Schumer puts health care on forefront as Dems prepare to fight Amy Coney Barrett nomination
Schumer warned that Barrett could be the deciding vote in the Supreme Court striking down the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
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TELEMENTAL HEALTH REPORT: How telehealth can help US hospitals and health systems manage the $238 billion mental health crisis
Summary List Placement This is a preview of The Telemental Health Report from Business Insider Intelligence. Purchase this report. Business Insider Intelligence offers even more healthcare coverage with Digital Health Pro. Subscribe today to receive industry-changing digital health news and analysis to your inbox. The US is in the midst of a swelling mental health crisis…
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Health misinformation pages got half a billion views on Facebook in April
The news: Pages spreading health misinformation got an estimated 3.8 billion views on Facebook this year as of May, according to analysis by human rights group Avaaz. Views peaked at nearly half a billion in April 2020 alone, just as the pandemic was rapidly escalating globally, it found. Content from 10 websites spreading health misinformation…
Read moreDigital health startup GoodRx is going public, and we dug through the 185-page filing to find 6 crucial details about the company’s plans to provide affordable, direct-to-consumer care
GoodRx, a digital health company that offers low-cost, mailed prescriptions, filed to go public Friday. GoodRx is just the latest in a larger startup parade towards public markets, with telehealth startup American Well filing to go public on Monday. We read the 185-page filing to find 6 critical details about the company’s plans to take…
Read moreHealth agencies’ credibility at risk after week of blunders
WASHINGTON (AP) — The credibility of two of the nation’s leading public health agencies is under fire this week after controversial decisions that outside experts say smack of political pressure from President Donald Trump as he attempts to move past…
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