Aidoc Rakes In $150M for Its Clinical Decision Support AI
Israeli clinical AI startup Aidoc raised $150 million in a funding round led by General…
Aidoc Rakes In $150M for Its Clinical Decision Support AI
Israeli clinical AI startup Aidoc raised $150 million in a funding round led by General Catalyst and Square Peg, with participation from four U.S. health systems. The company has more than 150 health system customers. The post Aidoc Rakes In $150M for Its Clinical Decision Support AI appeared first on MedCity News.
Talkspace, Tia Health Launch Women’s Mental Health Partnership
Through a new partnership, Tia Health’s primary care providers can now refer women in need of mental health support to Talkspace, where they can access therapy and psychiatric services. The post Talkspace, Tia Health Launch Women’s Mental Health Partnership appeared first on MedCity News.
Quality adjusted life years: A history
Most health economists people know quality adjusted life years (QALYs) are. But why are they so widely used in the United Kingdom, but not in the United States? A paper by MacKillop and Sheard (2018) provides an interesting history of the QALY and is worth a read. For QALYs to be useful there first had…
A Continuing Saga: Ending Abortion Restrictions in States with Constitutional Protections
This policy watch provides an update on the status of abortion restrictions in states that passed a constitutional amendment protecting abortion, or where a state court previously interpreted the state constitution as protecting abortion access.
The Myth of All-American Drugs and What Trump’s Tariffs Miss About Pharma Supply Chains
Pharmaceutical tariffs are coming, part of President Trump’s stated goal of bringing drug manufacturing back to the U.S. Untangling the sprawling, global supply chain will be complicated and expensive, and could inadvertently compete with other administration goals regarding drug pricing and availability. The post The Myth of All-American Drugs and What Trump’s Tariffs Miss About…
Allocating CBO’s Estimates of Federal Medicaid Spending Reductions Across the States: Enacted Reconciliation Package
This analysis allocates the CBO’s estimated reduction in federal spending in the enacted reconciliation package across states based on KFF’s state-level data and where possible, prior modeling work; and shows the federal spending reductions relative to KFF’s projections of federal spending by state under current law.
What Pharma Needs To Get Right About Privacy In The AI Age
Leaders in pharma’s AI age won’t be remembered for moving the fastest, but for earning and keeping trust along the way. Privacy will determine which companies pull ahead and which fall behind, making it one of the industry’s biggest tests. The post What Pharma Needs To Get Right About Privacy In The AI Age appeared…
Caught in the Middle: Unraveling Payer-Provider Blame in United States Healthcare
The real issue isn’t one payer, one policy or one bad actor. It’s a deeply fragmented system built on competing incentives, misaligned responsibilities and layers of administrative friction. The post Caught in the Middle: Unraveling Payer-Provider Blame in United States Healthcare appeared first on MedCity News.
What Factors Are Helping and Hindering Providers as They Collect Medical Bills?
[Sponsored] Help us map the revenue cycle management landscape with our survey! The post What Factors Are Helping and Hindering Providers as They Collect Medical Bills? appeared first on MedCity News.
Republicans Call Medicaid Rife With Fraudsters. This Man Sees No Choice but To Break the Rules.
MISSOULA, Mont. — As congressional Republicans finalized Medicaid work requirements in President Donald Trump’s budget bill, one man who relies on that government-subsidized health coverage was trying to coax his old car to start after an eight-hour shift making sandwiches. James asked that only his middle name be used to tell his story so that…
