Programas de inteligencia artificial diagnostican retinopatía diabética en minutos
Christian Espinoza, director de operaciones de una red de clínicas de tratamiento del sur de California, comenzó recientemente a emplear un nuevo asistente poderoso: un algoritmo de inteligencia artificial (IA)…
Some Medicaid Providers Borrow or Go Into Debt Amid ‘Unwinding’ Payment Disruptions
https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Montana-Medicaid_WithIntro-1.mp3 George said the company didn’t have enough money to pay its employees. When he called state health and public assistance officials for help, he said, they told him they…
The Burden of Getting Medical Care Can Exhaust Older Patients
Susanne Gilliam, 67, was walking down her driveway to get the mail in January when she slipped and fell on a patch of black ice. Pain shot through her left…
A Mom’s $97,000 Question: How Was Her Baby’s Air-Ambulance Ride Not Medically Necessary?
Sara England was putting together Ghostbusters costumes for Halloween when she noticed her baby wasn’t doing well. Her 3-month-old son, Amari Vaca, had undergone open-heart surgery two months before, so…
En California, la cobertura de salud ampliada a inmigrantes choca con las revisiones de Medicaid
OAKLAND, California – El Medi-Cal llegó a Antonio Abundis cuando el conserje más lo necesitaba. Poco después que Abundis pasara de tener cobertura limitada a una cobertura completa en 2022,…
California’s Expanded Health Coverage for Immigrants Collides With Medicaid Reviews
OAKLAND, Calif. — Medi-Cal health coverage kicked in for Antonio Abundis just when the custodian needed it most. Shortly after Abundis transitioned from limited to full-scope coverage in 2022 under…
KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: The ACA Turns 14
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the…
Sitios de telesalud prometen una cura para la “menopausia masculina” a pesar de prohibiciones
Durante el boom de la telemedicina por la pandemia de covid-19, surgieron tiendas online que promocionaban la testosterona como remedio para las afecciones masculinas relacionadas con la edad, a pesar…
Telehealth Sites Promise Cure for ‘Male Menopause’ Despite FDA Ban on Off-Label Ads
Online stores sprang up during the covid-19 pandemic’s telehealth boom touting testosterone as a cure-all for men’s age-related illnesses — despite FDA rules issued years ago restricting such “low testosterone”…
Biden Said Medicare Drug Price Negotiations Cut the Deficit by $160B. That’s Years Away.
We cut the federal deficit by $160 billion because Medicare will no longer have to pay those exorbitant prices to Big Pharma. President Joe Biden in his State of the…