Wearing a crown of thorns, Kendrick Lamar took to the mic from the front row of the Louis Vuitton Men’s show in Paris today to pay tribute to the brand’s late creative director, Virgil Abloh, who died in November 2021. Lamar performed an orchestral-backed medley of tracks from his latest album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, including “N95,” as […]
Former CMS Administrator Predicts Dire Near-Term Outlook for Home Health Industry – Home Health Care News
The former U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator, Seema Verma, did not paint a rosy outlook for the home health industry this week in Chicago. In fact, hardly any of what she said evoked optimism among operators in the crowd. In regards to the economy, she said it would be her guess that a recession is around […]
Health Care – FDA: Juul must stop selling vapes
Your Amazon Alexa might someday be able to mimic the voices of your dead relatives, which is about as morbid as it is interesting. Cue “Black Mirror” intro. In health care news, Juul’s in trouble after the FDA finally acted on the company’s marketing application. Welcome to Overnight Health Care, where we’re following the latest moves on policy and news affecting […]
The Innovative Technique that Gives Former Facelift Patients Their Results Back
Currently, nonsurgical interventions such as dermal fillers like Juvéderm, Restylane and Radiesse, and neurotoxins like Botox Cosmetic and Xeomin get most of the headlines; the gold standard and most comprehensive and harmonious facial rejuvenation results are still provided through surgical means. Facelift procedures continue to have a remarkably high satisfaction rate with patients. As we humans continue to live longer, […]
Supreme Court dialysis ruling sets stage for coverage limits
A Supreme Court decision that greenlighted a private health plan’s limited dialysis coverage may set the stage for other insurers to cut pay for kidney care and other treatments Medicare covers. The high court rejected a challenge to an employer health plan’s low reimbursements for dialysis, which the plaintiff argued discourage providers from joining its network and effectively nudge policyholders […]
My first year of motherhood in review
Photo by Our Days Photo & Film Aunties, our June baby is one today. ♥️😭 It’s a tale as old as time: you blink, and they grow up. I have so many thoughts I don’t know where to begin. I can’t believe she’s a year old, and simultaneously I don’t remember what like was life without her, even though it […]
Natalie Portman on Bulking up for Thor: ‘I Was Asked to Get as Big as Possible’
Five-foot-three Natalie Portman, slight of build and high of voice, has always had a naturally petite presence. Even with her powerhouse acting chops, she comes across as elfin, a trope she’s leaned into — ever seen that “Natalie’s Rap” sketch on SNL? But for her upcoming role as The Mighty Thor (Jane Foster plus hammer plus powers) in Marvel’s Thor: […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The FDA Goes After Nicotine
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on Acast. You can also listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, or wherever you listen to podcasts. The FDA this week launched a crackdown on smoking and vaping — ordering the vaping device Juul to be taken off the market and announcing its intention to require makers of cigarettes […]
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Medallion gets a $35M boost to continue its goal of removing inefficiencies in provider management – MedCity News
The U.S. spends about $4 trillion on healthcare each year, of which $1 trillion is spent on healthcare administration. As with many things in healthcare, much of the administrative work providers must do to manage their clinicians’ credentials is manual, paper-based, time-intensive and housed in disparate systems. This problem led to the founding of Medallion, a provider management platform that […]