Pharmacy gag clause
A new bill introduced in the Senate would end the “pharmacy gag clause” which is a tactic under which a
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Walmart reportedly in early-stage talks to buy Humana: 5 things to know
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Retail giant Walmart is in preliminary talks with health insurer Humana about developing
Read More‘Aggressive’ New Advance Directive Would Let Dementia Patients Refuse Food
(By JoNel Aleccia for Kaiser Health News) Treading into ethically and legally uncertain territory, a New York end-of-life agency has
Read MoreCalifornia Sues Sutter Health, Alleging Excessive Pricing
(By Chad Terhune for Kaiser Health News) California’s attorney general announced a lawsuit Friday against Sutter Health, alleging the hospital
Read MoreThe government wants to free your health data. Will that unleash innovation?
(By Casey Ross for STAT) In health care, breakthrough cures are no longer just hidden in the innumerable mysteries of
Read MorePhRMA new ad criticizing insurers and pharmacy benefit managers
A new ad from PhRMA, the powerful trade lobby for the drug industry, is out criticizing insurers and pharmacy benefit
Read MoreScientists find mini gastrointestinal tract growing inside tumor
(By Meghana Keshavan for STAT) Embedded in a lung cancer tumor, scientists have found a gastrointestinal tract in miniature. Continue
Read MoreArtificial Intelligence doesn’t need to be robotic in nature
As logic goes, once artificial intelligence (AI) technology advances far enough, the skilled nursing industry could hypothetically solve its persistent
Read MoreStudy: 40% of providers have canceled surgeries over supply shortages
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Forty percent of healthcare providers have canceled a surgery and 69 percent of
Read More30% of patients have left medical appointment due to long wait times
(By Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review) Thirty percent of patients said they have walked out of a medical appointment
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