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[Sponsored] The future of healthcare AI is not simply a technology conversation. It is a trust conversation. The post Healthcare AI Beyond the Buzzwords: Ambient, Generative, and Agentic Explained appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →Mehmet Oz, head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, framed the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program as “bold, creative plans” led by states. But as states have started to roll out their plans, federal officials control where and how the money is spent.
Read full article →In the U.S., more than a dozen kinds of cancer are on the rise among people under 50. The HealthQ team shares the latest guidance on being proactive with your family and doctor.
Read full article →MultiCare CFO James Lee said decades of government underpayment have pushed U.S. healthcare to a breaking point. He thinks the nation is headed toward a two-tier system — one for patients with commercial coverage, and another for those covered through CMS. The post Multicare CFO: Decades of CMS Underpayment is Creating an Unfair Two-Tiered System appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →Elevance Health is leveraging AI for simplifying the member experience, improving the provider experience and making sure employees have the right information at the right time. The post Elevance Health’s 3 Key Priorities for AI appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →Eli Lilly presented encouraging Phase 1 results for AJ1-11095 at the European Hematology Association (EHA) annual meeting in Stockholm. The drug, a type II JAK2 inhibitor in development for myelofibrosis, came from Lilly’s acquisition of biotech startup Ajax Therapeutics. The post Lilly’s Newly Acquired Drug Shows Promise as Next-Gen Blood Cancer Med appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →In the push toward a more seamless, digitally enabled future, it’s important we understand exactly how this rush to interoperability may actually harm patients, instead of helping, and what we can do to make sure they keep pace. The post Don’t Leave Healthcare’s Greatest Asset Behind on the Road to Interoperability appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →Once data starts moving across multiple systems, it becomes hard to track unless you’ve been very intentional about it from the start. The post Where Healthcare Data Systems Fail and How to Build Them Better appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →The Plausible Mechanism Framework is a breakthrough. Turning it into treatments that reach families will take five things the framework doesn’t provide. The post The FDA Opened the Door For Rare Disease Patients — Here’s What It Takes to Walk Through It appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →The Trump administration finalized a rule that embraces new types of Obamacare coverage, including 30% higher out-of-pocket costs for some plans, and a more novel approach that allows insurers to offer coverage without set networks of doctors and hospitals.
Read full article →After congressional Republicans let expanded subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans expire at the end of last year, some families have decided the price is too great of a financial burden and canceled their coverage.
Read full article →The healthcare affordability crisis in the U.S. has quietly become a trust crisis, with a growing share of Americans walking away from care altogether. Industry leaders say the fix requires something the system has never really done: starting with the patient. The post Why One in Four Americans Is Walking Away from Healthcare appeared first on MedCity News .
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