An FDA advisory panel has recommended approval of Moderna’s mRNA-based flu vaccine, mFlusiva, for adults ages 50-64, and adults 65 and older if a specific condition is met. The vaccine was about 27% more effective than a standard flu shot…
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CVS Health, Walmart and Sam’s Club announced they are expanding support for Medicare beneficiaries as the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge program prepares to launch July 1. Established under agreements the Trump administration negotiated with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk in November,…
HHS and the FDA have requested updates to prescribing information for testosterone replacement therapy products, including changes related to age-related hypogonadism, prostate cancer risk and benign prostatic hyperplasia. HHS said it plans to remove a limitation of use stating that…
Hospitals spent an estimated $43 billion in 2025 chasing payments insurers already owed — and many of the most financially damaging losses, including DRG downgrades, never trigger a formal denial alert at all. As payer tactics grow more automated and…
AbbVie has agreed to acquire Apogee Therapeutics for approximately $10.9 billion, expanding its immunology pipeline and respiratory disease portfolio. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026. Under the terms of the agreement, AbbVie will acquire…
The Congressional Budget Office is requesting more research on the No Surprises Act. In a June 15 website post, CBO called for research relying on more recent data, as claims data for existing studies end in 2023, while arbitration patterns…
The chief financial officers featured on this list are the strategic architects of their organizations’ fiscal health. They are responsible not only for balancing the books, but also for building the financial foundations that allow great care to flourish. From…
A federal effort to expand the physician workforce through new Medicare-funded residency positions may not be increasing primary care training or rural physician development as policymakers intended, according to a study published June 15 in the Journal of the American…
New York City-based NYU Langone Health researchers published the largest-ever analysis of Epic EHR communications June 22 in JAMA, finding that digital tools now supplement rather than replace in-person care. The study analyzed more than 140 million patient records from…
In this episode, Michael Ezzie, MD, President, OhioHealth Physician Group, and Frank Panzarella, Principal, ECG Management Consultants, discuss how healthcare organizations can lead meaningful physician enterprise transformation at scale. They explore the challenges of access, governance, communication, and culture change…