PHTI report finds limited impact from virtual kidney care solutions, prompting industry pushback
By Cailey Gleeson, Heather Landi
fiercehealthcare.com – Virtual chronic kidney disease (CKD) management solutions have no consistent impact on slowing disease progression or reducing healthcare costs, a new report from Peterson Health Technology Institute (PHTI) found.
CKD affects more than one in 10 adults—or 37 million people—in the U.S., data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show. However, 87% are unaware they have the condition, PHTI notes.
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The Drugs and Devices Have Been on the Market for Years. But FDA-Ordered Studies Still Aren’t Done.
By David Hilzenrath
kffhealthnews.org – When the FDA was deciding whether to approve the drug Tavneos several years ago to treat a set of rare autoimmune diseases, agency experts argued that would be a mistake, according to FDA records.
One problem cited: The manufacturer had provided only “limited safety data.”
As it often does, the FDA in 2021 approved the drug with a proviso: It required the manufacturer to conduct an additional years-long safety study once the drug was on the market.
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Health Care Access and Affordability for Adults with Multiple or Complex Health Conditions: A Snapshot of Patient Experiences
By Shannon Schumacher, Julian Montalvo III, Mardet Mulugeta, Liz Hamel, and Ashley Kirzinger
kff.org – KFF polling has long shown that many U.S. families struggle to afford health care and how costs shape decisions about whether and when to seek care. In the past year, worries about costs have intensified, with the cost of health care topping the public’s list of economic anxieties. Even adults with health insurance report difficulty affording health care, and many say they have health care debt.
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Physical AI takes aim at hospitals’ fragmented logistics
By Bill Siwicki
healthcareitnews.com – Hospital logistics have grown increasingly complex as health systems add new technologies and resources that often operate independently rather than as a coordinated whole. The challenge is no longer simply automating individual tasks, but intelligently orchestrating people, systems and equipment across hospital operations.
For years, the healthcare industry has viewed hospital logistics as a robotics problem. It’s actually an operational intelligence problem, says Amir Nardimon, founder and CEO of deliverz.ai, developer of an AI-powered orchestration platform designed specifically for end-to-end healthcare logistics automation.
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Korea Tops Global Medical Tourism Preferences
By Choi Mun-Hee
businesskorea.co.kr – Six out of 10 overseas consumers have shown an intention to visit Korea for medical services or medical tourism. Korean medical services ranked first, surpassing the United States and Japan, in a survey of preferred countries for using overseas medical services, and the satisfaction level of actual users was also higher than that of their home country’s medical services.
The Korea Health Industry Development Institute announced the results of the ‘2025 Overseas Awareness Survey of Korean Medical Services’ at the Biz Hub Seoul Center in Jung-gu, Seoul on Sept. 17.
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Kennedy renews attacks on vaccines at Children’s Health Defense conference
statnews.com – Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. returned to his roots on Thursday during a keynote address at a conference hosted by the Children’s Health Defense, an anti-vaccine nonprofit he helped start.
The CHD speech served as a victory lap for Kennedy at a key moment for the MAHA movement — just before midterm elections that could determine the viability of his agenda, and serve as a referendum on the GOP’s approach to health care reform. Kennedy, who previously downplayed his work sowing doubt about vaccine safety, has now made it central to his legacy as health secretary.
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