New DOJ Guidance Could Give States Cover To Cut Disability Services
People with disabilities have long fought for the right to live at home rather than…
New DOJ Guidance Could Give States Cover To Cut Disability Services
People with disabilities have long fought for the right to live at home rather than in institutions. Now, the Department of Justice says states don’t have to help make that happen. The decision by the Trump administration comes amid massive cuts in federal funding for Medicaid. Advocates worry this could be a one-two punch for…
How Louisiana’s New Surgeon General Wants To Transform Public Health
Evelyn Griffin had led a life out of the spotlight until she testified at the Louisiana Statehouse five years ago and experienced what she called her “great awakening.” The state health department wanted to add covid vaccines to the school immunization schedule, a move no state has ever implemented. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., then known…
Watch: Mark Cuban Says You Can’t Fix Healthcare Until Every Price Is Known
The ongoing debate over the U.S. health system shouldn’t be based on whether the government or the private sector is the dominant player, billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban said this week. The bigger issue, he said, is whether the system’s participants are transparent about what they charge and what they pay. “I’m not opposed to single-payer…
Hospital Price Transparency Legislation Will Burden Poor and Rural Patients
By DAVID INTROCASO Last month the House Energy and Commerce and the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) committees passed three hospital price transparency (price T) bills by a combined vote 90-22. Afterward, HELP Chair, Dr. Bill Cassidy, stated he was ‘optimistic” and “confident” price T legislation would be enacted by the Congress this session….
SCAN, Costco Launch Medicare Partnership
SCAN Health Plan and Costco are partnering to provide a suite of insurance products for seniors. The post SCAN, Costco Launch Medicare Partnership appeared first on MedCity News.
5 Questions and Answers About Medicaid and Provider Taxes
This issue brief uses data from KFF’s 2025-2026 survey of Medicaid directors and from a proposed rule on provider taxes to describe states’ current provider taxes, explore how rules governing provider taxes are changing because of the 2025 reconciliation law and the regulations implementing that law, and summarizes which changes may affect each state.
Ultragenyx Gene Therapy Becomes First FDA-Approved Treatment for Ultra-Rare Disease
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical’s Genglycos received accelerated FDA approval for glycogen storage disease type Ia, an inherited enzyme deficiency. It’s also the first approved gene therapy for Ultragenyx, which specializes in rare disease treatments. The post Ultragenyx Gene Therapy Becomes First FDA-Approved Treatment for Ultra-Rare Disease appeared first on MedCity News.
The Imperative of Distinguishing Medical-Grade Devices from Wellness Tech
Why the flood of consumer wellness devices demands clear boundaries between lifestyle improvement and clinical diagnostics The post The Imperative of Distinguishing Medical-Grade Devices from Wellness Tech appeared first on MedCity News.
AI in Pharmacovigilance: Why Governance Will Define Success
As adoption accelerates, organizations must ensure that the use of AI strengthens and not weakens accountability and patient safety. The post AI in Pharmacovigilance: Why Governance Will Define Success appeared first on MedCity News.
How Much of a Cancer Drug Is Too Much? Patients, Researchers Challenge FDA-Approved Dosages
Northwestern University economist Chuck Manski studies decision-making amid uncertainty. That prepared him better than many other cancer patients to decide whether to stay on an immunotherapy treatment that was making him very ill. For six months in 2022, Manski received monthly infusions of nivolumab to fight advanced melanoma. The drug ruined his thyroid gland, he…
