Cuando Matthew Hurley quiso empezar a tomar PrEP para prevenir el VIH, el médico no conocía el medicamento, y cuando finalmente se lo recetó, las facturas que le enviaron eran caras… y erróneas. “Decidí escribirles porque el proceso fue realmente muy frustrante”. En un momento dado, se preguntó: “¿Debería simplemente dejar de tomar este medicamento…
The DEA’s anticipated extension of telehealth prescribing flexibility once again averts an immediate disruption in care, but it leaves providers and patients in the same cycle of uncertainty that has persisted for years. The post Another Extension Expected for Virtual Prescribing, Same Uncertainty appeared first on MedCity News.
ALEXANDER, Carolina del Norte — Aubreigh Osborne tiene una nueva amiga. Vestida de azul y con un gran moño en sus rizos rubios, la niña de 3 años se sentó en el regazo de su madre pronunciando con cuidado el nombre de una compañerita de clase después de escuchar las palabras “mejor amiga”. Hace apenas…
As we see companies release more solutions targeting the revenue cycle, it’s time to distinguish excitement from impact. The post The Revenue Cycle Needs Surgery, Not Band-Aids appeared first on MedCity News.
This policy watch evaluates state awards through the rural health fund in 2026, the first year of the program. The analysis shows relatively modest variations in total awards this year across states but wide variation in how much states will receive per rural resident.
In 2013, before the Affordable Care Act helped millions get health insurance, California’s Placer County provided limited health care to some 3,400 uninsured residents who couldn’t afford to see a doctor. For several years, that number has been zero in the predominantly white, largely rural county stretching from Sacramento’s eastern suburbs to the shores of…
Year after year, Mary Bucklew strategized with a nurse practitioner about losing weight. “We tried exercise,” like walking 35 minutes a day, she recalled. “And 39,000 different diets.” But 5 pounds would come off and then invariably reappear, said Bucklew, 75, a public transit retiree in Ocean View, Delaware. Nothing seemed to make much difference…
As we start off 2026, I wanted to quickly look back at the research that I published in peer-reviewed journals last year. Here’s the list: Shafrin J, Jadhav K, Warren C, Quddus S, Zawadzki N, Yang D, Damon A, Spurrier K, Batt K, Wei D. Chronic myeloid leukemia treatment intolerance imposes additional resource and economic…
The American Medical Association is urging Congress to permanently extend Medicare’s pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities, warning that temporary extensions create uncertainty for patients and providers. The post AMA to Congress: Make Medicare Telehealth Services Permanent appeared first on MedCity News.
ORANGE, California — Una mañana reciente, Carmen Basu, abrigada con una chaqueta roja y una bufanda de lana, se paró frente a la sede del plan de salud local, luego de recoger alimentos gratuitos. Había traído a su esposo, a su hijo adolescente y a su suegra de 79 años para que la ayudaran. Tomaron…