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Negotiations over the prices of 10 prescriptions drugs proceed to the next phase, as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services say they have rejected initial price offers from manufacturers, Politico reports. Each company will have three chances to meet with CMS during the negotiations, with final prices to be announced on Aug. 1.
NPR notes that over 80,000 Floridians seek abortions in a typical year, about 1 in 12 across the country...but after a ruling that allowed a six week ban to go into effect, most similar abortion-seekers this year will have to find a different solution elsewhere.
The plan will base Medicare pay to hospitals on how well the facilities' business practices aim at avoiding drug shortages. Meanwhile, supplies of Eli Lilly's diabetes drug Mounjaro are in short supply through April, and ADHD meds shortages drag on.
Members of the LGBTQ+ community are twice as likely to experience discrimination in health care, a survey found. Separately, the Department of Justice is suing Utah and its corrections department for discriminating against a trans woman.
Federal health agencies are preparing for possible new cases of human infections from the avian flu virus spreading in dairy and egg farms in the U.S. FDA, CDC, and other officials briefed congressional leaders and committees on the outlook during a call Tuesday.
Colorado is ahead of the curve on policies to prevent medical debt, but the gap between the debt load in places inhabited primarily by people of color versus non-Hispanic white residents is greater than the national average.
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, a Democrat, signed a bill ending a drug decriminalization experiment that was limited by challenges. The new bill does establish a way for treatment to be offered as an alternative to criminal penalties.
The Supreme Court rejected the case of a worker who was fired from her job at AstraZeneca after refusing to comply with the company's covid vaccine requirement. She was denied unemployment benefits by Minnesota.
HHS reinforced to teaching hospitals and medical schools that the law requires patients to provide informed consent before "sensitive examinations" like pelvic exams can take place. Other Biden administration news reports on cybersecurity, the menthol ban, and more.
The state's highest court ruled that Florida's Constitution does not protect abortion access, triggering a strict six-week ban. An amendment protecting abortion was, however, OK'd for November's ballot. In Kansas, abortion "coercion" was criminalized.
Also in the news about health care workers: losing trust in the American medical system; residents and fellows at UChicago Medicine move to unionize; California's Santa Clara County nurses prepare to strike; and more.
The goal is to examine if private equity's management of a large share of ERs across the country has harmed patients. Separately, Intermountain Health closed Saltzer Health's multispecialty clinics after not being able to find a buyer.
Stat notes that the government wasn't convinced by insurer and lobbyist efforts arguing that Medicare Advantage payouts wouldn't cover the costs for people using health care. Also, experts warn Medicare coverage for Wegovy could hike monthly payments for many.
Insurance agents say it’s too easy to access consumer information on the Affordable Care Act federal marketplace. Policyholders can lose their doctors and access to prescriptions. Some end up owing back taxes.
Meanwhile, the latest USDA tests show that highly pathogenic avian flu has been found in dairy herds in Michigan and Idaho, showing it's spreading to new states. RSV, the measles outbreak, and covid misinformation are also in the news.
Stat notes the move is a noteworthy departure for UnitedHealth, which has "gobbled up" many independent physician practices over recent years. Also in the news: concierge physician care, for-profit companies' psychiatric hospitals, more.
Carlton McPherson had been placed into specialized homeless shelters designed for people suffering severe mental illnesses: the problems with this system are now being examined. Also in the news: overbilling in Missouri, rape crisis centers in Illinois, and more.
A Texas prosecutor's office is facing a lawsuit after it brought murder charges against a woman in 2022 for using a drug to self-induce an abortion at 19 weeks pregnant. Meanwhile an "abortion pills" banner was flown over a Texas baseball game Saturday.
A new Gallup Poll ranks health care as the 16th-most important problem facing Americans today. This is a big departure from polling in recent election cycles when the issue was much higher on voters' priority list.
The tiny pumps can puncture the heart wall, and despite the FDA's concerns, they will be allowed to remain in use. Separately, a biased organ test that kept thousands of Black people from kidney transplants is finally being changed.
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