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(MedPage Today) -- Medicare paid an estimated $380 million over a 6-year period for acquiring organs that weren't transplanted in Medicare enrollees because of conflicting federal program rules, according to a report from the HHS Office of Inspector...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- The administration of President Donald Trump filled four senior positions at the FDA on Tuesday, promoting several officials who had been serving in acting roles to permanently fill the spots, including the agency's top leaders...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Lindsay Clancy's attorney is asking President Trump to pardon the former nurse after her state trial over the killing of her three children was declared a mistrial...
Read full article →It’s the second wave of layoffs at the nonprofit this year. Trinity said financial pressures and increasingly complex technology requirements were driving it to outsource some tech roles.
Read full article →The insurer is still working on strategies to ensure its MA markets remain as profitable as possible, but it’s confident in its posture heading into 2027 open enrollment, Wayne DeVeydt said Wednesday.
Read full article →No assets are changing hands as a result of the deal, which is expected to close this October with Cambia assuming control of the Arkansas Blue plan’s operations.
Read full article →CFOs are increasingly partnering with human resource executives to help trim rising healthcare costs, WTW’s Tim Stawicki says.
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Growing evidence linked GLP-1 drugs to a reduced risk of exacerbations of two types of chronic airways disease: asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Based on real-world records from the U.K., affected patients...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- When Zoë Armstrong got an ultrasound report showing signs of endometriosis, she called her mom and cried. After years of suffering and seeking help from doctors, she finally had an answer. "To see it on paper, I…
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- A gender gap long seen in the suicide rates of 10- to 14-year-olds in the U.S. has tightened, new research indicated. In 2017, the suicide rate of boys was twice that of girls (3.28 vs 1.66 per…
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- Men predisposed to androgenetic alopecia had a higher risk of hair loss when using GLP-1 drugs, a Mendelian randomization study suggested. (Journal of Investigative Dermatology) Truveta data indicated a 19% increase in GLP-1...
Read full article →(MedPage Today) -- In "Beyond Diagnosis: Multiple Myeloma," Cleveland Clinic hematologist Sandra Mazzoni, DO, and host John Mangels continue their discussions on communicating effectively and empathetically with patients facing a complex, chronic...
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