Observational studies are critical in evaluating the long-term safety and effectiveness of new therapies on patients’ lives. However, two major shifts are significantly changing the research ...

Across every channel — both face-to-face and digital — patient communications have undergone an incredible transformation over the last few years. Hospital leaders are realizing that each ...

Healthcare stakeholders have differing opinions on the Biden-Harris Administration’s final rule for mental health coverage announced Monday. The 2008 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity ...

To tighten oversight and minimize overpayments to Medicare Advantage plans, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced a new rule in 2023 that revamped the agency’s approach ...

Some of the most challenging yet most important processes for digital health startups to navigate are those related to reimbursement and coding. “People think, ‘Oh, I’ve got a code.

Roivant Sciences is expanding its scope to the lungs, unveiling a new subsidiary whose main asset, licensed from Bayer, offers the potential to bring patients a novel treatment for a rare type of ...

When the Surgeon General issues a warning, we’re accustomed to hearing about the dangers of smoking, alcohol, or obesity. These are concrete, actionable threats to our health. But now, the ...

The medical technology investment space is a pretty small ecosystem, according to medtech venture capitalist Maria Berkman. “The number of venture funds that exclusively focus on medtech is ...

More research is building against pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). The American Medical Association (AMA) released a report on Monday that shows there is low competition among PBMs and ...

Over 4 billion prescriptions were filled at local pharmacies across the US in 2019. Up against close to a billion outpatient visits and 26 million hospitalizations, pharmacy continues to be the ...

An experimental GLP-1 obesity drug from Terns Pharmaceuticals led to a 5.5% reduction in body weight in a small study, continuing to build its case as a potential oral alternative to currently ...

For years, there has been discussion around consumerism and the need to improve the patient financial experience, with a focus on providing consumers with the same financial options they’ve come ...