
What Role Do Immigrants Play in the Rural Workforce?
This data note examines the role that immigrants play in the rural workforce, particularly in…
This data note examines the role that immigrants play in the rural workforce, particularly in industries disproportionately filled by immigrants, including health care, agriculture, construction, and service.
Prioritizing risk-based management, data science, smart automation, standards, and patient optionality are critical for the industry to keep up with market changes. The recent FDA guidance that encourages ‘pragmatic trials’ in specific scenarios is a move in the right direction. The post Carving a Path Toward Pragmatic Innovation in Clinical Trials appeared first on MedCity…
That is the title of my most recent paper published in Clinical Lung Cancer with co-authors Mark Danese, Melissa Laurie, Beata Korytowsky, Shane Jordan, Debbie Ryan and Sukhmani K. Padda. The study abstract is below. ObjectiveThis study examined brain metastases among patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (mNSCLC), characterizing prevalence, use of brain imaging,…
Today, people living with diabetes have several ways of monitoring glucose levels, whether through finger pricks or CGMs. Both ways of measuring glucose levels have benefits and limitations. The post The Future of Glucose Monitoring: Why Blood-Based Measurements Matter appeared first on MedCity News.
The Senate Committee on Appropriations approved its FY 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor HHS) appropriations bill, accompanying report, and amendments on July 31, 2025. While most U.S. global health funding is provided to the State Department through a separate appropriations bill, the Labor HHS appropriations bill includes funding for…More
On July 4, President Trump signed the budget reconciliation bill, previously known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” into law. This summary provides background, description, budgetary impact and related information on the health care provisions of the law in four categories: Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, Medicare and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs).
This searchable timeline shows the implementation date for the health care provisions included in the 2025 federal budget reconciliation law. previously known as “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” It includes provisions related to Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, Medicare and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs).
If you want a covid-19 shot this fall, will your employer’s health insurance plan pay for it? There’s no clear answer. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime anti-vaccine activist, has upended the way covid vaccines are approved and for whom they’re recommended, creating uncertainty where coverage was routine. Agencies within…
Now that the Republicans’ big tax-and-spending bill has become law, new bureaucratic hurdles have emerged for millions of Americans who rely on Medicaid for health coverage. A provision in the new law dictates that, in most states, for the first time, low-income adults must start meeting work requirements to keep their coverage. Some states have…
By MATTHEW HOLT I have been trying hard to suppress this line of thought but when I woke up in the middle of the night with this piece basically fully formed in my head I couldn’t not write it. Yes I might lose some friends, but someone in health tech has to say this. Last…