Critics slam HHS for ‘misleading” analysis of Sen. Ted Cruz amendment to health bill
The forecasts in a draft analysis by the Department of Health and Human Services are exactly opposite from what many experts predict.
Sharecare is measuring stress levels with voice recognition tech to improve health (and to get insight on the presidential debates)
Stress can greatly affect our health, and it can say a lot about our intentions, mood or other emotional states. Sharecare's app is useful for individuals, but it was also used to analyze the stress levels of Republican presidential candidates in last night's debate.
The Human Algorithm: What AI Can’t Replace in Pharma Engagement
At a time when AI is reshaping pharma, Reverba Global CEO Cheryl Lubbert explained in an interview why empathy, context, and ethics still require a human touch.
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s proposal to loosen up FDA drug approval process makes sense
I really would like to see Cruz’s proposal spur a more productive debate and not simply be dismissed out of hand.
Ted Cruz needs Obamacare after all, another setback for telemedicine in the states (Morning Read)
The Morning Read provides a 24-hour wrap up of everything else healthcare’s innovators need to know about the business of medicine (and beyond). The author of The Read published it but all full-time MedCity News journalists contribute to its content. TOP NEWS Ted Cruz, one of the most outspoken critics of Obamacare, will soon be […]
Colbert on Sen. Cruz speech to defund Obamacare: ‘If you have a medical emergency, just go to Home Depot’
On The Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert satirizes Sen. Ted Cruz‘s non-filibuster of his own bill to defund Obamacare. Pundits speculate perhaps he did this because voters unable to follow the Obamacare debate daily will simply remember him as the guy who fought healthcare reform. It gives Colbert an idea for Sen. Cruz’s 2016 presidential campaign […]
John McCain to CNN: ‘We will not repeal or defund Obamacare…. To think that we can is not rational’
Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) said it is all but impossible for Republicans to defund Obamacare. Despite Republican cries to defund healthcare reform, McCain said Republicans have no way of getting the 67 necessary votes. “In the United States Senate, we will not repeal or defund Obamacare. We will not,” McCain said on CNN‘s The Lead […]
Solving Healthcare’s Provider Data Problem Starts with Interoperability
Break down the silos. Take control of your provider data.