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Briefing: This bill could make CVS choose between its stores and its pharmacy benefit manager

Strategic angle: A proposal in the Tennessee legislature could force CVS Health to sever a core piece of its business model or exit the state entirely.

editorial-staff Mar 23

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Briefing: NIH Grant Terminations Disproportionately Impact Women Scientists

Strategic angle: A new study reveals that women, especially early-career researchers, face greater challenges due to NIH grant terminations.

editorial-staff Mar 23

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Briefing: STAT+: The intersection of ‘Apprentice’ and the No Surprises Act

Strategic angle: A STAT investigation explores how a new company is profiting from the arbitration process in the No Surprises Act.

editorial-staff Mar 23

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Briefing: 10 Things to Know About Medicaid Managed Care

Strategic angle: Our updated explainer provides an overview of comprehensive managed care, the most common way states deliver Medicaid services to enrollees.

editorial-staff Mar 23

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Briefing: Epic Uncovers Issues in Patient Record Sharing, Calls for HHS Action

Strategic angle: A recent lawsuit by Epic reveals a company allegedly posing as a provider to access patient records, raising concerns over oversight.

editorial-staff Mar 23

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Iran war has not disrupted pharma supply chains. That could change if conflict is prolonged

The escalating war in the Middle East so far has not appreciably disrupted global pharmaceutical supply chains, but it could eventually — affecting prices.

editorial-staff Mar 23

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Briefing: Pfizer’s Lyme Vaccine Results Set Up Tricky Regulatory Path

Strategic angle: New results on Pfizer's Lyme disease vaccine raise questions about its regulatory approval.

editorial-staff Mar 23

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Briefing: Match Day results show impact of federal immigration policy

Strategic angle: In today's Morning Rounds newsletter: the high-stakes search for a new CDC director, the impact of immigration policy on budding doctors, and more.

editorial-staff Mar 23

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Briefing: Doctronic raises $40 million as race to apply AI in clinical care heats up

Strategic angle: Doctronic, the startup behind a provocative experiment in Utah to renew drug prescriptions with a chatbot, has raised $40 million.

editorial-staff Mar 23

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Briefing: Insmed drug benefits patients with rare, bacterial lung disease, study shows

Strategic angle: Insmed hopes to convert Arikayce's accelerated approval to a full approval.

editorial-staff Mar 23

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Briefing: Pfizer’s Lyme vaccine shows efficacy, but misses key statistical hurdle

Strategic angle: A new vaccine shows some promise in combating Lyme disease, which affects nearly half a million Americans annually.

editorial-staff Mar 23

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Briefing: Her son needed a fecal transplant for a fearsome C. diff infection. Getting one required a tortuous journey

Strategic angle: A mother's struggle to secure a life-saving treatment for her son amidst challenges.

editorial-staff Mar 23

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Briefing: Opinion: The AI push in health care is deepening medicine’s trust crisis

Strategic angle: Health care’s adoption of AI should move at the speed of trust, not investment, writes Oni Blackstock.

editorial-staff Mar 23

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Briefing: The President’s Malaria Initiative and Other U.S. Government Global Malaria Efforts

Strategic angle: This fact sheet provides a snapshot of global malaria efforts and examines the U.S. government’s role in addressing malaria worldwide.

editorial-staff Mar 23

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Briefing: Automatic enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans under consideration, top Trump health official says

Strategic angle: The idea could be a major win for the health insurance industry, which has seen a crackdown on Medicare Advantage in recent years.

editorial-staff Mar 20

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Briefing: Sepsis Hospitalizations Triple in Massachusetts: Real Concern or Billing Strategy?

Strategic angle: A significant rise in sepsis cases raises questions about the accuracy of hospital billing practices and the role of AI in medical coding.

editorial-staff Mar 20

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Briefing: Inside the delicate, high-stakes search for a new CDC director

Strategic angle: Top HHS official Chris Klomp discusses the challenges of finding a new leader for the CDC.

editorial-staff Mar 20

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Briefing: ACIP Conflict Tests Trump's Support for RFK Jr.'s Vaccine Policy Overhaul

Strategic angle: The Trump administration faces a pivotal decision on vaccine policymaking following a court ruling, with potential political ramifications.

editorial-staff Mar 20

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Briefing: Medicare Chief Discusses TrumpRx's Narrow Focus

Strategic angle: Today's biotech news includes insights from the Medicare director on the scope of TrumpRx and the FDA's approval of high-dose Wegovy.

editorial-staff Mar 20

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Briefing: STAT+: Up and down the ladder: The latest comings and goings

Strategic angle: From new hires to departures and promotions, here are the latest comings and goings in the pharmaceutical industry.

editorial-staff Mar 20