Trump Decried Crime in America, Then Gutted Funding for Gun Violence Prevention
ST. LOUIS — Violent crime was already trending down from a covid-era spike when President…
Trump Decried Crime in America, Then Gutted Funding for Gun Violence Prevention
ST. LOUIS — Violent crime was already trending down from a covid-era spike when President Donald Trump presented a picture of unbridled crime in America on the campaign trail in 2024. Now his administration has eliminated about $500 million in grants to organizations that buttress public safety, including many working to prevent gun violence. In…
Waste, Fraud and Abuse – Oh, My!
By KIM BELLARD So the House has passed their “big, beautiful bill,” by the narrowest of margins. Crucial to the bill are large savings from Medicaid, which in past years Republicans would have taken some glee from but now they are careful to explain away as just cutting “waste, fraud and abuse,” having finally realized…
Lucet to Acquire Home Care Company Emcara Health
Lucet, a behavioral health company, is acquiring home care company Emcara Health to offer integrated care models. The post Lucet to Acquire Home Care Company Emcara Health appeared first on MedCity News.
The GOP’s Budget Plan Is a Crisis in the Making for Hospitals
If enacted, the GOP’s spending bill would kick more than 10 million Americans off Medicaid. Experts are worried about the major spike in uncompensated care that hospitals would have to provide — and they’re warning that this change will result in major revenue losses for hospitals, facility closures, higher premiums for commercially insured patients, and…
Allocating CBO’s Estimates of Federal Medicaid Spending Reductions and Enrollment Loss Across the States
The Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) latest estimate shows that the One Big Beautiful Bill would reduce federal Medicaid spending by $793 and that the Medicaid provisions would increase the number of uninsured people by 7.8 million. Previous CBO estimates show that 10.3 million fewer people would be enrolled in Medicaid in 2034. Building on prior…
Which Federal Agencies Make Medicare Work and How Were They Affected by Recent Changes Made by the Trump Administration?
This brief highlights some of the key federal agencies and offices that play a role in making Medicare work and, to the extent possible, describes the recent staffing and organizational changes made by the Trump administration that could affect the operations of Medicare in the future.
Factors That Increase Utilization Management Risk
That is the title of a new paper published in the American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC) with co-authors Jacob Fajnor, Shurui Zhang, and Donald Nichols. The abstract is below. Objectives: To (1) develop a metric that quantitatively measures the risk that utilization management (UM) policies pose to patients and (2) measure the relationship between…
Following Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly Lands Partner for R&D of Longer-Acting Metabolic Meds
Eli Lilly is partnering with Camurus, a company with technology that extends how long an injectable drug lasts in the body, permitting longer dosing intervals. Lilly plans to apply the technology to its metabolic medicines; the deal follows a similar move Novo Nordisk starting an alliance with Ascendis. The post Following Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly…
How Can RWD Transform the Patient Journey?
[Sponsored] A one-size fits most approach to clinical trial recruitment is no longer effective. A webinar discussion emphasized the need for patient-level data to shape each phase of a drug’s lifecycle, from clinical development to market access. The post How Can RWD Transform the Patient Journey? appeared first on MedCity News.
Administration Releases Additional Details of Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request
On May 30, 2025, the administration released additional details of its Fiscal Year 2026 budget request, including more specific information on funding for global health activities at the State Department, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The proposed budget includes significant…More
