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9/11 cancer patients say Mayo Clinic cut off their treatment
Published On: March 27th, 2025The Mayo Clinic is exiting a federal program that covers medical care for people sickened from the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, according to two patients and an organization that advocates for 9/11 responders and survivors.
Trump admin cancels over $12B in health care grants
Published On: March 27th, 2025The Trump administration is canceling billions of dollars in grant funding to state and local health departments without warning, throwing their programs into disarray.
New report finds more abuse of 340B program by hospitals and drug middlemen
Published On: March 26th, 2025A new report by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reveals abuse of the 340B hospital markup program is getting worse as hospitals and middlemen find new ways to profit off the program, according to a website posting by trade group Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA).
Pharmacy benefit managers lining pockets at expense of patients, say lawmakers
Published On: March 26th, 2025Third-party companies known as pharmacy benefit managers, which administer prescription drug benefits for health insurance plans, employers, and other organizations including governments, are driving up prescription drug costs, putting small pharmacies out of business, and interfering in the relationship between doctors and their patients, says Sen. Rochelle Nguyen, a Democrat from Las Vegas and the sponsor of Senate Bill 316, a measure that seeks to reform PBMs.
CMS accepting MIPS hardship exemption applications over IV fluid shortages
Published On: March 26th, 2025The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering physician practices additional leeway on their 2024 quality reporting in light of a national shortage of IV fluids.
CMS ramping up enforcement of hospital price transparency rule
Published On: March 26th, 2025The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has taken more enforcement actions in the first two months against health systems for not complying with price transparency rules than in all of 2024, but the size of the penalties is dropping.
Conservatives push to cut extra Medicaid payments to hospitals
Published On: March 26th, 2025A think tank with close ties to the Trump administration is making the case for wonky changes to state Medicaid payments that could solve a big problem for Republican lawmakers: They could cut federal spending in the name of simply cracking down on waste and abuse within the program.
Oz moves closer to role running Medicare, Medicaid on party-line vote
Published On: March 26th, 2025Mehmet Oz has been a heart surgeon, a TV show host, an author, and a Senate candidate. On Tuesday, he inched closer to adding CMS administrator to the list.
Match Day Numbers Show “Promising” Change in Radiation Oncology
Published On: March 25th, 2025This year’s Match Day results show encouraging news for radiation oncology, which saw a nearly 60% drop in unfilled positions from last year, according to data published Friday by the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).
How easing state oversight spurred a construction ‘arms race’
Published On: March 25th, 2025Healthcare construction has ramped up in states that repealed or narrowed certificate of need laws.
