Health Execs Applaud Biden’s Executive Order on Women’s Health
President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that aims to improve women's health research, among other things. Several women's health executives came out in support.
‘An Opportunity to Catch Up’: Women’s Health Execs Applaud White House’s $100M Investment
Women's health advocates overwhelmingly came out in support of the White House's $100 million investment into women's health research. However, some noted shortcomings in where the funding is going.
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
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 Biden Administration Proposes Rule To Improve Mental Health Parity
A new proposed rule by the Biden-Harris Administration would require health plans to improve their analyses of their mental health benefits and make clear that they cannot engage in practices that make it more difficult for members to access mental health support compared to physical health.
New National Tracker for Non-fatal Overdoses Is ‘a Step in the Right Direction’ to End the Opioid Crisis
The White House launched a new initiative to address the country’s opioid crisis — a dashboard tracking non-fatal opioid overdoses. The new tool is meant to track overdose clusters to inform better medical responses and preparedness.
Medicare drug price negotiation provision could avoid concerns about stifling innovation
Not all drugs will be subject to price negotiation under the revised legislation. But the agreement sets up a framework enabling Medicare to negotiate the prices of medicines that have been on the market for a long time, and also caps the monthly price of insulin, which has been a flashpoint of drug price debate.
Kaiser Permanente, Centene, others join White House effort to boost vaccination rates
Several organizations, both providers and payers, have pledged to help the White House achieve its goal of administering at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine to 70% of Americans over the next month. These organizations are launching various initiatives to engage the unvaccinated, including call campaigns and financial incentives.
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A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
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.
Belatedly, Trump declares opioid crisis a “national emergency”
President Donald Trump has officially called the opioid epidemic a national emergency. The announcement comes just days after HHS Secretary Tom Price downplayed the need to do so.
Data, IT and patient engagement highlight Cancer Moonshot Summit
Among the highlights of Wednesday's Cancer Moonshot Summit was news that IBM Watson Health will team with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to bring precision medicine to 10,000 veterans with cancer over the next two years.
White House gets major commitments on organ transplants, donations
The U.S Defense Department said it would invest nearly $200 million in next-generation technologies and research to repair and replace cells and tissues that can dramatically increase the time organs can be stored and improve the quality of organs transplanted.
What could the White House’s precision medicine love fest mean for the 2016 elections?
We're heading into the 2016 elections, after all, where we've got candidates on both sides of the aisle reviling the drug pricing of the pharmaceutical industry. The Precision Medicine Initiative could help convince the public that the biopharmaceutical industry isn't completely stuffed with bad guys.
Maximize Revenue and Patient Care with Strategic Weight Loss Management
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
Who is Rob Califf? A look at the (probable) new FDA Commissioner
Rob Califf, the freshly nominated candidate for FDA Commissioner, has deep expertise in large-scale clinical trial design and regulatory policy. What are his strengths?
Pierre-Paul records leak, White House meeting expose HIPAA fallacies
The Internet was abuzz Wednesday evening after ESPN pro football reporter Adam Schefter tweeted a photo of a medical record supposedly showing that New York Giants player Jason Pierre-Paul had had a finger amputated.
Precision medicine ‘Champions of Change’ caught by surprise
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.
White House honors 9 as precision medicine “Champions of Change”
The Champions of Change designation spans a range of issues — from foster care to climate education to those leading local efforts in pushing forward the Affordable Care Act.
Who is Chief Data Scientist DJ Patil? A skateboarding Silicon Valley nerd.
Recent White House appointee DJ Patil will lead up the big data plans that will be central to Obama’s Precision Medicine Initiative. But who is the guy? Yahoo News put together a florid profile that’ll give you a good idea about who our new Chief Data Scientist is. Hint: He keeps a skateboard at the White House. It’s how […]