Launches Employer Program to Help Subsidize High-Cost Brand Drugs appeared first on MedCity News.
Atrium Therapeutics Launches With $270M for RNA Therapies Addressing Rare Cardio Conditions
Atrium spun out of Avidity Biosciences, which Novartis acquired in a $12 billion deal. The Atrium pipeline is led by two RNA therapies with a path to the clinic for rare inherited cardiological disorders that have no FDA-approved drugs. The post Atrium Therapeutics Launches With $270M for RNA Therapies Addressing Rare Cardio Conditions appeared first…
The U.S. Keeps Failing the March of Dimes Report Card. Here’s One Gap We Can Close Right Now
Now is the time to build a system where every pregnant person, regardless of zip code, ethnicity, or insurance status, can access the level of care their pregnancy demands. The post The U.S. Keeps Failing the March of Dimes Report Card. Here’s One Gap We Can Close Right Now appeared first on MedCity News.
Solving the Psychological Safety Problem in Healthcare
Safety threats impact more than what is physically visible. The emotional toll is crushing the healthcare workforce from the inside out, and until the erosion of psychological safety is addressed, the battle to combat workplace violence will continue. The post Solving the Psychological Safety Problem in Healthcare appeared first on MedCity News.
ICE, ALS, Addiction Medicine, and Robotic Ultrasounds: Journalists Sound Off on All That and More
KFF Health News Southern California correspondent Claudia Boyd-Barrett discussed how family members and lawyers of those in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody are struggling to find them in California hospitals on CapRadio’s Insight With Vicki Gonzalez on Feb. 25. Click here to hear Boyd-Barrett on Insight With Vicki Gonzalez. Read Boyd-Barrett’s “‘I Can’t Tell You’:…
Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary of Hires, Exits and Layoffs
February has seen a slew of executive hires, promotions and layoffs across the healthcare industry. For instance, the CDC, Nabla and symplr named new executives. There were also layoffs at organizations including Walgreens, Cigna and Merck. The post Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary of Hires, Exits and Layoffs appeared first on MedCity News.
Walgreens Introduces Virtual Weight Management Offering
Walgreens launched a virtual weight management program offering clinician support and GLP-1 prescriptions for self-pay patients. The post Walgreens Introduces Virtual Weight Management Offering appeared first on MedCity News.
Generate Biomedicines’ IPO Brings In $400M for Pivotal Tests of Severe Asthma Drug
Flagship Pioneering-founded Generate Biomedicines aims to offer less frequent injections compared to a blockbuster asthma drug from partners Amgen and AstraZeneca. Generate’s drug comes from a “programable biology” platform technology that uses AI and machine learning to design proteins with desirable properties. The post Generate Biomedicines’ IPO Brings In $400M for Pivotal Tests of Severe…
A Canadian Hospital Scoops Up Nurses Who No Longer Feel Safe in Trump’s America
Last year, as the California hospital where she worked was appeasing the Trump administration by erasing words like “equity” and “diversity” from its paperwork, Brandy Frye had seen enough. Frye, an emergency room nurse with 25 years of experience, felt that ignoring inequality’s role in health and sickness was an affront to the compassionate soul…
Where the Patient Experience Is Heading – And 3 Ways Healthcare Providers Can Meet That Moment
Healthcare providers need to be thinking not only about the experience that patients need and want now, but the experience they’re going to need and want down the road. The post Where the Patient Experience Is Heading – And 3 Ways Healthcare Providers Can Meet That Moment appeared first on MedCity News.
