Healthcare organizations urged HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to protect the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, warning that disruptions could threaten access to preventive care for millions of Americans. The post 60 Cancer Patient and Provider Orgs Call on RFK Jr. to Protect USPSTF appeared first on MedCity News.
Blackstone Life Sciences is providing Apogee Therapeutics with up to $1.3 billion in non-dilutive financing, which the biotech will apply to a key test of its lead drug candidate in atopic dermatitis. The long-acting antibody also has potential applications in asthma and eosinophilic esophagitis. The post Apogee’s Royalty Deal With Blackstone Will Fund Pivotal Test…
Dr. Altman has led the organization for nearly 40 years; Levitt and Dr. Brodie to assume leadership roles next year, after a combined six decades at KFF in senior positions guiding policy research and polling.
This brief presents key facts and analysis about affordability of health care costs among people with Medicare, including younger adults with long-term disabilities, drawing on data from various sources.
This brief describes early state plans to operationalize the medical frailty exemption for Medicaid work requiremnts and identifies key issues and questions states are facing, some of which may be answered in forthcoming CMS guidance.
Financial wellness cannot depend solely on education. It requires addressing the real obstacles that prevent employees from achieving financial stability. Medical debt is one of those obstacles. The post From Benefits to Protection: Medical Debt Belongs in Employer Strategy appeared first on MedCity News.
The assumption is intuitive and well-intentioned: if patients simply understood the system better, they would use it more effectively. However, for most Medicare patients, that assumption is wrong. The barrier to care isn’t knowledge, it’s execution. The post Medicare Patients Don’t Need More Information —They Need Someone to Act appeared first on MedCity News.
As the industry continues to pour money into AI and other emerging technologies, a more disciplined era of healthcare technology investment is taking shape. The post The Hidden Million-Dollar Problem Lurking in Hospital Operations appeared first on MedCity News.
LISTEN: After a guilty verdict for negligent homicide, a former nurse has found receptive audiences on the speaking circuit. She says she hopes her story can help shed light on problems in the healthcare industry. When RaDonda Vaught got her first speaking request, it had been a year since that day in a Nashville courtroom,…
Montana plans to be one of the first states to enforce President Donald Trump’s work mandate for Medicaid enrollees, adding another challenge for state health officials trying to plug a massive budget hole. Clinicians and patient advocates say the incoming changes will deliver a twofold blow: They expect the work requirements to kick more patients…