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  • Californians just voted to crack down on this hospital scam. Why are lawmakers now trying to protect it?
    Published On: May 21st, 2025

    Health care costs are out of control, hitting Californians in the form of higher premiums, higher deductibles and higher costs at the pharmacy counter. Millions of patients risk foregoing critical treatments because they cannot afford the co-payments and out-of-pocket costs.

  • Tax breaks, drug discounts — and no receipts: The 340B abuse you’re paying for
    Published On: May 20th, 2025

    Beyond providing quality health care, tax-exempt hospitals have substantial responsibilities to the public. These hospitals not only avoid nearly all taxes — they also reap billions of dollars in financial benefits from a federal prescription drug program known as 340B.

  • Is the “Road to Nirvana” in Community Oncology Paved With Digital Tools?
    Published On: May 20th, 2025

    Are artificial intelligence and other technology advances “the road to nirvana” in community oncology? “I'm so excited about digital healthcare implementation,” says Debra Patt, MD, PhD, MBA, executive vice president of Texas Oncology and president of the Community Oncology Alliance (COA).

  • CMMI’s New Strategic Direction: Trump Administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” Strategy
    Published On: May 20th, 2025

    On May 13th, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator, Dr. Mehmet Oz, and CMS Deputy Administrator and Innovation Center Director, Abe Sutton, hosted a webinar to discuss a new strategic direction for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI).

  • “Community Oncology Is Always Targeted” by Policy Changes
    Published On: May 20th, 2025

    From the rising costs of cancer care to rolling back diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and reductions in cancer research funding, community oncology is facing big changes, says Susan Sabo-Wagner, MSN, RN, the vice president of clinical innovation at the American Oncology Network.

  • Republicans advance Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ in unusual late-night vote
    Published On: May 19th, 2025

    Republican deficit hawks allowed President Trump’s bill of legislative priorities to advance out of the House Budget Committee in an unusual late-night vote on Sunday, marking a key hurdle cleared for House GOP leaders and a sign of progress for warring Republican factions

  • What a Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Like Biden’s Means for Patients
    Published On: May 19th, 2025

    Prostate cancer experts say that former President Joseph R. Biden’s diagnosis is serious.

  • What the 340B ruling means for drug rebate models
    Published On: May 19th, 2025

    A federal court ruled pharmaceutical manufacturers can’t withhold upfront 340B drug discounts without federal approval, but left the door open to rebate models.

  • PBM limits could finally pass, if Congress moves its tax-cut bill
    Published On: May 19th, 2025

    Long-sought legislation to monitor and restrict how pharmacy benefit mangers operate could finally pass — if Republicans can move their sweeping budget bill that includes a string of those provisions.

  • Senate Republicans put House on notice: We won’t accept your Trump agenda bill without changes
    Published On: May 16th, 2025

    WASHINGTON — As House Republicans scramble to corral the votes to pass a massive bill for President Donald Trump's agenda, their Senate counterparts are making clear the emerging package won’t fly as written when it reaches them.