Medical Debt Is Crushing Hospital Patients in Los Angeles. Health Officials May Have a Fix.
LOS ANGELES — Every Tuesday, Naman Shah sees tuberculosis patients at a small public clinic…
Medical Debt Is Crushing Hospital Patients in Los Angeles. Health Officials May Have a Fix.
LOS ANGELES — Every Tuesday, Naman Shah sees tuberculosis patients at a small public clinic in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley. Shah, a physician and epidemiologist at the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, pores over images of battered lungs, listens to labored breathing, and checks medications. It’s part of an initiative dating to…
‘Medicare for All’ Is Back. Now Comes the Hard Part.
As Americans grow increasingly frustrated with their healthcare system, a proposal that has long been kicked around on the Democratic periphery is showing up in debates and on political platforms: “Medicare for All.” According to a 2025 Economist-YouGov poll, nearly 60% of Americans favor a system of Medicare for All, while 85% of Democrats support…
Trilliant Health: Misaligned Incentives Are Undermining US Healthcare
Trilliant Health’s report identifies six trends highlighting how misaligned incentives are contributing to rising costs, poor health outcomes, workforce shortages and other systemic problems in U.S. healthcare. The post Trilliant Health: Misaligned Incentives Are Undermining US Healthcare appeared first on MedCity News.
Teladoc Health Adds Contactless Vitals and Ambient AI Scribe to Virtual Visit Platform
Teladoc Health announced Wednesday that it is launching two new AI-powered capabilities built into its Solo smart care platform for hospitals and health systems to be used during virtual visits. The post Teladoc Health Adds Contactless Vitals and Ambient AI Scribe to Virtual Visit Platform appeared first on MedCity News.
Rural Health Transformation Program Funds Expand Behavioral Healthcare in North Carolina
With a focus on early intervention and crisis response, North Carolina’s $17 million funding enhances mental health infrastructure, expands addiction treatment, and provides in-home support to reduce hospitalizations
CMS Invests $7.2 Million to Modernize Rural EMS in South Dakota
The funding supports 25 projects focused on integrating telemedicine, modernizing dispatch, and expanding training for EMS personnel
Caribou Bio’s Journey With Off-the-Shelf Cell Therapy Reaches the End of the Road
Caribou Biosciences is stopping work on its two remaining cancer cell therapies and exploring strategic alternatives for the business. The move follows the CRISPR biotech company’s failure to secure financing for its clinical trial plans. The post Caribou Bio’s Journey With Off-the-Shelf Cell Therapy Reaches the End of the Road appeared first on MedCity News.
Seeking to Become the ‘Best Payvider in Texas,’ Harbor Health Buys More VillageMD Clinics
With the acquisition, Harbor will operate nearly 70 clinics and more than double its number of physicians and advanced practice providers across Texas
Constant Vigilance is the Watchword for Healthcare AI Governance
[Sponsored] Sponsored by Cotiviti, a webinar addressing the challenges of AI implementation and governance offered insights based on findings from the Healthcare AI Readiness Index. The post Constant Vigilance is the Watchword for Healthcare AI Governance appeared first on MedCity News.
N.Y. HIE Deploying FHIR-Based Advance Care Planning Solution
Creation of HEALTHeLINK’s advance care planning solution was funded through ONCs Leading Edge Acceleration Projects in Health Information Technology program
