<ѻýҕl>Patients Are Lucky Cigna Dropped Its Plans to Buy Humanaѻýҕl> But Washington should prepare now for the next major merger announcement Dec 27, 2023
<ѻýҕl>988 Lifeline Getting Mostly Good Reviewsѻýҕl> But call routing and adequate staffing remain issues Dec 26, 2023
<ѻýҕl>AI Transparency Rule Has Benefits, but Is Limited, Experts Suggestѻýҕl> Rule aims to make algorithms more fair Dec 21, 2023
<ѻýҕl>FDA Official Blasts Ladapo's Claims About DNA Fragments in COVID Shotsѻýҕl> Peter Marks called Florida surgeon general's mRNA vax criticism "misleading" Dec 21, 2023
<ѻýҕl>'Medicare for All' Candidate in 2024; Exploding MRI Machine; Doc Convicted of Murderѻýҕl> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻýҕl staff Dec 21, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Extend Landmark PEPFAR Program Nowѻýҕl> Saving lives is more important than politics Dec 17, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Biden Administration Announces Moves to Cut Drug Pricesѻýҕl> Lower drug copays for Medicare enrollees, price concessions for new COVID treatments spotlighted Dec 14, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Experts Highlight Drug Overdose Deaths Among Seniors During Senate Hearingѻýҕl> Early CDC data suggest the problem is worsening Dec 14, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Experts, Lawmakers Explore Downside of Drug-Price Negotiationѻýҕl> Stifled innovation, reduced access suggested as future challenges Dec 14, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Health Spending Rose 4.1% in 2022, Government Report Saysѻýҕl> But spending on physician and clinical services grew more slowly, at 2.7% Dec 13, 2023
<ѻýҕl>White House Looks to States for Help Reining in Gun Violenceѻýҕl> "No single city, state, or federal agency has a monopoly on good ideas," says official Dec 13, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Five Companies Sign Agreement to Participate in National Health Data-Sharing Networkѻýҕl> Live transactions on the new network have already begun Dec 12, 2023
<ѻýҕl>MedPAC Draft Recommendation Calls for 1.3% Pay Bump for Medicare Cliniciansѻýҕl> Concerns raised about doctors' ability to absorb the increased costs of running their practices Dec 07, 2023
<ѻýҕl>White House Says It Can Seize Certain Drug Patents to Lower Pricesѻýҕl> Draft plan announced along with new efforts against anti-competitive healthcare mergers Dec 07, 2023
<ѻýҕl>GOP Presidential Candidates Spar Over Transgender Care and Fentanyl Policyѻýҕl> The Affordable Care Act and healthcare competition also were discussed at the final GOP debate Dec 07, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Experts, Senators Wrestle Over Thorny Drug Shortage Challengeѻýҕl> Re-shoring, "friend-shoring," stockpiling: how does one solve a problem like drug shortages? Dec 06, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Transplant Advocates Sound Alarm Over Proposed Medicare Test Coverage Policyѻýҕl> Proposed rules would decrease early detection of organ rejection, they say Dec 06, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Jamie Foxx's Health Scare; 23andMe Hacked; Decongestant Probe Announcedѻýҕl> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻýҕl staff Dec 05, 2023
<ѻýҕl>COVID Hospitalizations Rise; DeSantis Targets Obamacare; Why Docs Are Unionizingѻýҕl> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻýҕl staff Dec 04, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Texas Sues Pfizer Over Vax Claims; Dr. Rand Paul to the Rescue; Kid Pneumonia Casesѻýҕl> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻýҕl staff Dec 01, 2023
<ѻýҕl>The Five Things That Worry Lawmakers Most About AI in Healthcareѻýҕl> Could younger HCPs become overly reliant on artificial intelligence? Nov 30, 2023
<ѻýҕl>House Committee Puts CDC Director in the Spotlightѻýҕl> Mandy Cohen, MD, MPH, was asked about viral outbreak in China and agency's internal workings Nov 30, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Medical Staff Credentialing Case Heads to New Jersey Supreme Courtѻýҕl> Neurosurgery practice claims hospital skipped due process to orchestrate its ouster Nov 28, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Biden Administration Announces Actions to Strengthen the Drug Supply Chainѻýҕl> Biden will use the Defense Production Act to increase American production of some medications Nov 27, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Hospitals Say Some Medicare Advantage Plans Are Skirting CMS Rulesѻýҕl> Groups lament stress to enrollees and billions in hospital losses from coverage delays, denials Nov 27, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Days Before Surgery, Clerical Error Cuts Off Patient's Insuranceѻýҕl> Lost in the mix of Medicaid "unwinding" Nov 26, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Doctors, Scientists Boycott Journal for Publishing 'Sadistic' Animal Researchѻýҕl> More than 1,100 experts signed a letter to boycott nutrition journal and its publisher Nov 21, 2023
<ѻýҕl>The Broken Medicare System Is Forcing Physicians Outѻýҕl> Yet another physician pay cut will prevent timely access to care Nov 20, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Shooting at Psych Hospital; Rosalynn Carter Dies; Millions in Medical Debt Canceledѻýҕl> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻýҕl staff Nov 20, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Proposed Methadone Treatment Legislation May Put Patients at Riskѻýҕl> We need evidence-based, safe, and effective solutions Nov 19, 2023
<ѻýҕl>APHA Urges Biden to Call for Immediate Ceasefire in Israel-Hamas Conflictѻýҕl> "This is not a fringe view for public health globally," says one advocate Nov 17, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Senators Discuss Making Medicare's Relaxed Telehealth Rules Permanentѻýҕl> "We have proved the concept," says Sen. Steve Daines Nov 15, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Americans Struggling With Addiction, Mental Health, SAMHSA Survey Showsѻýҕl> Biden administration highlights need for better access to treatment Nov 14, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Trump Wants Dealers Executed; School Closures and Suicide; Double Uterus Pregnancyѻýҕl> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻýҕl staff Nov 13, 2023
<ѻýҕl>AMA Declines to Debate Resolution on Israel-Hamas Conflictѻýҕl> "This issue is too vital for us to evade discussion," one delegate argued unsuccessfully Nov 12, 2023
<ѻýҕl>U.S. to Cover PrEP for Older Americans to Stem the Spread of HIVѻýҕl> Biden administration hopes to catch up with other parts of the world Nov 12, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Medicine Is Not Just at a Crossroads, It's in a Crisis, AMA President Saysѻýҕl> Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, uses his interim speech to "shine a light" on the challenges docs face Nov 11, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Policymakers Must Balance Innovation With Patient Safety for AI in Healthcareѻýҕl> Emerging technology presents an opportunity to right past wrongs, Senator says during hearing Nov 09, 2023
<ѻýҕl>10 Ways MedPAC Commissioners Think Regulators Should Fix Medicare Advantage Plansѻýҕl> Improvements needed in network accuracy and transparency regarding denial rates, they say Nov 09, 2023
<ѻýҕl>GOP Candidates' Defense of Abortion Bans Cools in Debate After Election Dayѻýҕl> Three candidates take more centrist view, one adamant on 15-week ban Nov 09, 2023