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A Republican strategy to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) using the budget reconciliation process could inadvertently create a legislative opening for other major policy pushes, including former President Trump's long-promised healthcare overhaul. The special process, which allows certain budget-related b...
The Trump administration is claiming victories in reducing Affordable Care Act enrollment fraud while simultaneously pushing for a sweeping new set of regulatory controls that critics warn could block legitimate applicants. This dual-track approach—declaring success against marketplace fraud while arguing for stricter ...
After years of complaints from patients, pharmacies, and employers, Washington is finally moving to fundamentally reform Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs). The core of the coming change is a push to make PBMs legally accountable as fiduciaries, aligning their financial incentives with the employers and patients they ser...
Novo Nordisk is launching a subscription plan that offers its blockbuster obesity drugs at a lower cash price, but only to patients who enroll through specific telehealth providers. This direct-to-consumer pricing strategy, bypassing traditional insurance and pharmacy benefit managers, immediately raises questions abou...
A proposal from former President Donald Trump to expand Medicare coverage to include weight-loss medications like Wegovy and Zepbound would impose a multi-billion-dollar cost burden on private insurers. This potential policy shift, emerging during an election cycle, directly targets the lucrative but expensive market f...
Steve Ubl is stepping down as CEO of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), the powerful trade group representing the brand-name drug industry. His departure, planned by year's end, marks the end of a more than decade-long tenure defined by navigating the industry through its most politically...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a significant policy reversal that could choke off a key funding stream for cutting-edge medical devices. The agency aims to repeal a pathway established in 2021 that allowed FDA-designated breakthrough devices to qualify for supplementary Medicare payme...
A new report alleges California's taxpayer-funded healthcare system is being used to cover gender-transition procedures for homeless individuals, including undocumented immigrants, even as the state faces a severe housing crisis. The investigation by City Journal focuses on San Francisco shelters, where state and local...
The Texas Medical Board has sanctioned three doctors whose patients died after receiving delayed or inappropriate pregnancy care, a direct consequence of the state's strict abortion laws. The board found two doctors failed to properly intervene as a pregnant teenager with life-threatening complications repeatedly sough...
OpenAI faces mounting criticism over its healthcare AI strategy, with one prominent health policy expert accusing the company of pursuing contradictory goals. David Blumenthal, former national coordinator for health IT and current professor at Harvard University, said OpenAI is attempting to position itself as a respon...