Thursday, June 16, 2022: Mental Health

Mental health advocates are cautioning that expanding access to mental health treatment won’t have a significant impact on gun violence. The experts note that most people with mental illness never become violent – approximately 4 percent of community violence can be...

Thursday, June 16, 2022: Payers

An investigative report by Kaiser Health News and NPR found that more than 100 million Americans have medical debt. According to a Kaiser Family Foundation poll, a quarter of those with debt owe $5,000 or more and approximately 13 percent owe $10,000 or more – 18...

Thursday, June 16, 2022: Providers

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously sided with the American Hospital Association in a clash over drug reimbursement rates for facilities that serve low-income communities. The justices noted that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) did not survey...

Wednesday, June 15, 2022: Health IT

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) announced it intends to release a $50 million funding opportunity for studies showing how telemedicine can improve the health of patients with chronic diseases. The institute is specifically interested in...

Wednesday, June 15, 2022: Health IT

TheDigital Medicine Society (DiMe) – a digital health collaborative that includes Google, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Harvard-MIT Center for Regulatory Science – announced plans to launch an interactive, open-access regulatory support tool for...

Wednesday, June 15, 2022: Life Sciences

A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel voted 22-0 to recommend the agency expand the authorization of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine to children and teenagers ages 6 to 17. An FDA analysis estimated that the vaccine was 93 percent effective for teens and 77...