April 2023

Eli Lilly targets FDA approval for weight loss medication ()
New COVID-19 variant with high transmissibility identified ()
CMS to punish hospitals sooner for price transparency noncompliance ()
Walmart Health expands to Oklahoma ()
Kaiser Permanente acquiring Geisinger, launching new nonprofit ()
Movers & Shakers: Kaiser Permanente, Corewell Health, Allina Health name new leadership ()
Conifer, Welldoc partner in digital health app ()
Global healthcare partnership targets ‘the big catch-up’ vaccination initiative ()
Florida surgeon general altered COVID-19 study findings ()
Health editors quit in protest over high publishing charges ()
Supreme Court upholds full access to abortion pill ()
Seema Verma, former CMS head, joins Oracle ()
Infusion system recalled for possible leaks after multiple complaints ()
OTC Narcan will cost less than $50 ()
Judge halts all lawsuits related to J&J talc formula ()
DOJ targets COVID-related healthcare fraud ()
GE Healthcare solution, billed as a 'unified approach to patient monitoring,' gains FDA clearance ()
Supreme Court delays final decision on abortion pill for 2 more days ()
CVS Health names former Humana exec the new president of Aetna ()
FDA announces shift to simplify COVID-19 vaccines ()
Hospital CEO exits on the rise again ()
Phillips partners with Amazon to host EI offering, advance AI tools ()
Poverty is a leading cause of death ()
Merck to acquire Prometheus Biosciences for $10.8B ()
Cano Health separates leadership roles following board member exits ()
Moderna, Merck say new combination treatment boosts skin cancer survival ()
Supreme Court halts restrictions on abortion pill ()
Outcome Health execs convicted in $1B fraud scheme ()
DOJ to appeal abortion pill case to Supreme Court ()
Movers & Shakers: CEO changes at Johns Hopkins/UMMS, Central Health ()
Political climate leads to loss of labor and delivery services ()
Sanofi’s $2.9B acquisition of Provention Bio delayed by FTC review ()
Sexually transmitted infections are on the rise, warns CDC ()
CMS proposes 2.8% rate increase for inpatient payments in 2024 ()
Drugmakers condemn judge’s suspension of abortion pill access ()
Best and worst states for children’s healthcare ()
Private equity in healthcare: Deals decreased in 2022, but market was still active ()
Healthcare leaders make list of world's richest people ()
Abortion pill legality in question after conflicting federal judgments ()
Serious patient safety events up 19% in 2022 ()
Medtronic, DaVita launch new kidney health company ()
Industry groups applaud bill connecting Medicare payments to inflation ()
These health systems have the biggest digital health portfolios ()
Cano Health leadership team in disarray after directors resign ()
$300M research fund will focus on Alzheimer’s ()
Johnson & Johnson offers nearly $9B to settle talc lawsuits ()
Liver specialists among first to be ably aided by ChatGPT ()
Too much too soon? Elon Musk, other tech leaders pause AI development to review ethics ()
The healthiest and unhealthiest US cities ()
Illumina ordered to divest Grail ()
CMS finalizes 2024 MA payment rule with rate bump ()
FDA turns up sterility issues at eye drop facility linked to deaths, vision loss ()