Gilead will sell the new chronic hepatitis C generics for a list price of $24,000 come January 2019, representing a significant discount compared to the price for its branded alternatives that can run up to nearly $100,000 for a full course of…
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WeWork to open collaboration spaces for cancer research
The fast-growing coworking startup said that it will create “collaboration hubs” in Manhattan, Boston and San Francisco that will include office space. The goal is to encourage information-sharing that could lead to better treatments.
Trump proposes considering public benefit use in immigration applications
Hundreds of thousands of low-income children and other members of low-income legal immigrant families could drop out of public programs providing healthcare, nutrition and housing assistance due to a controversial proposed Trump administration rule.
The 115th Congress on the State of Healthcare
Modern Healthcare’s 115th Congress on the State of Healthcare is a featured collection of commentaries from lawmakers and healthcare organization leaders.
Medicaid blues: Hospitals, insurers wage political battle over managed-care dollars
Medicaid, the 50-year-old federal-state health coverage plan for the poor, has devolved into a political inter-industry feud in the impoverished Mississippi Delta. What does the fight foretell about the Medicaid industry and how it treats the…
Commentary: Culturally competent care can help African American mental illness stigma
To reduce the stigma of mental illness among African-Americans, professor Ruth C. White urges a two-pronged approach: focus on changing perceptions and making culturally competent care more accessible.
Rep. Upton: Cures Act is delivering on promises to advance research
While the 21st Century Cures Act was put into law in late 2016, lawmakers have only begun to see what the initiative can do to advance cutting-edge healthcare and promote the nation’s overall health.
Q&A with Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital CEO on expansion, public health
Like its namesake, Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital isn’t satisfied standing pat. The Hollywood, Fla., hospital is adding floors and has been pushing northward, expanding its services to Palm Beach County. New CEO Caitlin Beck Stella talks about the…
Rep. Peters: Bipartisan process needed to fix insurance markets
The Affordable Care Act was not perfect — nor was it intended to be that way. Everyone should welcome the opportunity to make necessary adjustments to the framework of our current system. When we do, the fixes must be bipartisan.
Data Points: 1918 Spanish flu hits centennial; virus killed 50 million worldwide
One hundred years ago this month, the “mother of all pandemics was sweeping the world. The flu pandemic, caused by an airborne H1N1 virus, killed an estimated 1% to 2% of the world’s population, primarily young and often healthy adults in 1918…
