The Trump administration’s steep tariffs on Chinese imports are threatening to further destabilize hospitals’ bottom lines by driving up the cost of essential supplies and exacerbating already fragile supply chains. As providers prepare for higher expenses and potential shortages, experts warn that these policies could worsen care quality and force hospitals to make tough financial decisions — from cutting services to delaying tech upgrades.
HHS underwent a sweeping restructuring this week, resulting in about 10,000 layoffs across various agencies. With critical programs for things like disease prevention and outbreak response already crumbling, experts believe the fallout from this decision could set public health efforts back by decades.
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The convergence of Trump's political capital, Kennedy's agricultural vision, and existing technological capabilities creates an unprecedented opportunity to restructure America's approach to health and disease prevention.
Most Americans don’t understand how an administration's view on healthcare data sharing interoperability could directly impact them, pointed out Arcadia CEO Michael Meucci. More requirements around data sharing could lead to better care continuity, improved outcomes and lower costs.
More than two dozen Black and Latino health tech leaders have endorsed Kamala Harris for president. Another group of over 500 women healthcare leaders has also come out in support of Harris.
During a recent conference, Ceci Connolly, CEO of the Alliance of Community Health Plans, shared five things she thinks the healthcare industry should know about the upcoming election.
The ongoing nursing shortage facilitates high turnover rates since nurses know they won’t have difficulties finding new jobs. In order to retain and attract staff, it’s in a facility’s best interest to understand what nurses want.
The U.S. workforce does not need to be in a position where they must choose between their careers and caring for their families. If sufficient balance between work and caregiving is not achieved, caregivers face the risk of becoming patients themselves.
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have largely different healthcare policies. However, there are some areas where they have similarities, like healthcare costs.
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While the White House and doctors at Walter Reed have sought to reassure the public that Trump's condition is improving, he has received numerous drugs for Covid-19, including the steroid dexamethasone, which is typically administered only to those who are critically ill.
Patient expectations continue to evolve, and healthcare practices that fail to adapt risk more than just revenue—they risk losing trust.
Over the weekend, Trump called the agency, without evidence, part of a "deep state" that was slow-walking vaccines and drugs for Covid-19. The next day, the agency authorized convalescent plasma despite having turned it down shortly before due to insufficient evidence.
The study, published in The Lancet, found a possible association between hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine and heart arrhythmias and death. Meanwhile, SingleCare saw a as much as a 22% increase in scripts filled for hydroxychloroquine following Trump's remarks last week.
A preprint retrospective analysis among 368 patients hospitalized with Covid-19 in the VA system found no benefit and a higher degree of death from hydroxychloroquine. A panel of experts also recommended against using the drug with azithromycin outside of trials due to potential toxicity.
Politico reported Tuesday that the Trump administration is trying to secure an emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for Fujifilm's Avigan. The FDA gave an EUA to two unproven antimalarial drugs over the weekend.
The drug industry maintains that policies like foreign reference pricing and letting Medicare negotiate prices would harm innovation. But closer examination reveals that while there is truth to that claim, it's more complex than it appears at first glance.