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<乌鸦传媒>Biden Picks Next CDC Director

Mandy Cohen has "proven track record protecting Americans' health and safety," the president says

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<乌鸦传媒>MedPAC Recommends Cutting Admin Fees Paid to Docs Under Part B Program

The goal is to make providers more sensitive to drug costs, says MedPAC's director

AMA over a photo of the lobby of Hyatt Regency Chicago.

<乌鸦传媒>'We Need It Now': AMA Delegates Urge Public Health System Funding, Support

COVID-era funding is drying up as Medicaid rolls are shrinking

AMA over a photo of the lobby of Hyatt Regency Chicago.

<乌鸦传媒>AMA Declares Payment Reform an 'Urgent' Priority

Delegates to hold leaders accountable for progress

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<乌鸦传媒>Is Getting Test Results Online Right Away a Good Idea? Yes, Patients Say

But more resources should be available to help them when the news is bad, one expert suggests

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<乌鸦传媒>How I Became a Physician on Food Stamps

Expanded SNAP work requirements will do more harm than good

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<乌鸦传媒>How a Medical Recoding May Limit Cancer Patients鈥� Options for Breast Reconstruction

Many believe this would restrict women's options for surgery

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<乌鸦传媒>FDA Warns on Certain Forms of Compounded Semaglutide

Some products may not contain the same active ingredient as the approved drugs

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<乌鸦传媒>House Passes Bill to Address Fentanyl Overdoses

But critics say the HALT Fentanyl Act is the wrong way to approach the problem

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<乌鸦传媒>OTC Hearing Aids Are Here, but Are They Shaking Things Up?

The market is still sorting itself out, experts say

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<乌鸦传媒>Another Texas Hospital Under Investigation for Youth Gender-Affirming Services

Attorney General Paxton announced probe into Texas Children's Hospital

<乌鸦传媒>FDA 'Leans In' to Accelerated Approval for Rare Disease Drugs

CBER director says "moment is tender for gene therapy," sees opportunity to "salvage" treatments

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<乌鸦传媒>Return of Rule Nixing Delivery of Rx Drugs to Medicare Patients Drawing Docs' Ire

"It is endangering the lives of the oldest and sickest Americans," oncology group says

A screenshot of Stephen Taylor, MD, MPH, speaking during this hearing.

<乌鸦传媒>Addiction Doc Urges Lawmakers to Rethink Methadone Prescribing Restrictions

Suicide prevention in traumatic brain injury survivors also on the docket during hearing

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<乌鸦传媒>Bill to Study Xylazine Passes House, Advances in Senate

Measure does not address scheduling the drug, which is frequently added to fentanyl

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<乌鸦传媒>Senators Call Out PBMs, Drugmakers for High Prescription Drug Costs

This "is a moral issue," Sen. Bernie Sanders said during the hearing

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<乌鸦传媒>As the COVID PHE Ends, Here's What Doctors Are Carrying Forward

Responses range the spectrum, from asking patients to mask, to not changing a thing

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<乌鸦传媒>Democratic Senators Rebuke Cuts to NIH in House-Passed Bill

But lawmakers from both parties are "disappointed" with the president's budget proposal

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<乌鸦传媒>'Ghost' Provider Networks a Big Problem for Patients, Especially in Mental Health

Only 18% of docs called by Senate's "secret shoppers" were really in-network and taking patients

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<乌鸦传媒>Feds Spent Even More on PrEP Combo Than Previously Thought

New estimate says taxpayers spent over $140 million to study Truvada as HIV prevention

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<乌鸦传媒>Some Private Companies Charge Hefty Fees to Help Veterans With Disability Claims

Unaccredited operators cause headaches for vets

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<乌鸦传媒>It's a Precarious Path From Dreamer to Doctor

DACA recipients face barriers to education and practice

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<乌鸦传媒>ACOG PAC Donated Over $1M to Anti-Abortion Legislators

Ob/gyn organization maintains stated support for reproductive healthcare, including abortion

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<乌鸦传媒>More Efforts Needed to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance, Lawmakers Told

Witnesses at House hearing push for new drugs and tests, and more infectious disease docs

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<乌鸦传媒>Return of 3-Day Rule Will Stress Crowded Hospitals Further

Groups call for the 57-year-old policy to be abolished

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>ADHD Drug Abuse in Schools; Bizarre Ozempic Dreams; COVID Ups Diabetes Risk

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

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<乌鸦传媒>The Promise of the $5 Billion Investment in 'Project Next Gen'

Here's how to make it money well spent

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<乌鸦传媒>NIH's Genome Chief Says Genomics Is Evolving and Docs Need More Education on It

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<乌鸦传媒>CMS Cracks Down on Medicare Advantage Marketing, Prior Auth Practices

Agency wants to stop schemes that mislead beneficiaries and prohibit unfair denials of care

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<乌鸦传媒>New DEA License Requirement Starts in June

The X waiver is gone, but clinicians may need new training to renew their DEA license

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<乌鸦传媒>Monopoly Be Gone: A New Chapter in U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation

A recent announcement from HHS has the power to transform our deeply flawed system

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<乌鸦传媒>Experts Call for PBM Transparency During Senate Hearing

"Every drug should have a price that is accessible to every American at any time," witness argues

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<乌鸦传媒>Moderna's Steep COVID Vaccine Price: Corporate Greed or Capitalism?

Lessons learned and next steps for public-private vaccines

FDA ADCOMM isotretinoin REMS (iPledge) over a close up photo of a woman with severe acne on her face.

<乌鸦传媒>Do Away With 'Lockout' Period in iPLEDGE, FDA Advisors Urge

It's an "unduly high burden" on patients, says one advisory committee member

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<乌鸦传媒>'No Safe Place': Shooting Hits Home for Nashville Doctors

Pediatric surgeon: "Why are our children being massacred in their schools?"

FDA ADCOMM isotretinoin REMS (iPledge) over a close up photo of a woman with severe acne on her face.

<乌鸦传媒>Isotretinoin REMS Still Needed, but Its Burden Could Be Reduced, FDA Staff Says

Report suggests ways to lighten documentation rules for prescribing the severe acne treatment

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<乌鸦传媒>A Conservative Blueprint for Universal Healthcare

Achieving universal coverage is possible using the ACA as a framework

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<乌鸦传媒>Biden Administration Announces Plan to Overhaul the Organ Transplant System

Steps include making contracting more competitive and publishing donation data

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<乌鸦传媒>More Money, Better Standards Needed to Improve Health Cybersecurity, Senators Told

Small rural hospitals especially at risk, witness says

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<乌鸦传媒>CDC, FDA Heads Fire Back at Ladapo Letter

Califf and Walensky say Florida Surgeon General's VAERS analysis is "incorrect, misleading"

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