The Overlooked Global Warming Cost We Can’t Ignore
Climate change not only impacts patients with respiratory allergies, but it also has potential broad and emerging impacts on patients with food allergies and overall public health.
The New Game Plan for Star Ratings Must Start with Member Incentives
Medicare Advantage plans can more effectively position themselves for success under an evolving measurement system. Here are three strategic actions health plan leaders should prioritize to enhance 2026 bids to secure stronger Star Rating performance.
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Your Guide to the Best Vein Clinics in Orlando
Your varicose or spider veins may indicate an underlying problem, so finding the right vein specialist is crucial. Discover the best vein clinics in Orlando.
The Role of Proactive Monitoring Solutions in the Shift to a Risk-Based Care Model
More effective and proactive care requires a framework that will enable the U.S. healthcare system to better meet the inevitable challenges of an aging population and pave the way for a sustainable and equitable future. Monitoring and other digital health enabled tools are helping to build that framework by offering a new medium for care delivery that can supplement primary care and care management services.
Swedish Startup Snags $65M for Scanning Tech Designed to Facilitate Earlier Disease Detection
Neko Health recently raised €60 million (about $65.8 million) in Series A financing. The Stockholm-based startup's medical scanning technology aims to conveniently and affordably collect extensive health data to aid doctors in catching diseases early. The company’s scan takes about 10 minutes and costs €250 (about $275).
Deloitte: Employers Could Have a Significant Impact on Employees’ Lifespans
While the average lifespan for Americans is 77.9 years, Americans are living only 65.9 years in good health. A new Deloitte report shows that if changes are made, Americans’ average lifespan could reach 90 years by 2040, with 85 of those years being in good health.
Inside One Philadelphia Doctor’s DIY Method to Tackle Health Inequity
Dr. Ala Stanford, founder of the Black Doctors Covid-19 Consortium, provided hundreds of thousands of Covid-19 tests and vaccines to Black and Brown people in Philadelphia's underserved neighborhoods during the pandemic. In her view, her work was impactful because she acted promptly and focused on community-based patient engagement.
Solving Healthcare’s Provider Data Problem Starts with Interoperability
Break down the silos. Take control of your provider data.
3 key reasons why Americans are under-utilizing primary care
In order to engage more Americans in primary care, we need to understand the main challenges that surround primary care in the U.S., according to Dr. Stephen Ezeji-Okoye, Crossover Health’s chief medical officer. Some of these include the increasing shortage of primary care physicians and the lack of incentivization to focus on whole-person health and preventive care.
Many preventive medical services cost patients nothing. Will a Texas court decision change that?
A key part of the ruling by Judge Reed O’Connor of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas says one way that preventive services are selected for the no-cost coverage is unconstitutional. Another portion of his ruling says a requirement that an HIV prevention drug therapy be covered without any cost to patients violates the religious freedom of an employer who is a plaintiff in the case.
Two firms team up to facilitate at-home screenings to prevent blindness
MedArrive providers will use Spect’s artificial intelligence-enabled telemedicine platform to screen patients at home for eye diseases such as diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration.
What the U.S. gets right about healthcare
Preventive care is better in America — but plenty of work remains.
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Navina’s AI Copilot Eases the Value-Based Burden, Study Shows
A new independent study from Phyx Primary Care’s Innovation Lab points to measurable improvements in physician burnout, documentation efficiency, and key VBC metrics among primary care practices.
New IRS rule opens up preventive care coverage for chronic disease by high-deductible health plans
Applicable products and services include insulin, ACE inhibitors, inhaled corticosteroids, retinopathy screenings, glucometers, statins and SSRIs.
Kaiser Permanente CEO on the organization’s healthcare “moonshot”
At the StartUp Health festival in San Francisco Kaiser Permanente CEO Bernard Tyson spoke about the role innovation is playing in the company's big strategic goals around preventive health.
North Carolina FQHC automates Medicare prevention, care management
"We're looking for efficiency," said Goshen Medical Center CMO Dr. Thomas Maynor.
UnitedHealthcare personalizes Health4Me app to close care gaps
Before the end of the year, UnitedHealthcare will add "clinically focused" notifications to Health4me, based on individuals' claims data.
The flip side of the preventive mastectomy debate: Why one woman chose not to have one
TV host Samantha Harris is the latest in a series of celebrities going public with her decision to have a double mastectomy following a breast cancer diagnosis. As the number of women choosing this treatment continues to rise, reporter and author Marc Silver wanted to present the other side of the discussion. His wife, Marsha, […]