Next Governor To Face Thorny Choices After California’s Rapid Medicaid Expansion
In March 2025, when California ran out of Medicaid funds to pay doctors and hospitals,…
Next Governor To Face Thorny Choices After California’s Rapid Medicaid Expansion
In March 2025, when California ran out of Medicaid funds to pay doctors and hospitals, the state borrowed $3.4 billion to keep the program afloat. It was, as a spokesperson for Gov. Gavin Newsom insisted, nothing new. Indeed, a handful of times over the years, the state had taken out internal, short-term loans to sustain…
After Booting 760K People From ACA Plans, Trump Administration Has Added Some Back
Late last month, the Trump administration announced that it had cut 760,000 people from the Affordable Care Act rolls, claiming fraud and improper enrollments and touting billions in potential taxpayer savings. Not all of those kicked off were fraudulently enrolled, KFF Health News has learned. Insurance industry sources said the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid…
Nurse-Led Rounding Leads to Quality Gains Across a SNF Network
Beth Israel Lahey Health Performance Network’s Michelle McGeachie, R.N., details lessons learned setting up a rounding program in its preferred SNF network
Rosarium Health Forms Home Modification Partnership with Anthem Medi-Cal
Rosarium Health partnered with Anthem Medi-Cal to provide home safety modifications for eligible members. The post Rosarium Health Forms Home Modification Partnership with Anthem Medi-Cal appeared first on MedCity News.
Green Card Processing Backlogs for Refugees and Asylees Could Have Implications for Health Coverage and Care
This data note highlights changes in green card (I-485) application processing for refugees and asylees between fiscal year (FY) 2021 and FY2025, as well as across the first three quarters of FY2025 to FY2026 (since FY2026 data are only available through the third quarter). It discusses the implications of these trends for access to federally…
AI Biotech Iambic Gets $150M in IPO Cash for ‘Molecular Superintelligence’ Drug R&D
Iambic Therapeutics, an AI-enabled biotech company, will apply the IPO proceeds toward clinical development of its pipeline of internally discovered and wholly owned cancer drugs. Iambic also has R&D alliances with companies such as Bayer and AbbVie. The post AI Biotech Iambic Gets $150M in IPO Cash for ‘Molecular Superintelligence’ Drug R&D appeared first on…
Why the Future of Healthcare Depends on Reinventing Primary Care Access
What is needed is a fundamentally different operating model for primary care, one designed around continuous engagement rather than episodic encounters. The post Why the Future of Healthcare Depends on Reinventing Primary Care Access appeared first on MedCity News.
Midwifery-Led Startup Millie Forming Joint Clinics With El Camino Health
In Healthcare Innovation interview, CEO Anu Sharma says partnership with El Camino follows Millie joining UCSF Health’s clinically integrated network earlier this year
Canadian Consortium Building Synthetic Data Network
The University of Waterloo is developing the network as part of a new cross-Canada consortium with institutions from Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick
The Role of Hospital Stewardship to Improve Outcomes and Manage Costs
[Sponsored] Panelists in the webinar, sponsored by Inovalon, will explore how near real-time surveillance, smart risk prioritization, and closed-loop intervention are shifting stewardship programs to proactive, technology-enabled decision-making that lets pharmacists work at the top of their license. The post The Role of Hospital Stewardship to Improve Outcomes and Manage Costs appeared first on MedCity…
