Transparent communication, sensitivity to parental concerns, and clear explanations of procedures help boost trust and reduce anxiety for both the patient and the provider. The post Comprehensive Autism Diagnostic Evaluation: A Guide for Medical Professionals on Supporting Families appeared first on MedCity News.
[Sponsored] The health care sector is constantly operating, so patient miscommunication can occur at any time. Find out the top-rated companies that provide medical interpretation services. The post 10 Top-Rated Companies That Provide Medical Interpretation Services appeared first on MedCity News.
As AI has evolved to be more accurate and reliable, it’s become suitable for high-stakes use cases including automating health insurance verification. The post The Patient Intake Revolution – How AI Is Eliminating Intake Busywork and Reducing Insurance Denials appeared first on MedCity News.
[Sponsored] A webinar scheduled for Thursday May 8 at 1 pm ET sponsored by Mercury will explore how early-stage medtech and biopharma investors are looking at the market and how they’re advising startups in the wake of cuts to NIH and SBIR grants. The post Get a Snapshot of the Early Stage Life Science Startup…
CRESTWOOD, Mo. — The prospect of sweeping federal cuts to Medicaid is alarming to some Missourians who remember the last time the public medical insurance program for those with low incomes or disabilities was pressed for cash in the state. In 2005, Missouri adopted some of the strictest eligibility standards in the nation, reduced benefits,…
In his March address to Congress, President Donald Trump honored a Texas boy diagnosed with brain cancer. Amid bipartisan applause, he vowed to drive down childhood cancer rates through his “Make America Healthy Again” initiative. A few days later, the administration quietly dropped a lawsuit to cut emissions from a Louisiana chemical plant linked to…
Lining the shelves of American supermarkets are food products with chemicals linked to health concerns. To a great extent, the FDA allows food companies to determine for themselves whether their ingredients and additives are safe. Companies don’t have to tell the FDA about those decisions, and they don’t have to list all ingredients on their…
By MATTHEW HOLT A long time ago in a different country, there was a landslide election from a population looking for change. And change they got. Americans had been campaigning for national health care since 1917. There had been failures in 1933 and 1946 and 1961. But in 1965 they got it. Sort of. But…
The answer is ‘yes’ according to a paper by Borrelli et al. (2025). The authors use annual Medicare Star Rating health plan performance for Medicare Advantage-Part D (MAPD) plans over the past decade (2015 to 2024). They find that: For plans achieving at least 4 stars on the medication adherence measures, 70%-74% of them also…
Employers should review their contracts, conduct claims analyses and more to meet their fiduciary responsibility, according to one expert. The post 7 Things Employers Should Be Doing to Fulfill Their Fiduciary Duty appeared first on MedCity News.