| Today's News and Trends | State Attorney General Dana Nessel is suing Express Scripts and Prime Therapeutics, accusing the two PBMs of manipulating rebate pricing, "crippling small, independent pharmacies and restricting access to lifesaving medications in the process." State Attorney General Dana Nessel is suing Express Scripts and Prime Therapeutics, accusing the two PBMs of manipulating rebate pricing, "crippling small, independent pharmacies and restricting access to lifesaving medications in the process." | | |
| For the second time in less than two years, the struggling retail pharmacy chain has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, seeking buyers as it prepares for store closures. For the second time in less than two years, the struggling retail pharmacy chain has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, seeking buyers as it prepares for store closures. | | |
| | The states argue the Department of Health and Human Services is failing to perform basic functions, in violation of the Constitution, as the agency and its programs are authorized by Congress. The states argue the Department of Health and Human Services is failing to perform basic functions, in violation of the Constitution, as the agency and its programs are authorized by Congress. | | |
| Erin Strotman, 26, has been charged in a 12-count indictment for incidents of alleged neglect and abuse. Her license to practice nursing has also been suspended, pending trial. Erin Strotman, 26, has been charged in a 12-count indictment for incidents of alleged neglect and abuse. Her license to practice nursing has also been suspended, pending trial. | | |
| According to a media report, workers managing records on medical device and tobacco regulations are returning to work after the agency missed court-ordered deadlines for Freedom of Information Act responses. According to a media report, workers managing records on medical device and tobacco regulations are returning to work after the agency missed court-ordered deadlines for Freedom of Information Act responses. | | |
| | The academic medical center is accused of deploying lax security protocols that allowed an employee to access internet-connected cameras and private emails in acts of privacy invasion that lasted a decade. The academic medical center is accused of deploying lax security protocols that allowed an employee to access internet-connected cameras and private emails in acts of privacy invasion that lasted a decade. | | |
| A data analysis from the Physicians Advocacy Institute and Avalere Health found corporate buyouts are leaving patients in low-population areas with fewer options, as doctors are opting to go elsewhere. A data analysis from the Physicians Advocacy Institute and Avalere Health found corporate buyouts are leaving patients in low-population areas with fewer options, as doctors are opting to go elsewhere. | | |
| | Despite this, consensus is lacking on whether radiologists should be required to report on findings that are not relevant to the exam. Despite this, consensus is lacking on whether radiologists should be required to report on findings that are not relevant to the exam. | | |
| Give healthcare workers AI to do their jobs and you might make them AI-dependent. Give them AI anyway? Give healthcare workers AI to do their jobs and you might make them AI-dependent. Give them AI anyway? | | |
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