GoodRx’s fourth-quarter earnings reflected the consumer digital health company’s financial challenges.  Quarterly revenue decreased 14% to $184 million, and the company said its issue with Kroger, a national grocery chain, cost it $40 to $50 million in lost revenue. Kroger temporarily stopped accepting GoodRx’s discounts at the […]

When you buy a car, there is the sticker price and what you actually paid after haggling with the dealer over discounts. For pharmaceuticals, the media typically reports on list prices which are analogous to the “sticker price” for cars. However, what really matters is […]

EPA Announces $21M in Research Grant Funding to Investigate …  U.S. EPA.gov Source link

BY ANISH KOKA I recently saw a young man who came to see me because his place of future employment, a large health system was requiring him to complete the 1º series of his COVID-19 vaccination. He was concerned because he had chest pain after […]

Indiana University Health is the latest system to attribute a dismal 2022 financial performance to rising costs and investment-related losses.  Indianapolis-based IU Health on Friday reported a $715.11 million loss in 2022, compared with a $861.51 million gain a year earlier. The nonprofit system’s annual loss […]

How can we help improve the lives of children? Does this mean giving money to their families or providing in kind good or services (e.g., frees schooling, health care, food stamps, housing)? Should any cash or in-kind transfers be made […]

Health Tech: Women’s health tech winners  Axios Source link

BY KIM BELLARD Like many of you, when I heard about the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine (OH) on February 3, my heart went out to the people in that community. The train was carrying some hazardous materials, and no one was quite […]

John Baackes, CEO of L.A. Care Health Plan, joins the Check Up to discuss his company’s role in California’s ambitious CalAIM program, a five-year, $9 billion plan to expand the state’s Medicaid program targeting those sickest and most in need of healthcare and provide a […]

Medicare covers largely elderly individuals, the disabled, and individuals with end stage kidney disease. Medicaid covers low-income individuals. So who are dual eligibles, that qualify for both programs? The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) and the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) put […]