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The Medicaid Innovation Collaborative announced five pilot programs in Kentucky, New York and Iowa. Each program addresses the health-related social needs of Medicaid beneficiaries living with a chronic condition, like diabetes.
Expanding access to telehealth-based treatment programs that include medications for OUD, like buprenorphine or Sublocade, to patients as they leave custody can upend this cycle of incarceration through seamlessly following patients wherever they go next. The TREATS Act creates a legal pathway for this care to continue.
As healthcare continues to evolve, discharge coordination software will play an increasingly important role in bridging the gap between hospital care and home care, ensuring that NICU graduates and their families receive the comprehensive support they need to thrive.
In an interview last week, Larry Cohen — CEO of Health 2047, the American Medical Association’s venture studio — noted that digital health programs have proven to do a good job of improving patient outcomes — but only for certain groups. As technology continues to advance, he urged healthcare leaders not to underestimate the effectiveness of engaging patients by having boots on the ground.
Gilead Sciences said even though Trodelvy missed the main goal of its Phase 3 test in non-small cell lung cancer, the drug’s preliminary results show numerical improvement in patients whose disease did not respond to prior treatment with immunotherapy. The company plans to discuss with regulators a possible path forward in these patients.