Abortion on the Ballot in 2026: Polling Insights from Voters in Four States
This dashboard provides KFF’s analysis of the role abortion played in voters’ decisions in the…
This dashboard provides KFF’s analysis of the role abortion played in voters’ decisions in the 2026 midterm elections, with a focus on four states with abortion-related ballot measures: Idaho, Missouri, Nevada, and Virginia. It examines support for each of the measures across groups, including additional questions in Missouri, where voters were asked to weigh in…
This dashboard focuses on KFF’s analysis of the role health care costs and other health policy issues played in voters’ decisions in the 2026 midterm elections, including in key Senate races. It examines the role of rising health costs on voters’ decisions, views on the Trump administration’s health care policies, and opinions on the government’s…
CVS Health plans to split into two companies by 2028, but experts say the move may not resolve conflicts of interest between its insurance and PBM businesses. The post CVS Health Bids Goodbye to Vertical Integration But Not Conflict of Interest appeared first on MedCity News.
The care provider teams at Oak Street Health and Signify Health will remain with a $320 billion company centered around Aetna and the Caremark PBM. Executives hope to complete the separation by the middle of 2028.
Acute kidney injury is a common and sometimes serious surgical complication. Researchers at New York’s Mount Sinai health system are building AI models to better predict who’s most at risk, so that healthcare providers can offer individualized, preventive care. The post Researchers Receive $4M NIH Grant to Build AI Model To Prevent Kidney Injury appeared…
By JOHN SAMARAS Noom Med prices a GLP-1 plan at $249 a month. The last two words on the line matter. “$129 To get started. $249/mo after the first 4-week supply (billed quarterly).” That’s Noom’s pricing page on November 3, 2026. If a quarterly charge covers three months at $249, it comes to $747. In…
Democrats’ decisive sweep of the U.S. House and Senate in Tuesday’s elections will reshape the direction of federal health policy — setting the stage for oversight investigations, a legislative push to reverse cuts to the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid, and a focus on lowering costs such as insurance premiums and drug prices. The conclusive…
At annual user group meeting, four clinical leaders discuss scaling up programs to new patient phenotypes
Servier’s sevasemten came from the acquisition of the muscular dystrophy assets of Edgewise Therapeutics. While the small molecule had met the goal of a Phase 2 test in Becker muscular dystrophy, Servier said new results in a pivotal cohort do not show statistically significant benefit. The post Servier Stumbles in Muscle Disease as Drug From…
To succeed, our healthcare system must fully embrace consumer-focused product design to address demands of scale, access, and daily usability that the market is revealing. The post When Patients Become Consumers: The New Care Stack Collides With Legacy Healthcare appeared first on MedCity News.