Listen: What the Vaccine Schedule Whiplash Means for Your Kids
LISTEN: After a federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to pare down childhood vaccine…
Listen: What the Vaccine Schedule Whiplash Means for Your Kids
LISTEN: After a federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to pare down childhood vaccine recommendations, plenty of questions remain — like how annual vaccines for the flu will get approved. KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner spoke with WAMU about how the decision is rippling through the public health system. Big swings…
Dyslexia Comes Back To Bite President Trump
By MIKE MAGEE This past week, Donald Trump decided to get into a war of words with a person with dyslexia. His target was the Governor of California, Gavin Newsom, who has struggled with the learning disability since the age of 5. The President’s action was premeditated and intended to take the potential Democratic 2028…
Life expectancy in Panama is better than in the US
I am traveling to Panamá this Friday. Here are some interesting facts about the country’s health care system. Life expectancy is better than the U.S. Life expectancy in Panamá is 79.59 compared to 79.30 in the U.S.Mix of public and private health insurance. Panama’s healthcare architecture rests on two distinct public pillars. The Caja de Seguro…
Amazon Teams Up with Berry Street to Expand Access to Nutrition Therapy
Amazon has added Berry Street to its Health Benefits Connector to help customers discover and access insurance-covered nutrition therapy services through its platform. The post Amazon Teams Up with Berry Street to Expand Access to Nutrition Therapy appeared first on MedCity News.
The Uninsured Rate Is Soaring — What Can Providers Do About It?
New research from Cedar found that about 40% of collectible healthcare dollars now come from uninsured patients, a share that has jumped 54% in three years. The shift is forcing providers to rethink their revenue cycle strategies as patient payments become more difficult — and more important — to collect. The post The Uninsured Rate…
What the Health? From KFF Health News: GOP Mulls More Health Cuts
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…
Debunked Episode 25: Sutter Health’s Allina Health Acquisition Strategy, a Deep Dive on Doctronic
In the latest episode of the Debunked podcast, MedCity News Editor-in-Chief Arundhati Parmar and Samir Batra, Managing Partner of Health Innovation Pitch, discussed recent M&A deals and how bots can be manipulated. The post Debunked Episode 25: Sutter Health’s Allina Health Acquisition Strategy, a Deep Dive on Doctronic appeared first on MedCity News.
Q&A: Empowerment Over Information – Rethinking Patient Education
Dr. Thomas Schenk discusses health literacy
Why Biogen Is Paying $5.6B to Buy Apellis Pharma
Biogen’s Apellis Pharmaceuticals acquisition comes nearly two years after the drugmaker purchased immunology startup Human Immunology Biosciences. CEO Chris Viehbacher said Apellis accelerates Biogen’s expansion in nephrology, supporting a HI-Bio drug currently in pivotal testing for three kidney conditions. The post Why Biogen Is Paying $5.6B to Buy Apellis Pharma appeared first on MedCity News.
