The FDA laid out a three-year roadmap to phase out animal toxicity testing in drug research. In addition to organoids and lab-on-a-chip tests, the agency is encouraging drug companies to use computer simulations and artificial intelligence to predict drug behavior. The post FDA Phase Out of Animal Test Requirements for Drugs Begins With Biologics appeared…
Rural hospital leaders are questioning whether they can continue to afford to do business with Medicare Advantage companies, and some say the only way to maintain services and protect patients is to end their contracts with the private insurers. Medicare is the main federal health insurance program for people 65 or older. Participants can enroll…
Senior care innovations offer a glimpse of what is to come while providing useful lessons for the broader healthcare sector. Successful AI-enabled technologies will improve outcomes, ease burdens, and increase autonomy. The post What Senior Care Can Teach Us About AI’s Future in Healthcare appeared first on MedCity News.
Newscasts deliver reports of plane crashes, political turmoil, mass layoffs, rising food prices, and unexpected public health alerts at an increasing pace. In what used to be predictable routines – planning meals, commuting to work, taking kids to school – people across the country now sense an undercurrent of apprehension. The post One Nation, Under…
On Monday, April 7, Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in the US District Court for Northern Texas ruled to overturn key elements of a Biden administration rule that established the first-ever minimum staffing ratios for nursing facilities.
[Sponsored] Finding the best analytics tools for health care revenue management can revolutionize operational processes. Compare the leading software options to discover helpful team resources. The post The Top 6 Best Analytics Tools for Health Care Revenue in 2025 appeared first on MedCity News.
There’s a new health innovation law firm in town! Rebecca Gwilt & Kaitlyn O’Connor have started Elevare Law to help health tech companies. We spent a little time talking about the new firm and who it’s going to work with, and a lot about the different legal and regulatory challenges facing digital health companies. Deep…
Los despidos del presidente Donald Trump en el Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos (HHS) incluyeron a toda la oficina que establece las pautas federales de pobreza. Estas pautas determinan si decenas de millones de estadounidenses son elegibles para programas de salud como Medicaid, asistencia alimentaria, cuidado infantil y otros servicios, según dijo un ex…
As Congress considers ways to help pay for extending tax cuts, some lawmakers have suggested that hundreds of billions of dollars in federal savings could be achieved by addressing fraud, waste and abuse in the Medicaid program. They often cite data about improper payments in Medicaid, which accounted for 5.1 percent of total Medicaid outlays…More
President Donald Trump’s firings at the Department of Health and Human Services included the entire office that sets federal poverty guidelines, which determine whether tens of millions of Americans are eligible for health programs such as Medicaid, food assistance, child care, and other services, former staff said. The small team, with technical data expertise, worked…