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When patients disengage, preventive care is missed, chronic conditions worsen, care shifts to higher-cost settings such as the emergency department and urgent care, and patients fragment across systems, reducing continuity. The post Stopping Patient Attrition Before it Starts: A Proactive Approach to Healthcare Marketing appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →Himanshu Shah, an activist investor and large shareholder of Novavax, whose stock has plummeted over the years, believes the company should cut costs more aggressively, reduce the size of its board, and do more to prop up its financial performance. But are the criticisms valid? The post Is Shah Capital’s Criticism of Novavax Fair? A Wall Street Analyst Weighs In appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →Obsidian Therapeutics aims to show its TIL cell therapy has advantages over an Iovance Biotherapeutics TIL therapy marketed for treating melanoma. Obsidian’s merger with Galera Therapeutics will give it a public listing and a private placement to support clinical development of the combined company’s cancer drug pipeline. The post Obsidian, Galera Merger Comes With $350M Infusion for Cancer Drug Trials appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →CMS is proposing to make its joint replacement bundled payment model mandatory nationwide. Experts say it is a logical step, but warn that mandatory participation could be challenging for hospitals to implement. The post Expanding the CJR Model Is a Logical Step in VBC, but Implementation Challenges Remain appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →Care delivery doesn’t have to be binary — in-person or virtual, old model or new. It can be adaptive, team-based, and deeply human. The post How Team-Based and Virtual Nursing Models Are Redefining Care Delivery appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →The challenge isn’t whether AI can be used (it already is). It’s whether it can be trusted. And trust in medicine is not something healthcare professionals can afford to get wrong. The post Trust and AI Adoption in Medicine appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →A new report from Trilliant Health finds behavioral health demand has surged since 2018, but workforce shortages and access barriers continue to limit care. The post Behavioral Health Demand Has Increased by 62% Since 2018. What the Industry Needs to Know appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →Kailera Therapeutics’ IPO proceeds will support global clinical trials for its obesity drug candidates. Meanwhile, proteomics company Alamar Biosciences upsized its own IPO while clinical-stage biotechs Seaport Therapeutics and Hemab Therapeutics joined the IPO queue. The post Kailera’s Upsized IPO Brings In $625M for Pipeline of Injectable & Oral Obesity Drugs appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →Moving through the California Senate are two bills, informed by KFF Health News reporting, that would strengthen protections for patients brought to health facilities by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Read full article →Montana health officials say they’re seeking to add doula services to the state’s Medicaid program, reversing a previous statement that they would “not be moving forward” amid a budget shortfall.
Read full article →The costs of posttreatment care are forcing cancer survivors to make tough choices. GOP proposals to bring down health insurance costs won’t help people who need constant care and monitoring, health policy researchers and patient advocates say.
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