HHS’s Independence: If Not Now, When?
By DAVID INTROCASO After having worked in DC for sixteen years, in 2013 I created The…
HHS’s Independence: If Not Now, When?
By DAVID INTROCASO After having worked in DC for sixteen years, in 2013 I created The Healthcare Policy Podcast. The title was in part intended to be sarcastic because healthcare policymaking in DC is very narrowly drawn. Consequently, healthcare delivery is excessively commodified, reductionistic and financialized or in sum anachronistic and ironically lacking purchase. If the…
HHS’s Independence: If Not Now, When?
By DAVID INTROCASO After having worked in DC for sixteen years, in 2013 I created The Healthcare Policy Podcast. The title was in part intended to be sarcastic because healthcare policymaking in DC is very narrowly drawn. Consequently, healthcare delivery is excessively commodified, reductionistic and financialized or in sum anachronistic and ironically lacking purchase. If the…
How good is the evidence underlying NCCN treatment guidelines?
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and most private payers in the U.S. have accepted the NCCN guidelines as a mandated reference to determine payment for “off‐label” use of anticancer drugs that are not approved for the specific indication by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Thus, a key question is what types of…
Inside the VA and ONC’s Vision for a More Connected Healthcare System
Leaders from the VA and the ONC discussed how the future of U.S. healthcare will rely on both technology and creative problem-solving during a panel at DiMe’s Healthcare 2030 Summit. The post Inside the VA and ONC’s Vision for a More Connected Healthcare System appeared first on MedCity News.
Immunology Drug Sotyktu Will Kick Off Bristol Myers Squibb’s New Direct-to-Patient Platform
Bristol Myers Squibb plaque psoriasis drug Sotyktu will be the first product available at a steep discount to eligible cash-pay patients who use BMS Patient Connect, a new online platform set to launch in January. Direct-to-patient sales could offer one way for pharma companies to address President Trump’s call for lower drug prices. The post…
How Effective Are Virtual OUD Solutions Compared to Usual Care?
A new report from the Peterson Health Technology Institute found that virtual opioid use disorder companies are just as effective as usual in-person treatment and can improve retention. The post How Effective Are Virtual OUD Solutions Compared to Usual Care? appeared first on MedCity News.
Lessons From The Medical Error That Orphaned A Cabinet Secretary
By MICHAEL MILLENSON It was a small anecdote, buried in a lengthy profile in The New Yorker of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, “Donald Trump’s Tariff Dealmaker-in-Chief.” But as a patient safety activist, the stark depiction of the effect of medical error felt like a sudden shock. Lutnick, the article related, knew tragedy early in life: “his mother died…
KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Public Health Further Politicized Under the Threat of More Firings
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book “Health Care Politics and Policy A…
A Closer Look at the Growing Role of Special Needs Plans in Medicare Advantage
To better understand the growing role of Special Needs Plans (SNPs) in Medicare Advantage, this brief examines SNP enrollment trends using recent Medicare Advantage enrollment data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
1.4 Million Lawfully Present Immigrants are Expected to Lose Health Coverage due to the 2025 Tax and Budget Law
This policy watch outlines the groups of lawfully present immigrants that will lose access to federally funded health coverage due to the 2025 tax and budget law, and the CBO’s estimates of the increases in the uninsured.
