Starting in May of last year, HHS Secretary Kennedy and the CDC/ACIP began to make changes to the federal vaccine schedule for children, culminating in an announcement on January 5 of this year with the most wide-ranging changes to date. This policy brief tracks the number of states that have announced they are no longer…
[Sponsored] High-quality surgical instruments are nonnegotiable in modern healthcare, but escalating costs are forcing leaders and clinicians to rethink how and where they source them. The post Where to Find High-Quality Surgical Instruments at Budget-Friendly Prices appeared first on MedCity News.
That is the topic of an Evidence Base article out today titled “Reflecting on 2025, looking to 2026: Experts outline what to expect for drug pricing and market access“. In the article, a variety of experts reflect on how 2025 reshaped the global drug pricing and market access landscape as well as predict what to…
Organizations can take steps now, in the early months of the program, to position themselves for success by evaluating past performance, identifying opportunities for improvement, and implementing episode-driven clinical and operational workflows. The post TEAM is Here, and Hospitals Are Running Out of Time to Prepare appeared first on MedCity News.
This budget summary provides an analysis of global health funding amounts provided in the FY 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor HHS) conference bill and accompanying report.
There must be clear rules and regulations in effect if we are to see medical-grade CBD become widely accepted amongst clinicians. The post Regulations Needed to Improve Clinical Adoption Of CBD as Medicine appeared first on MedCity News.
A new features from AI companies, like ChatGPT Health and Claude for Healthcare, aim to provide personalized health guidance, but may still provide wrong or dangerous health advice. And, as the U.S. experiences a severe flu season, a vaccine-strain mismatch may be contributing to misconceptions that flu vaccines are ineffective.
[Sponsored] John Poli, RingCentral Industry Principal for Healthcare, highlighted the need for healthcare organizations to avail themselves of tools to not only aggregate data from patient interactions and EHRs, but also analyze and contextualize that data to the benefit of their practices. The post Boost Patient Referrals, Engagement and Operational Efficiency appeared first on MedCity…
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Last year was a tough one for farmers. Amid falling prices for commodity crops such as corn and soybeans, rising input costs for supplies like fertilizer and seeds, as well as the Trump tariffs and the dismantling of USAID, many farms weren’t profitable last year. And now, the enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies that many…