Ultragenyx Rare Disease Voucher Sales Secure $413M for More Potential Pipeline Building
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical sold two priority review vouchers, each from an FDA approval of a gene…
Ultragenyx Rare Disease Voucher Sales Secure $413M for More Potential Pipeline Building
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical sold two priority review vouchers, each from an FDA approval of a gene therapy. Both therapies came from business deals and proceeds from the voucher sales put Ultragenyx in a better financial position to pursue yet another deal for a rare disease asset. The post Ultragenyx Rare Disease Voucher Sales Secure $413M for…
Indian Health Service Begins EHR Modernization Roll-Out in Oklahoma
Lawton Service Unit will serve as the pilot site to test functionality, usability, and compatibility
Healthleap Raises $38M to Expand AI Screening for Overlooked Conditions in Hospitalized Patients
Healthleap, a clinical AI platform that works within the EHR to screen hospitalized patients for conditions that might otherwise go undiagnosed, is supporting hospitals in finding at-risk patients sooner. The post Healthleap Raises $38M to Expand AI Screening for Overlooked Conditions in Hospitalized Patients appeared first on MedCity News.
What Could Medicaid Work Requirements Mean for People with Disabilities Waiting for Medicare Coverage?
This analysis finds that Medicaid covered over 1 in 4 SSDI applicants and beneficiaries waiting to become eligible for Medicare (120,300 people out of a total 415,300 in 2023). In future years, people applying for and new to SSDI may experience difficulties maintaining Medicaid prior to becoming eligible for Medicare because of the new work…
Cigna Executives Commit to $3B Modernization Push
The savings-focused productivity plan will lean heavily on AI tools, streamline supplier and vendor relationships and aim to reinvest part of the savings into the company’s business units.
More Consolidation in Chicagoland: Endeavor, Rush Seek to Merge
Combined organization, operating under the Rush name, would have 12 hospitals and more than 400 care sites
Is Your AI Query Tool Compliant by Default?
By BRIAN FENGLER Every night in the emergency department, the electronic health record hums with small demands for attention. A nudge about sepsis. A best-practice advisory. A documentation suggestion that arrives between patients and asks for one more click. Most of us treat those prompts as background noise. Almost none of us stop to ask…
Why Agentic AI Works in Hospitals When You Strip It Down
Many hospitals are now trying to use AI to automate processes and free up staff time, running simultaneous pilots to perform as many tasks as possible. This quickly leads to pilot sprawl — a state where organizations can no longer even say which agents are still in active use. The post Why Agentic AI Works…
Individual Market Enrollment Continues to Fall Through Mid-2026
Enrollment in the individual health insurance market fell by 18%—over 4.6 million people—from 25.2 million in June 2025 to 20.5 million in June 2026. This represents an even steeper drop in enrollment than had previously been reported. The individual market is composed primarily of people with Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace coverage as well as…
California’s Billionaire Tax Promises Healthcare Relief. The Fine Print Is Murkier.
The pitch behind California’s billionaire tax proposal is simple: Tax the richest residents in the nation’s wealthiest state to offset steep federal cuts to healthcare, food assistance, and education. But if approved by voters in November, it’s unclear how much money the ballot initiative would raise, how quickly the funding would become available, and how…
