What OpenAI’s o3 Price Drop Means for the Future of AI in Healthcare?
To be clear, this doesn’t mean healthcare organizations should adopt LLMs tomorrow. But what’s changed…
What OpenAI’s o3 Price Drop Means for the Future of AI in Healthcare?
To be clear, this doesn’t mean healthcare organizations should adopt LLMs tomorrow. But what’s changed is that the primary obstacle – cost at scale – is no longer the immovable obstacle it once was. For healthcare leaders who have been watching the AI wave from the sidelines, this is the moment to move from curiosity…
The MFN Executive Order: A Global Reset for U.S. Pharma
It’s a bold attempt to recalibrate global drug pricing — with U.S. patients at the center. But without clear enforcement, legal grounding, or international cooperation, its future remains very uncertain. The post The MFN Executive Order: A Global Reset for U.S. Pharma appeared first on MedCity News.
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An empirical test for the Fair Innings hypothesis
Suppose you have a single pill at your disposal and that pill will extend any person’s life by 10 years. You have to choose to give it to one of the following tow individuals: a 20‐year‐old patient, who will live for 10 more years if she gets the drug, and then she dies;a 70‐year‐old patient,…
Bluebird Kids Health to Expand By Opening New Pediatric Clinics
Just a year after its launch, Bluebird Kids Health is already announcing plans to double its number of pediatric clinics. The startup seeks to improve pediatric care access in underserved areas by building practices in these neighborhoods and accepting all insurance types. The post Bluebird Kids Health to Expand By Opening New Pediatric Clinics appeared…
Sword Health Raises $40M, Launches Mental Health Solution
Sword Health’s $40 million funding round was led by General Catalyst. In total, the company has raised $300 million. The most recent round brings its valuation to $4 billion. The post Sword Health Raises $40M, Launches Mental Health Solution appeared first on MedCity News.
Senate Finance Language Would Further Cut Federal Spending for Medicaid Expansion States
Prior KFF analysis allocated CBO’s federal Medicaid spending reductions and enrollment losses across the states, and this policy watch builds on that analysis to examine the potential impacts in expansion states compared with non-expansion states.
With Enhanced Subsidies Set To Expire, Consumers Could Face Higher Obamacare Costs
While the Senate budget bill released this week proposes deep funding cuts and work requirements for Medicaid — proposals likely to increase the number of people without health insurance — another big health care issue looms that could affect millions unless Congress acts. Enrollment in the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplace has soared over…
A Closer Look at the Medicaid Work Requirement Provisions in the “Big Beautiful Bill”
On May 22, the House passed a budget reconciliation bill that includes significant changes to the Medicaid program. On June 16, the Senate Finance committee released proposed reconciliation language with some substantive changes to the Medicaid work requirement provisions, but this language may change as the Senate debates the bill. This issue brief provides an…
KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Supreme Court Upholds Bans on Gender-Affirming Care
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book “Health Care Politics and Policy A…
