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Survey shows executives turning to automation, AI, and domestic production amid geopolitical and regulatory shifts TAMPA, Fla., April 2, 2025 (Newswire.com) – A Q1 2025 ad hoc survey conducted by Black Book Research of 60 pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturing executives – half based in the U.S. and half operating offshore – reveals mounting momentum for […]
Medicaid payment portals are down following the Trump administration’s decision to freeze trillions of dollars in federal funding, an effort by the new president to root out “wokeness” in the federal government, multiple sources have reported. A health insurance program for lower-income individuals, Medicaid is run jointly by the states and the federal government. With […]
Insurance coverage denials have risen in recent years in the US, driven in part by automated algorithms powered by AI – and some recently launched artificial intelligence tools may fight back by generating automatic appeals. But to see more lasting change, health experts say that the health insurance system needs greater reform to control high […]
US health agency employees are now banned from nearly all travel and certain agencies and programs have been ordered to stop issuing new contracts and grants until further notice. The limits on travel and spending, announced internally on Wednesday, add to previous indefinite halts on external communications, including publishing new reports or even posting to […]
(The Center Square) – The World Health Organization responded Tuesday to President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the U.S. from the U.N. health organization, but didn’t address any of the president’s concerns. Trump signed an executive order Monday to withdraw from WHO, a process that will take a year. In the order, Trump roundly criticized […]
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump on Monday signed scores of executive orders, including one to withdraw from the World Health Organization. WHO, based in Geneva, Switzerland, serves as the United Nation’s health agency and is responsible global public health. In his order, Trump said he notified the UN about the proposed withdrawal in […]
Advocate Health, one of America’s largest hospital chains, says it is working hard to confront one of the biggest problems in US healthcare today – promoting itself as “a leader in the effort to solve the nation’s medical debt crisis”. The non-profit hospital system says it has revamped its billing and collection practices and boosted […]
Marcelo Ramirez, Antonio C Bianco, Matthew D EttlesonJournal of the Endocrine Society, Volume 9, Issue 1, January 2025, bvae204https://doi.org/10.1210/jendso/bvae204 Abstract Context Suboptimal treatment of hypothyroidism (HT) is associated with adverse cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes, for which patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) are at increased risk. Objective This study aimed to compare CVD-related healthcare utilization in […]
US healthcare woes highlighted by UnitedHealthcare CEO killing Insurance Business Source link
Americans are sharing stories of heartbreaking insurance denials – ones that led to worse illness and death – in the aftermath of the killing of Brian Thompson, CEO of the mega-insurer United Healthcare. A rise in practices such as prior authorizations and automated denials of coverage have made it more difficult for Americans to access […]