What Are ‘Improper’ Medicaid Payments, and Are They as High as a Trump Official Said?
“One out of every $5 or $6 in Medicaid [payments] is improper.” Russell Vought stated…
What Are ‘Improper’ Medicaid Payments, and Are They as High as a Trump Official Said?
“One out of every $5 or $6 in Medicaid [payments] is improper.” Russell Vought stated on June 1, 2025, in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Responding to charges that President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill would cut Medicaid coverage for millions of Americans, Trump administration officials misleadingly counter that it targets…
Four Ways Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Would Undermine Access to Obamacare
Major changes could be in store for the more than 24 million people with health coverage under the Affordable Care Act, including how and when they can enroll, the paperwork required, and, crucially, the premiums they pay. A driver behind these changes is the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” the name given to spending and tax…
How Did the AI “Claude” Get Its Name?
By MIKE MAGEE Let me be the first to introduce you to Claude Elwood Shannon. If you have never heard of him but consider yourself informed and engaged, including at the interface of AI and Medicine, don’t be embarrassed. I taught a semester of “AI and Medicine” in 2024 and only recently was introduced to “Claude.” Let’s begin…
How should nurse practitioners and physician assistants bill for their services?
That is the topic of a Health Affairs Forefront article by Neprash, Perkins and Mehrotra (2025). This is an important question as approximately one in four visits are now provided by nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) across the Medicare program. NPs and PAs can either bill payers one of two ways: They can…
Startup Launches to Help Women’s Health Providers Build Independent Practices
Monarch, which launched Tuesday, provides the support and technology to help women’s health providers create their own independent practices. The post Startup Launches to Help Women’s Health Providers Build Independent Practices appeared first on MedCity News.
Watch: RFK Jr. Dismisses All 17 Members of Vaccine Advisory Committee
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on June 9 he is removing the entire independent committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccine usage, claiming members had too many outside conflicts. KFF Health News’ Céline Gounder joined CBS Evening News to discuss what this means for the…
A Path to Healing: Discovering Arizona’s PTSD Treatment Centers
[Sponsored] Explore top PTSD treatment centers in Arizona, offering personalized care, holistic therapies and expert support to help individuals heal and reclaim their lives. The post A Path to Healing: Discovering Arizona’s PTSD Treatment Centers appeared first on MedCity News.
Cancer Drug Startup Antares Unveils $177M to Pick Up Where Scorpion Therapeutics Left Off
Antares Therapeutics spun off of Scorpion Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotech that Eli Lilly acquired earlier this year. Like Scorpion, Antares is developing small molecules that go after undruggable targets in cancer. The post Cancer Drug Startup Antares Unveils $177M to Pick Up Where Scorpion Therapeutics Left Off appeared first on MedCity News.
Echoing 2020, Police Use Rubber Bullets Against Protesters in Los Angeles
Weapons dubbed “less lethal” are once again being used in Los Angeles, this time against people protesting the Trump administration’s immigration raids. During the 2020 protests sparked by the police killing of George Floyd, KFF Health News and USA Today documented the harm that rubber bullets and other “less lethal” projectiles can cause. Here’s what…
A Preemptive Prescription to Cyber Exposure Management
Organizations need to take a proactive approach to identify, prioritize and mitigate threats in real time. This means gaining visibility and control into all physical and virtual assets. The post A Preemptive Prescription to Cyber Exposure Management appeared first on MedCity News.
