by Jessica Casebolt | Sep 11, 2023 | Payers, Tea Leaves
The Biden administration is expected to disclose early next week the first 10 prescription drugs selected for Medicare price negotiations, ahead of a White House event Tuesday to celebrate the milestone. The announcement will mark a major step in a bid to lower drug...
by Jessica Casebolt | Sep 11, 2023 | Life Sciences, Tea Leaves
According to research published Wednesday, gender-affirming surgeries dipped in 2020 after nearly tripling in the years leading up to the pandemic. The study, published in JAMA Network Open, found that the number of gender-affirming procedures performed in the U.S....
by Jessica Casebolt | Sep 11, 2023 | Inequities and SDOH, Tea Leaves
Health systems are screening more patients for social determinants of health, but distrustful patients and a lack of resources hinder progress. Patients may feel shame or worry about the potential consequences of revealing that their living situations are precarious...
by Jessica Casebolt | Sep 11, 2023 | Health IT, Tea Leaves
The health care industry has suffered fewer but larger cybersecurity breaches in the first half of 2023, suggesting a shift in targets and tactics among attackers. According to a report from cybersecurity firm Critical Insight, the 308 health care data breaches...
by Jessica Casebolt | Sep 11, 2023 | Tea Leaves, Transition to Value
Most Americans support the idea of value-based care but don’t understand or resonate with the term, according to new research from United States of Care (USofCare). USofCare’s latest research found that people desire targeted improvements to their care experience and...
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