The future of diagnostic imaging is brighter than ever, even amid a perfect storm of challenges. An evolved state of point-of-care diagnosis and assessment is already being achieved in a large number of sectors across the industry. It’s happening through the use of next generation ultrasound, where imaging at-the-bedside vs. ordered from-the-bedside becomes possible and practical. It happens not because […]
Nursing home trade associations said Monday they have come to an agreement to boost staffing levels at the facilities along with legislation newly signed by Gov. Tom Wolf to boost aid to an industry wracked by the COVID-19 pandemic and struggling with high staff turnover. With Pennsylvania awash in surplus tax collections, Wolf on Monday signed legislation authorizing nearly $300 […]
In order to capitalize off its growth, Signify Health Inc. (NYSE: SGFY) will be shifting its focus to its home and community services business, the company announced last week. It also plans to wind down its episodes of care services segment, and turn attention to its recent Caravan Health acquisition. “Our [home and community services] segment is experiencing tremendous growth […]
Colleen DeGuzman To dodge hefty costs for eyewear, California’s health insurance program for low-income people, Medi-Cal, has an innovative strategy: It contracts exclusively with the state’s prisons, and inmates make glasses for its beneficiaries. But the partnership that began more than 30 years ago has fractured. Medi-Cal enrollees, many of whom are children, and their eye care providers say that […]
Vertex Pharmaceuticals is developing a cell therapy for type 1 diabetes that replaces the insulin-producing cells lost to the chronic condition. In paying $320 million to acquire ViaCyte, Vertex is getting its hands on the company that was the first to demonstrate this feat in clinical testing. Boston-based Vertex framed the acquisition agreement announced Monday as complementary to its […]
Through the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts say that surgical and chronic wound care became a challenge, as many patients recovered at home and received care through virtual visits. A demand for wound care technology that is more accurate and less invasive is a response to both the rise in telehealth and the strain on clinical resources, says Jon […]
For the first time, a pharmaceutical company has asked for permission to sell a birth control pill over the counter in the U.S. HRA Pharma’s application on Monday sets up a high-stakes decision for health regulators amid legal and political battles over women’s reproductive health. The company says the timing was unrelated to the Supreme Court’s recent decision overturning Roe […]
Medicaid is an important source of health and long-term care coverage for seniors and people with disabilities. The Medicaid pathways in which eligibility is based on old age or disability are known as “non-MAGI” pathways because they do not use the Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) financial methodology that applies to pathways for pregnant people, parents, and children with low […]
Dive Brief: The House Oversight Committee has launched an investigation into how companies are handling sensitive health data in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The committee sent letters to five data broker companies and five personal health apps asking for information regarding how they store and manage user data, along with whether they […]
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday received an application for the first over-the counter birth control pill. The move came as the Supreme Court’s ruling overturning of Roe v. Wade is heightening attention on contraceptive access. The application for a daily birth control pill available without a prescription comes from the drug company HRA Pharma. The […]