Comment on this storyComment At first, it often seemed like my mother’s oncologist, with his mostly bald head and dry sense of humor, was the God of our family. God in the sense that he was omniscient, keeper of secrets, bearer of good or bad news. For the first two years of my mom’s cancer, … Read more
WASHINGTON DC [6.15.23] Today, US Senators Tina Smith (D-MN) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure cancer patients receiving oral medications are not hit by thousands of dollars in unaffordable out-of-pocket costs that health plans routinely cover for patients undergoing traditional IV chemotherapy treatments. They Cancer Drug Equality Act responds to recent improvements … Read more
Uber Health is jumping on the food-as-medicine train. The company is adding grocery and over-the-counter delivery services to its platform announced Tuesday. Based in San Francisco Uber Health is the healthcare arm of the transportation company Uber. Its solution offers non-emergency medical transportation and prescription delivery. Suppliers, payers and case managers will be able to … Read more