With Mass. cutting weight loss drug coverage, patients scramble to afford prescriptions
Thousands of Massachusetts residents are on the verge of losing insurance coverage for powerful weight loss drugs that…
This Startup Says It Saves Medicare More Than $2 Million A Week
Cadence’s Chris Altchek CadenceCadence reached a $1.2 billion valuation by using AI to track seniors’ chronic health conditions…
CDC’s chief blocked a covid vaccine study. Now it’s in a top medical journal.
A covid vaccine study that the CDC’s chief halted this spring over methodological concerns was published Tuesday in…
Hantavirus quarantine ends for Americans held for six weeks in Nebraska | US healthcare
Eight Americans quarantined for six weeks in Nebraska after they were exposed to a deadly hantavirus outbreak were…
Doctor charged in $89M fraud scheme targeting student-athletes
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has charged a Texas doctor in an $89 million healthcare fraud scheme,…
Sault Area Hospital ends year with $9.4M deficit
Now the Sault’s largest employer, Sault Area Hospital says growing demand and a larger workforce are adding to…
Brightstar Capital Partners Acquires Erdman, Expanding Its Architecture & Design Platform into Healthcare and Senior Living
NEW YORK & MADISON, Wis.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Brightstar Capital Partners (“Brightstar”), a middle-market private equity firm focused on control-oriented investments…
AI tool turns EKGs into predictions of structural heart disease
Mario covers technology in health care, including FDA regulation of artificial intelligence; how Medicare pays for health tech;…
a16z backs Prosper AI with $30M as healthcare providers seek fewer admin tools
Prosper AI an AI platform that runs the entire patient journey, today announced a $30 million Series A…
TruDoc marks 15 years of operations, reports 2.5M lives served across seven markets
The prestigious gathering was attended by senior industry dignitaries, including Dr Hanan Obeid (CEO of Health Regulations at…
If insurance says no to your weight loss medicine, try this : NPR
If your doctor prescribes a GLP-1 medication for weight loss but your insurance won’t cover it, you have…
‘Devastating’: lives of nurses and patients upended by Trump migrant crackdown | US immigration
When Dolores Jacoby’s doctor told her there was little she could do to treat her acute myeloid leukemia,…