At the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), we are committed to addressing inequities and advancing equity in health care, which begins with high-quality health research. HHS is also actively working to shift the culture, resources, and approaches to institutionalize and sustain a focus on equity over time. This includes promoting shifts in practices that have traditionally perpetuated […]
This article is part of a series sponsored by HLTH offering a preview of the HLTH conference. As we head into year 5 of HLTH, November 13-16 in Las Vegas, it is more important than ever to bring the investor and startup community together in a way that drives meaningful conversations and generates growth opportunities. HLTH offers a wide range […]
Healthcare leaders say it can cost more than $4 million for an organization to recover from a single cyberattack, according to a new survey. A poll of more than 600 healthcare information-technology and security professionals found 89% of organizations surveyed had experienced at least one cyberattack in the past year. Within that group, organizations on average had 43 attempted cyberattacks during that time period, according […]
On a Friday evening at a call center in southeastern Pennsylvania, Michael Colluccio stirred his hot tea, put on his headset, and started up his computer. The screen showed calls coming in to the suicide prevention lifeline from around the state. Colluccio, 38, said he knows what it’s like to be on the other end of one of those calls. […]
This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership For other home-based care providers, the Minnesota-based Lifespark can offer lessons in taking on risk to get to the “apex-predator level,” as its CEO Joel Theisen would say. At the same time, the company is also looking outward to learn from others as it gets ready for a nationwide expansion. That’s […]
Roche announced Wednesday that it is paying $250 million in cash to acquire Good Therapeutics, a Seattle-based preclinical biotech company. Good has raised a little over $30 million since it was founded in 2016. The company is focused on cytokines, which are proteins that can regulate the body’s immune response toward cancer cells and cause tumor cell death. The Swiss pharma […]
Former President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama had their official portraits unveiled at the White House today. The latter’s portrait captured the former first lady looking “fine,” according to her husband. A judge in Texas ruled on Wednesday that provisions in the Affordable Care Act requiring employer health plans to cover HIV prevention drugs violated religious freedom laws. Welcome to Overnight […]
Elizabeth Holmes, the former Theranos CEO convicted of fraud, filed a motion on Tuesday asking a California federal judge for a new trial based on new evidence concerning “star witness” Adam Rosendorff, her former lab director. According to the motion, Rosendorff left Holmes’ lawyer Lance Wade a 30-second voicemail on August 8 stating that he wanted to visit Holmes and […]
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that required coverage of an HIV prevention drug under the Affordable Care Act violates a Texas employer’s religious beliefs and undercut the broader system that determines which preventive drugs are covered in the U.S. The ruling was handed down by Fort Worth-based U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor, who ruled in 2018 that the entire ACA […]
UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) and retail giant Walmart (NYSE: WMT) are joining forces to deliver comprehensive value-based care with the goal of propeling positive health outcomes for seniors. “UnitedHealth Group and Walmart share a deep commitment to high-quality and affordable primary care led services that address all of a patient’s health needs in ways that are convenient for them […]