The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has drawn praise from Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra for its approval of Opill, the first daily oral contraceptive approved for use in the U.S. without a prescription. The approval means the progestin-only oral contraceptive pill will be available without a prescription at drug stores, convenience stores […]
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the calendar year 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule, with overall proposed payment amounts being reduced by 1.25% compared to CY 2023. CMS is also proposing increases in payment for many visit services, such as primary care, and these proposed increases require offsetting and budget […]
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is proposing to expand access to behavioral health services through coverage of intensive outpatient services – an intermediate level of behavioral healthcare. To support practices to help curtail shortages of essential medicines, CMS is seeking comment in this rule on potential payment adjustments to hospitals for the additional […]
Digital health startups in the United States have seen a decline in funding, with the sector on track for its lowest funding year since 2019, according to the latest quarterly report by Rock Health. The decline in funding follows a significant boom in 2021, when U.S. digital health startups raised $29.1 billion across 737 deals.
Telehealth has been firmly established as a viable treatment methodology, and the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted many of its advantages, but a new Epic Research white paper has found one potential shortcoming: Telehealth visits are linked to fewer in-person follow-ups as compared to in-office visits.
Pharma U offers 10 weeks of education, from how drugs are made to mentoring and coaching, says Naomi Fried, CEO and founder of digital health accelerator PharmStars.
The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), has issued a proposed rule strengthening key policies in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), a program that subsidizes child care costs for 1.5 million children and impacts 230,000 child care providers who receive subsidies.
St. Luke’s Duluth and Aspirus Health, based in Wausau, Wisconsin, have signed a letter of intent for the two organizations to affiliate, creating a healthcare system serving residents of northeastern Minnesota, northern and central Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Members can network, stay educated and connect with colleagues, says Sepi Browning, IT director/business partner at Piedmont Healthcare.
Express Scripts, the pharmacy benefits management business of the Cigna Group’s Evernorth, will add three additional biosimilars to its National Preferred Formulary that it said will compete with Humira, the world’s top-selling pharmaceutical drug, in terms of competitive net costs. Humira treats inflammatory and pain conditions.