Senior manager and clinical technology lead at the UK-based Wellcome Trust Dr Bilal Mateen discusses how his organization is addressing mental health, the impact of climate change on health and infectious diseases.

Adding substance use disorder coverage for residential and intensive outpatient programs would only have a nominal net impact on Medicare spending, at about $362 million per year, according to a new analysis by the Legal Action Center. By contrast, total Medicare spending in 2020 was $825.9 billion.

The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration, has announced investments of more than $20 million to reduce disparities in maternal and birth outcomes.

Health insurer Cigna will be expanding the reach of its ACA Marketplace exchange plans during the upcoming Open Enrollment period that begins in November.

Venture capital firm General Catalyst has partnered with its fourth healthcare system, WellSpan Health of Pennsylvania.