In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and widespread criticism of the response from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Director Rochelle Walensky has called for sweeping change in the way public health data is collected and communicated. This extends beyond organizational change and […]

BY KIM BELLARD Let’s be honest: we’re going to have AI physicians.   Now, that prediction comes with a few caveats. It’s not going to be this year, and maybe not even in this decade. We may not call them “physicians,” but, rather, may think […]

Thousands of patients have called on a federal court to reverse a landmark ruling allowing a UnitedHealth Group subsidiary to develop mental and substance abuse coverage guidelines they allege deviate from clinical standards. The plaintiffs filed a petition to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals […]

Interesting paper from Ziedan, Simon and Wing (2023): The contraction in health care consumption at the start of the pandemic provides insight into central economic questions of waste and productivity in the U.S. health care system. Using linked mortality and […]

New mental health crisis center in the Hill City  WSET Source link

THCB Gang Joining Matthew Holt (@boltyboy) on #THCBGang on Thursday March 9 were writer Kim Bellard (@kimbbellard), benefits expert Jennifer Benz (@Jenbenz); Suntra Modern Recovery CEO JL Neptune; and special guest digital health investment banker Steven Wardell (@StevenWardell). Lots of conversation about Walgreens and the reaction […]

WASHINGTON — Members of the House and Senate were informed Wednesday that hackers may have gained access to their sensitive personal data in a breach of a Washington, D.C., health insurance marketplace. Employees of the lawmakers and their families were also affected. DC Health Link confirmed […]

FDA’s Office of Generic Drugs issued their 2022 Annual Report. Generic drugs play a vital role in saving patients and payers money. To give an example, pregabalin capsules cost $450 for a 30-day supply during the end of its market […]

Feinstein to HHS: Examine Impacts of Wildfires on Hospitals, Health …  Senator Dianne Feinstein Source link

BY MIKE MAGEE Medicine does not exist in a vacuum. The trusting relationships that underpin it function within an ever-changing environment of shifting social determinants. This is not new, nor surprising. Consider for example the results of their 1851 survey of 12,400 men from the […]