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<乌鸦传媒>What's Happening With the Medicare Drug-Price Negotiation Lawsuits?

The government has come out on top so far, but pharma vows to fight on, expert says

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<乌鸦传媒>Medicare $$ Needed to Help State-Licensed Emergency Centers Survive, Lawmakers Told

"This model doesn't work" without it, says emergency center CEO

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<乌鸦传媒>EPA Bans Asbestos, a Deadly Carcinogen Still in Use Decades After Partial Ban

New rule would prohibit chrysotile asbestos

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<乌鸦传媒>Havana Syndrome Mystery Continues to Deepen

NIH reports no brain injury evidence, but findings may be like comparing "apples with artichokes"

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<乌鸦传媒>Biden Signs Executive Order to Boost Women's Health Research

Says it's "the most comprehensive set of executive actions ever taken to improve women's health"

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<乌鸦传媒>Time to Stop Violence in the Healthcare Work Environment

Two bills in Congress addressing this issue need our support

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<乌鸦传媒>A New Kind of Hospital Is Coming to Rural America

To become a rural emergency hospital, qualifying facilities must close all their inpatient beds

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<乌鸦传媒>EPA Imposes New Limit on Medical Sterilization Chemical, Citing Cancer Risk

Rule would lower emission standards for ethylene oxide by 90%, agency says

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<乌鸦传媒>MedPAC's Report Recommends Pay Changes for Healthcare Services

Report highlights MA quality, overpayment issues, and urges action on four prior recommendations

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<乌鸦传媒>In a First, Vice President Harris Visits a Clinic That Performs Abortions

Harris blasted "immoral" restrictions, showcasing an escalating defense of reproductive rights

<乌鸦传媒>How Can the U.S. Prevent Future Cyberattacks Like the One on Change Healthcare?

To start with, more "outside in" testing is needed, expert says

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<乌鸦传媒>FDA Tries to Close the Lid on Poop Transplant Company

Fecal microbiota transplant business needs a BLA or IND to operate, agency says

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<乌鸦传媒>England's NHS Clinics No Longer Offering Puberty Blockers to Trans Youth

Final policy will allow prescriptions only via clinical trials, or for existing patients

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<乌鸦传媒>Republican Senators Blast Biden's Proposed HHS Budget

At issue were the exclusion of PBM reform, and nursing home, Title X funding requirements

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<乌鸦传媒>Pediatrics Taxed in This Year's Match With 249 Unfilled Positions

Unfilled positions were spread across more than 60 pediatric residency programs

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<乌鸦传媒>Lawmakers Quibble Over Whether Telehealth Should Be Cheaper Than In-Person Visits

Lawmakers, witnesses disagree on the answer at a House hearing on home healthcare

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<乌鸦传媒>Gender-Affirming Care Messages Leaked; Docs Doxxed for Oxy? HCQ Doc's Work Retracted

This past week in healthcare investigations

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<乌鸦传媒>HHS Aims to Lower Drug Costs, Fund Public Health Preparedness in Budget Proposal

Another goal of FY 2025 budget is to protect reproductive healthcare, behavioral health workforce

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<乌鸦传媒>MedPAC Wrestles With How to Fix Deep Flaws in Medicare Advantage Quality Metrics

Comparing MA plans with fee-for-service quality called "a hornet's nest"

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<乌鸦传媒>Banning Gain-of-Function Research Would Do Far More Harm Than Good

A House-passed bill could stifle the potential for revolutionary medical advancements

<乌鸦传媒>Paul Offit on the Causes and Legacy of COVID Misinformation

"It's OK to say that you didn't get it right the first time. Science is a process of evolution."

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<乌鸦传媒>Are Regulators Finally Waking Up to the Threat That Is UnitedHealth Group?

Anti-competitive practices harm patients, providers, and the economy

<乌鸦传媒>Paul Offit on Vaccine Science, COVID's Future, and the Anti-Vax Movement

"You're seeing a real pushback against the kind of weapons that are needed in public health"

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<乌鸦传媒>The Ethos of Emergency Medicine Hangs in the Balance

A Supreme Court ruling could impact how pregnant patients are treated in certain states' EDs

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<乌鸦传媒>Biden Defends Reproductive Rights, Touts Drug-Pricing Law in State of the Union

President says attacks on IVF, like January 6, are "another assault on American freedom"

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<乌鸦传媒>Trump-Obama Doc's Bad Behavior; Alzheimer's Drug Delayed; Death After Testicle Kick

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Probe Into Private Equity in Healthcare Launched

Federal agencies invite public comments

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<乌鸦传媒>Medicare a Big Contributor to the Broken Health Payment System, Senators Told

Use of "hybrid" payment model urged

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<乌鸦传媒>Man Gets 217 COVID Shots; 'Parrot Fever' Deaths; Biden Graded on Health Issues

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Most Doc Groups Unhappy With Proposed Congressional Budget Deal

Measure would restore some, but not all, of the cuts to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

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<乌鸦传媒>Obama CMS Chief: Medicare Advantage Plans Game the System

Don Berwick says MA growth "should be slowed or stopped"

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<乌鸦传媒>MedPod Today: Are MA 'Extras' Used? USMLE Cheating Scandal; Keto for Mental Health

乌鸦传媒 reporters offer further insights on these recently covered topics

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<乌鸦传媒>Biden 'Continues to Be Fit for Duty,' His Doctor Says

"Nothing different than last year," president says after undergoing annual physical

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<乌鸦传媒>Monthly U.S. Abortions About the Same as Before Roe Was Overturned, Report Finds

#WeCount report says numbers down in states with bans, up in states without

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<乌鸦传媒>Biden's Annual Physical Results Will Be Closely Watched as Election Nears

Last year, doctors declared Biden "healthy, vigorous" and "fit"

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<乌鸦传媒>Can Artificial Intelligence Improve Prior Authorization?

Possibly, but "complete transparency" about its use would be needed, expert says

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<乌鸦传媒>Faster Cures, More Genetic Treatments: A Q&A With NIH's Joni Rutter

The NCATS Biomedical Data Translator is giving researchers ideas for new disease therapies

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<乌鸦传媒>How Beneficiaries Really Feel About Medicare Advantage vs Traditional Medicare

MA plans offer "extra benefits" but many go unused. Is Medicare Advantage really better?

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<乌鸦传媒>There's Still Time to Switch Medicare Advantage Plans This Year

Beneficiaries have until March 31 to find a new plan; doctors should check plans, too

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<乌鸦传媒>Contraceptive Counseling: Providers Need More Training, Experts Say

Three-part discussion recommended

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