Why one health system invested in its PBM as GLP-1 costs surged
How RxSense helped a health system invest in its own PBM and take control of rising GLP-1 costs.
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RFK Jr. demands journal explain removal of vaccine study used to support his childhood immunization changes
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is demanding answers from a science journal on why a study regarding vaccination and sudden infant death was removed from the publication. In a letter dated June 11, Kennedy wrote to Toxicology Reports Editor-in-Chief Lawrence H. Lash concerning a 2021 study titled "Vaccines and sudden infant...
Read full article →Trump approval in rural America slips to new low: Survey
A new Reuters/Ipsos survey found that President Trump’s approval rating among rural Americans has sunk to a new low. The poll, conducted June 3-8, found that 50 percent of respondents from rural areas approved of Trump. In February 2025, 60 percent of respondents to a similar survey approved of the president. Trump’s disapproval rating among...
Read full article →UK bans social media for children under 16
The British government is banning access to social media for children under 16, joining just a few countries across the globe trying to protect kids online through a strict age-based restriction on certain applications and platforms. The move, announced Monday by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, makes the United Kingdom the fifth nation to pursue an...
Read full article →Long-Awaited Rule Aims To Boost ACA Choices While Embracing Higher Deductibles
The Trump administration finalized a rule that embraces new types of Obamacare coverage, including 30% higher out-of-pocket costs for some plans, and a more novel approach that allows insurers to offer coverage without set networks of doctors and hospitals.
Read full article →They’re Uninsured After Obamacare Became Too Costly. And They’re Far From Alone.
After congressional Republicans let expanded subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans expire at the end of last year, some families have decided the price is too great of a financial burden and canceled their coverage.
Read full article →Why One in Four Americans Is Walking Away from Healthcare
The healthcare affordability crisis in the U.S. has quietly become a trust crisis, with a growing share of Americans walking away from care altogether. Industry leaders say the fix requires something the system has never really done: starting with the patient. The post Why One in Four Americans Is Walking Away from Healthcare appeared first on MedCity News .
Read full article →STAT+: Where ‘democracy met science,’ 50 years ago
State Medicaid crackdowns strain home care, WHO leader on Ebola outbreak, and more health news
Read full article →As states follow Trump’s Medicaid fraud playbook, people with disabilities struggle to find care
Medicaid cuts and fraud crackdown trickle down to states, threatening people with disabilities.
Read full article →STAT+: Amid confusion over Pfizer’s emergency penicillin program, newborn is diagnosed with preventable syphilis
Congenital syphilis should be preventable. An Arizona case shows how drug shortages and procedural hurdles are fueling a growing public health crisis.
Read full article →STAT+: One California politician’s unexpected crusade against ultra-processed food
Jesse Gabriel "has passed more food policy in three years than most legislators enact in their entire careers," says one supporter.
Read full article →Opinion: I’m a pediatrician. I want to prescribe the right AI to my patients
AI for children requires “randomized controlled trials measuring real developmental outcomes, not engagement metrics,” writes Dua Hassan.
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