Amy Gleason, one of nine "Champions of Change" for precision medicine, wants to tell President Obama that consumers are as important as geneticists in making the Precision Medicine Initiative successful.
BioCardia has filed paperwork seeking to raise around $50 million in an IPO, the Obama administration wants to improve healthcare for unaccompanied minors coming to U.S.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
The botched rollout of healthcare.gov insurance exchange prompted the administration to rethink how it builds and manages information systems, leading to the creation of the U.S. Digital Service.
The White House today announced the appointment of Silicon Valley veteran DJ Patil to the position of chief data scientist and deputy chief technology officer for data policy, a new position that underscores the mainstream importance of big data with a strong focus on healthcare. .@WhiteHouse names @dpatil first ever Chief Data Scientist http://t.co/tzVljsiXQQ #DigitalHealth […]
Recently, the Associated Press reported that HealthCare.gov was releasing personal data such as age, income, ZIP code, tobacco use and whether a woman is pregnant. This did not sit well with many people. As a result, the Obama administration has officially made changes to the government’s health insurance […]
The Obama administration is proposing several changes to the Medicare drug program, also known as Part D. They range from new limits on the number of plans insurers could offer consumers to new rules about what drugs those plans must cover. The plan also would prohibit exclusion of pharmacies from a plan’s “preferred pharmacy network” […]
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Medicare’s prescription drug program was controversial when it arrived, but a decade later it is widely considered to be a Washington success story. Now, though, the Obama administration is proposing a series of significant changes to fix what critics say isn’t broken. Administration officials say they want to help beneficiaries make good choices and save […]
Medicare Advantage plans could see payment reductions of 1.9 percent next year under proposed rates announced Friday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Insurers, who have led a fierce lobbying campaign against payment reductions, have said the combination of the health law’s lower payment rates, new fees on health plans and other factors, […]