Global Health Funding in the FY 2027 President’s Budget Request
This budget summary provides an analysis of global health funding amounts provided in the President’s…
Global Health Funding in the FY 2027 President’s Budget Request
This budget summary provides an analysis of global health funding amounts provided in the President’s FY 2027 budget request.
A Closer Look at California’s Plans to Implement Work Requirements While Facing Major Budget Shortfalls Amid Cuts in Federal Medicaid Funding
This issue brief examines California’s Medicaid work requirement implementation plans to provide initial insight into how California is preparing to implement work requirements amid projected state budget shortfalls and changes in the 2025 reconciliation law.
From Data Ownership to Learning Velocity in Direct-to-Consumer Healthcare
As commercialization increasingly reflects direct engagement dynamics, differentiation depends less on the volume of data controlled and more on the speed at which systems incorporate feedback. The post From Data Ownership to Learning Velocity in Direct-to-Consumer Healthcare appeared first on MedCity News.
Not All Hospitals Have Equal Resources — Knowledge Sharing Can Help Level the Playing Field
Resource-sharing across large networks of hospitals allows people to receive a higher quality of care across the country, regardless of where they live or how well-resourced their local health system may be. The post Not All Hospitals Have Equal Resources — Knowledge Sharing Can Help Level the Playing Field appeared first on MedCity News.
These Women Had Their Breasts Removed To Thwart Cancer. Then Came the Pain.
Three weeks after Sophia Bassan’s mastectomy, she felt a stabbing pain beneath her right armpit. In the following months, painful shocks radiated through her chest and back. Her body became so sensitive that at times she couldn’t wear a shirt or lift a fork to her mouth. Bassan slept sitting up because it hurt to…
Immigrant Seniors Lose Medicare Coverage Despite Paying for It
OAKLAND, Calif. — Rosa María Carranza leaned forward to hold a 3-year-old’s back as the girl climbed a rock in the forested hills of northeast Oakland. Dressed in hiking gear and beaded necklaces, Carranza, 67, maneuvered between trees and children on a sunny morning in December. “Hold on to that branch,” she said in Spanish….
Tom Kelly, Heidi Health
Tom Kelly is the CEO of Heidi Health, another of the many ambient AI scribes that is spreading its wings to other roles, including bringing its own AI Open Evidence competitor! He calls it an AI care partner. Heidi started in Australia, and quickly moved to the UK and Canada, but now are in over…
Pinnacle Medicines Adds $89M for Oral Peptides With Properties of Injectable Biologics
Startup Pinnacle Medicines is developing peptide drugs with the same efficacy as biologic medicines and the dosing convenience of oral small molecules. The lead program of OrbiMed-incubated Pinnacle is on track to enter the clinic in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The post Pinnacle Medicines Adds $89M for Oral Peptides With Properties of Injectable…
What Will Separate Healthcare AI Winners From Losers?
Uma Veerappan of Flare Capital Partners thinks the healthcare AI startups that will come out on top will be companies that integrate seamlessly into workflows, build proprietary datasets and quickly determine how to sell their technology. The post What Will Separate Healthcare AI Winners From Losers? appeared first on MedCity News.
Join the Fight Against Chronic Pain: It’s Time for Breakthrough Legislation in Congress
Over the past 15 years, financial and administrative barriers – most notably step therapy mandates and prior authorization requirements – have repeatedly forced patients through suboptimal or ineffective treatments before they can try another therapy, have tied the hands of healthcare professionals and patients alike. Now there’s a possible solution. The post Join the Fight…
