How Policymakers Can Improve Obesity Treatment and Affordability, Per American College of Physicians
The American College of Physicians is urging policymakers to expand access to obesity treatment and…
How Policymakers Can Improve Obesity Treatment and Affordability, Per American College of Physicians
The American College of Physicians is urging policymakers to expand access to obesity treatment and healthy foods while investing in prevention and research. The post How Policymakers Can Improve Obesity Treatment and Affordability, Per American College of Physicians appeared first on MedCity News.
The Future of CDC HIV Prevention Funding for Community Organizations
Following reports that CDC is ending Community Based Organization (CBO) funding for HIV prevention, this analysis provides a snapshot of where, to whom, and at what level these community grants were distributed in the past grant cycle. We find community organizations stand to lose significant amounts of funding, especially those located in the south.
Pathos Picks Up Two Cancer Drugs Poised for Clinical Development With AI Agents
Pathos AI struck a deal for rights to a bispecific antibody drug conjugate from Alphamab that could become first in a new class of cancer drugs. Separately, the startup began a partnership with AstraZeneca on a protein degrader from the pharma company’s cancer drug pipeline. The post Pathos Picks Up Two Cancer Drugs Poised for…
The Facts About Medicare Spending
This interactive provides the facts on Medicare spending. Medicare, which serves 70 million people and accounts for 14 percent of the federal budget and 21 percent of national health spending, is at the heart of discussions about health expenditures and affordability. Explore data on enrollment growth, Medicare spending trends overall and per person, growth in…
Passing the Lantern
By GEORGE BEAUREGARD Back in the late 90s to early 2000s, I had a robust (independent) internal medicine practice. These were the days before electronic medical records and hospitalists became ingrained into the healthcare delivery landscape. I’ll admit that—despite how much I loved my Palm Pilot—initially, I was ambivalent about the value-add of both. For…
Health Tech Promised Simplicity — Why Does It Feel Like More Work?
The future of health care innovation is technology that carries more of the load, so people don’t have to. The post Health Tech Promised Simplicity — Why Does It Feel Like More Work? appeared first on MedCity News.
From Blind Spots to Better Outcomes: How SNF Data Transparency Strengthens LTSS
[Sponsored] What if health plans could identify member decline before an avoidable hospitalization occurs? Real-time clinical visibility into long-stay SNF members uncovers risk earlier and drives better outcomes. The post From Blind Spots to Better Outcomes: How SNF Data Transparency Strengthens LTSS appeared first on MedCity News.
The Trust Gap in Digital Health and AI Starts With Design — Here’s How to Close It
The gap between what technology can do and how much patients trust it won’t close on its own. Here are some design decisions that build trust — and some that quietly destroy it. The post The Trust Gap in Digital Health and AI Starts With Design — Here’s How to Close It appeared first on…
Nurses Chase Cyclospora, Aided by Interviews, Fast-Food Receipts — And the Messy Details
More than 900 people in Washtenaw County, Michigan, have been sickened with cyclosporiasis since mid-June. Linda Kim, a public health nurse, has called more than 100 of them. Almost everyone has said the same thing: It’s excruciating, and one of the worst illnesses they’ve experienced. But on a Wednesday in July, she called one man…
AI Is Being Used to Boost Medicaid Enrollment, but Not Without Concerns
Vanessa Barahona received a call this past spring from Angelica at Kern Family Health Care in Bakersfield, California, telling her it was time to renew her coverage under Medi-Cal, the state’s version of Medicaid. Angelica helped Barahona, 41, schedule an appointment to complete her paperwork in person at Kern Family’s offices before she submitted it…
