How Healthcare Can Reduce Cybersecurity Response Times from Hours to Minutes
When an attack or other issue occurs, the main difference between being down for months…
How Healthcare Can Reduce Cybersecurity Response Times from Hours to Minutes
When an attack or other issue occurs, the main difference between being down for months versus minutes or a day is having a mature and tested incident response plan. Without a plan, your cybersecurity team is flying blind, resulting in confusion and inefficiency that significantly slows your response time. The post How Healthcare Can Reduce…
In Axing mRNA Contract, Trump Delivers Another Blow to US Biosecurity, Former Officials Say
The Trump administration’s cancellation of $766 million in contracts to develop mRNA vaccines against potential pandemic flu viruses is the latest blow to national defense, former health security officials said. They warned that the U.S. could be at the mercy of other countries in the next pandemic. “The administration’s actions are gutting our deterrence from…
How Will the 2025 Reconciliation Bill Affect the Uninsured Rate in Each State? Allocating CBO’s Estimates of Coverage Loss
House Republicans have passed a reconciliation package (the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”) that would make significant changes to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplaces and increase the number of people without health insurance by an estimated 10.9 million. This analysis estimates state-level increases in the number of uninsured people due to this…
The Hidden Cost of Disconnected Quality Systems: Why Hospitals Should Modernize Now
The case for modernization isn’t solely about improving efficiency. It’s about equipping hospitals with the resources necessary to manage risk proactively, respond to negative trends quickly, and prioritize patient safety with high reliability. The post The Hidden Cost of Disconnected Quality Systems: Why Hospitals Should Modernize Now appeared first on MedCity News.
Hospitals See Financial Gains Due to Higher Volumes & Improved Throughput
Hospitals saw improved financial performance during the first four months of the year, with operating margins rising to 3.3% thanks to higher patient volumes and more efficient throughput. However, experts warn that hospitals remain financially vulnerable as non-labor expenses continue to rise. The post Hospitals See Financial Gains Due to Higher Volumes & Improved Throughput…
KFF Health Tracking Poll: The Public’s Views of Funding Reductions to Medicaid
As Congress works to pass the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which includes significant changes to Medicaid and the ACA, the latest KFF Health Tracking Poll examines the views of groups that could be most directly impacted by the impending legislation. The poll finds most of the public is worried about the consequences of federal…
Asthma Sufferers Could Be at Greater Risk if Trump Cuts Health Program
Esther Bejarano’s son was 11 months old when asthma landed him inhh the hospital. She didn’t know what had triggered his symptoms — neither she nor her husband had asthma — but she suspected it was the pesticides sprayed on the agricultural fields near her family’s home. Pesticides are a known contributor to asthma and…
More Than Half of the Public Worries Federal Medicaid Budget Cuts Would Affect Their Family’s Ability to Obtain and Afford Care; More Worry It Will Increase the Uninsured
As Congress weighs spending cuts and other changes to Medicaid, more than half (54%) of the public say they are worried significant reductions in federal Medicaid spending would negatively affect their family’s ability to obtain and afford health care, a new KFF Health Tracking Poll finds. This includes about three in 10 (29%) who say…More
Consequences of Tariffs on Pharmaceutical Products
That is the topic of a JMCP Viewpoint by Sean Sullivan, Jens Grueger, Aidan Sullivan, and Scott Ramsey. Some excerpts: The Budget Lab at Yale University projected that a 25% ad valorem tariff would increase medication costs by an “average of around $600 per year per household in the United States.”3 Tariffs can also create supply…
Amazon Pharmacy Brings PillPack to Medicare and Adds Caregiver Feature — Will It Make a Difference?
Amazon Pharmacy recently launched a new caregiver feature and expanded PillPack to Medicare Part D. The company says the updates will support medication adherence. The post Amazon Pharmacy Brings PillPack to Medicare and Adds Caregiver Feature — Will It Make a Difference? appeared first on MedCity News.
