| Today's News and Trends | The Federal Trade Commission was suing the pharmacy benefit manager over allegations it was deliberately inflating the price of insulin. Per the agreement, Express Scripts has agreed to end business practices that involved taking manufacturer rebates on wholesale drug costs without passing them on to patients. The Federal Trade Commission was suing the pharmacy benefit manager over allegations it was deliberately inflating the price of insulin. Per the agreement, Express Scripts has agreed to end business practices that involved taking manufacturer rebates on wholesale drug costs without passing them on to patients. | | |
| The self-described “social network for AI agents”—humans can observe but can’t chime in—launched one week ago. But Moltbook already has an awful lot of people fussing and fighting over what it means in the grand scheme of all things AI. The self-described “social network for AI agents”—humans can observe but can’t chime in—launched one week ago. But Moltbook already has an awful lot of people fussing and fighting over what it means in the grand scheme of all things AI. | | |
| Neither the health system nor the applications were named. Investigators with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General said they were able to perform a successful phishing attack and breach a portal lacking firewall support. The agency released a report containing the full details. Neither the health system nor the applications were named. Investigators with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General said they were able to perform a successful phishing attack and breach a portal lacking firewall support. The agency released a report containing the full details. | | |
| | A major medical group with a direct stake in the national debate over gender transitions for minors has come out against providing related clinical measures. A major medical group with a direct stake in the national debate over gender transitions for minors has come out against providing related clinical measures. | | |
| Regardless of hospital size, per-patient-discharge costs are affected by two factors sometimes understood to exist in tension with one another. Regardless of hospital size, per-patient-discharge costs are affected by two factors sometimes understood to exist in tension with one another. | | |
| A report from Gibbins Advisors found that, overall, the healthcare space is feeling the stress of economic chaos, including Medicaid cuts, tariffs and high interest rates. A report from Gibbins Advisors found that, overall, the healthcare space is feeling the stress of economic chaos, including Medicaid cuts, tariffs and high interest rates. | | |
| | Traditional fee-for-service Medicare saw a slight dip in improper payments, which are usually associated with documentation errors and now outright fraud. CMS also released data on Medicaid and the CHIP program. Traditional fee-for-service Medicare saw a slight dip in improper payments, which are usually associated with documentation errors and now outright fraud. CMS also released data on Medicaid and the CHIP program. | | |
| Just because a healthcare AI product gets loudly promoted doesn’t mean its claims are bogus. The salient question is whether or not it performs as well in a clinical setting as it did in a research lab—or in a marketer’s mind. Just because a healthcare AI product gets loudly promoted doesn’t mean its claims are bogus. The salient question is whether or not it performs as well in a clinical setting as it did in a research lab—or in a marketer’s mind. | | |
| | The cardiologist at the head of an influential CDC panel sees serious problems with modern vaccine policies. While many experts seem to disagree, one organization has jumped to his defense. The cardiologist at the head of an influential CDC panel sees serious problems with modern vaccine policies. While many experts seem to disagree, one organization has jumped to his defense. | | |
| If finalized, the decision would impact radiology providers across Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Connecticut, New York, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. If finalized, the decision would impact radiology providers across Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Connecticut, New York, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. | | |
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