‘Aggressive’ Medicaid crackdowns will hurt children with autism, providers warn
The Trump administration and states are policing Medicaid spending on autism therapy. Vulnerable children are losing access.
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Roughly half of hospitals complying with price transparency rules: Report
Even though compliance rates have reached a record high, only about half of U.S. hospitals are in full compliance with federal price transparency rules, according to a report released Thursday. The nonprofit group Patient Rights Advocate (PRA) released its eighth…
Read full article →Multistate salmonella outbreak linked to broccoli sprouts: FDA
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported Wednesday it will investigate a multistate outbreak of salmonella linked to recalled broccoli sprouts. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state partners found 22 cases in four states. Two people…
Read full article →Trump pledges $500 ObamaCare rebate checks
The Trump administration is pledging to send $500 rebate checks to nearly 1 million Americans who the White House says were overcharged for ObamaCare coverage. In a recorded message posted Thursday to the White House account on the social platform…
Read full article →What Health Equity Champions Can Learn from Pharmaceutical Sales
The same mechanics can now help people meet new Medicaid work requirements or exemptions, increase referrals to evidence-based health interventions, and dramatically increase enrollment in vital programs that improve health outcomes and reduce inequities. The post What Health Equity Champions…
Read full article →Healthcare Executives Weigh In: AI Readiness and the Growing Risk of Cybersecurity Threats
[Sponsored] A webinar scheduled for September 30 from 1pm to 2pm ET will review the 2026 Healthcare AI Readiness Index and highlight some of the report’s takeaways, exploring the operational, regulatory and security challenges accompanying AI deployment. The post Healthcare…
Read full article →STAT+: Can AI save rural health care?
Nominees for top federal health roles to face Congress, and Trump officials are betting on AI to help save rural health care.
Read full article →STAT+: FDA expands Bayer lung cancer drug approval
UniQure readout tests durability of benefits, an AI effort to manage heart failure, and more biotech news from The Readout
Read full article →STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a Novartis investor seeking a shake-up, a Gilead setback, and more
A major Novartis shareholder has called for a shake-up of the drugmaker's board after its shares suffered a record fall following trial setbacks
Read full article →STAT+: Cancer medicines remain in short supply across the U.S., survey finds
An ongoing shortage of cancer medications continues to force leading cancer centers around the U.S. to seek work-around strategies to treat patients and a majority also report that clinical trials…
Read full article →Oz says ‘AI-based avatars’ can help rural communities. Some leaders disagree
Feds invest in AI for heart failure, vaccines and this year's midterms, and more health news from Morning Rounds
Read full article →'I've never seen anything like this' -- A U.S. doctor treats Ebola's youngest victims
Dr. Rupa Narra is a U.S. pediatrician who arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo to help care for stricken children. Nothing could have prepared her for what she'd face.
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