According to a new survey of more than 3,500 Medicare beneficiaries, about 74% are worried about the program’s long-term sustainability, a trend that holds across political lines.
Only 45% of healthcare consumers are fully satisfied with their health insurance, new data shows. In a survey of more than 2,800 participants conducted by HealthEdge, an overwhelming 55% of beneficiaries want more from their health plan, including more personalized care from payers.
The future could bring a specific healthcare large language model that benefits from physicians and providers inputting human reinforcement, says Dr. Harvey Castro, author of “ChatGPT and Healthcare.”
Cigna is rolling out a new, free tool that will allow up to 16.5 million of its members to check for dental health issues, from cavities to gum disease, by using their smartphones. The no-cost screenings are powered by SmartScan and aim to encourage people who suffer from anxiety around dental visits to get informed […]
The National Institutes of Health, Belgium-based viral vector manufacturer Exothera and researchers at Dartmouth Health’s Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine are working to develop and bring to market the first nasal COVID-19 vaccine.
The HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association has asked the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to consider timelines for IT development in its release of new payment models.
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) intends to offer Medicare plans in 99 additional counties across Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas next year, and is continuing to expand its presence in the Medicare Advantage arena.
Blue Shield of California will be rolling out a new pharmacy care model, teaming with a number of organizations on an initiative designed to lower prescription medication costs to the tune of about $500 million annually once the multi-year strategy is fully implemented. Blue Shield intends to make this happen via partnerships with companies “that […]
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and providers are speaking out against the Fifth Circuit’s ruling restricting access to the abortion pill mifepristone. The case is reportedly heading to the Supreme Court.
Hippocratic AI cofounder and CEO Munjal Shah says if you build a healthcare LLM from the ground up it understands the vocabulary of healthcare better.