How Online Prescription Services Are Closing the Access Gap for Patients Who Skip the Doctor’s Office
By DAMIAN WONJO Every clinician keeps a private list of the patients they don’t see….
How Online Prescription Services Are Closing the Access Gap for Patients Who Skip the Doctor’s Office
By DAMIAN WONJO Every clinician keeps a private list of the patients they don’t see. Not the ones who cancel, the ones who never book. The shift worker who reschedules the same appointment three times and then quietly gives up. The parent who can’t justify half a day off and a waiting-room afternoon for a…
IKS Health Beefs Up Its Tech Stack with $557M Acquisition of TruBridge
IKS Health acquired TruBridge for $557 million, folding the rural-hospital-focused EHR and revenue cycle company into its AI-powered care platform. It’s IKS’ third acquisition this year. The post IKS Health Beefs Up Its Tech Stack with $557M Acquisition of TruBridge appeared first on MedCity News.
ACA Marketplace Insurers Propose 14% Median Premium Increase in 2027
KFF found that ACA Marketplace insurers are proposing a median 14% premium increase for 2027, driven by rising healthcare costs and the expiration of enhanced premium tax credits. The post ACA Marketplace Insurers Propose 14% Median Premium Increase in 2027 appeared first on MedCity News.
Phase 3 Failure Keeps AstraZeneca and Ionis Out of a Growing Heart Disease Market
AstraZeneca and Ionis Pharmaceuticals drug eplontersen, brand name Wainua, failed a Phase 3 test in cardiomyopathy caused by transthyretin amyloidosis. More details will be shared at a medical conference next month, but it appears the RNA therapy’s slim hopes now ride on a subgroup analysis. The post Phase 3 Failure Keeps AstraZeneca and Ionis Out…
A Look at 1115 Waiver Evaluations for Medicaid Payments to Institutions of Mental Disease (IMD) for Substance Use Disorder
As SUD IMD waiver evaluations and renewals are becoming available, states face a shifting Medicaid and policy and waiver landscape. This brief examines findings from the first available summative evaluations for SUD IMD waivers and what they show about progress toward meeting goals and milestones.
Menopause Is an Overlooked Driver of Cost in High-Risk Populations
For someone already managing chronic disease, menopause can disrupt stability and complicate treatment plans in ways that aren’t always immediately visible but show up over time in outcomes and utilization. The post Menopause Is an Overlooked Driver of Cost in High-Risk Populations appeared first on MedCity News.
Who Are Direct Care Workers and How Might Federal Policy Changes Impact the Workforce?
This analysis uses the 2024 American Community Survey (ACS) to provide an overview of demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the direct care workforce, including home health aides, personal care aides, and nursing assistants who work in nursing facilities, residential care facilities, home health, and settings that provide nonresidential services for older adults and younger adults…
Specialty Pharmacy Is No Longer Optional Infrastructure
The organizations that move now — with the right foundation and the right partners — will enter the next planning cycle with a specialty pharmacy that functions as a true strategic asset. The post Specialty Pharmacy Is No Longer Optional Infrastructure appeared first on MedCity News.
Brain Interfaces Don’t Need Surgery to Be Transformative – and the Distinction Is Now a Strategic One
Non-surgical implantable BCI is increasingly capable of matching surgical performance while transforming the risk-benefit equation, and it is now the most credible path along all three dimensions simultaneously. The post Brain Interfaces Don’t Need Surgery to Be Transformative – and the Distinction Is Now a Strategic One appeared first on MedCity News.
