Medication safety alerts, new FDA chiefs & prior auth shifts define the day.
December 4, 2025

1. Patient safety groups flag fatal injection risk Full story

2. Aetna merges prescriptions, procedures into single prior authorization Full story

3. This CMIO prioritizes decision support 'at the elbow' of care — Learn why (and how) here.

 

4. FDA names head of drug evaluation center, nonprescription drugs office Full story

5. 10 hospitals, health systems seeking pharmacy leaders Full story

6. What's helping pharmacies meet payer rules + cut time-to-therapy? Find out here.

 

7. A 5-step plan to embed pharmacy into health system strategy Full story

8. 340B rebate pilot could destabilize, shutter rural hospitals: Providence CEO Full story

9. The Medicare Advantage question hospitals want answered Full story

10. 12 former FDA chiefs warn against vaccine policy shift Full story

11. Patients upload medical records to ChatGPT: NYT Full story

 

12. Inflammatory drug spend is rising fast. This model lowered total medical costs 8%. See how here.

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13. This hospital reclaimed 130+ pharmacy hours a year — see how, here.

14. Alternative pricing beyond rebates is rising. Get the executive summary here.

15. Pharmacy blind spots are draining margins. How Texas Children's closed the gap, here.

16. Becker’s resources don’t stop here — explore more webinars and whitepapers.

 

 

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