California Health Worker Union, Hospital Association Tout Dueling Ballot Initiatives
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STAT+: Up and down the ladder: The latest comings and goings
From new hires to departures, promotions and transfers, here are the latest comings and goings in the pharmaceutical industry.
Read full article →What would it take to stop women from bleeding to death after childbirth?
A newly published series of reports calls attention to a dire situation facing millions of women after childbirth — and the solutions that can prevent death from postpartum hemorrhage.
Read full article →Medicare Pays for Programs That May Not Help After Serious Hospitalizations
(MedPage Today) -- Remote patient monitoring (RPM) programs after hospitalization for sepsis or lower respiratory infection -- an approach increasingly reimbursed for by Medicare -- didn't beat usual follow-up care when it came to increasing...
Read full article →The FDA Issued a Warning on Which Weight-Loss Drug?
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Read full article →Five Things I Wish Someone Said at My 1998 Medical School Graduation
(MedPage Today) -- Around this time of year, medical schools are engaging in a 250-year-old annual tradition: they're graduating their latest class of career-ready physicians. It's a deservedly triumphant moment -- the culmination of at least...
Read full article →Major Medicare Advantage insurers appear to deny care for profit, federal watchdog finds
MA insurers commonly deny requests for post-acute care — but none more frequently than UnitedHealth, Humana and CVS, the HHS OIG said. Insurers were not happy about the findings.
Read full article →CMS creates office dedicated to health technology
The Office of Health Technology and Products is the latest technology development from the CMS as it doubles down on digital tools.
Read full article →Abridge partners with Eli Lilly, Nvidia as AI scribe eyes expansion
The company is working with Nvidia to build a foundation model for clinical conversations, and it scored a strategic investment from drugmaker Eli Lilly, Abridge announced during a sweeping keynote Thursday.
Read full article →CMS increases oversight of state Medicaid demonstrations
States will have to provide more rigorous financial analyses for their Medicaid demonstrations beginning in 2027, according to new federal guidance.
Read full article →Nvidia, Abridge collaborate to develop healthcare-specific AI model
Chip giant Nvidia is working with startup Abridge to train a healthcare-specific artificial intelligence foundation model tailored to clinical conversations.
Read full article →Healthcare conferences to put on your calendar for 2026-2027
Here's our roundup of some of the top events in healthcare scheduled in 2026 and 2027.
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