CMS launches its Medicare GLP-1 Bridge July 1, giving eligible Medicare Part D beneficiaries access to weight-loss GLP-1s at a $50 monthly copay through December 2027. For health systems and pharmacy leaders, the launch means new workflow requirements, a likely…
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Novo Nordisk said oral Wegovy outperformed Eli Lilly’s orforglipron on weight loss and treatment tolerability in new analyses. The company shared findings from its Orion indirect treatment comparison and Optic patient preference studies, which compared 25-milligram oral semaglutide with 36-milligram…
Renton, Wash.-based Providence is participating in a federally funded research initiative to develop an AI model designed to predict and manage mental health and substance use crises. The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health awarded the software company Ksana Health…
Are “peanut butter raises” — across-the-board pay increases spread thinly across employees — a good idea in health systems? Some leaders are skeptical. While compensation experts argue it sends the wrong signal to high performers, the practice appears common. A…
Becker’s asked pharmacy executives from hospitals and health systems, along with academic medical centers and universities across the U.S. to share the future of AI in the pharmacy workforce field. The 16 executives featured in this article are all speaking…
Inflation recently reached its highest level in three years, testing health systems’ already tight IT budgets. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ consumer price index increased to 3.8% in April, a peak the U.S. hasn’t hit since May 2023, with higher…
Revenue cycle management company Ventra Health has named David Sides CEO, effective May 11. Mr. Sides joins Ventra from NextGen Healthcare, where he served as president and CEO and continues to serve on the board of directors, according to a…
The FDA has declined to approve Replimune’s biologics license application for vusolimogene oderparepvec in combination with nivolumab for adults with unresectable advanced cutaneous melanoma. The agency first rejected the application in a July 21, 2025, complete response letter and reaffirmed…
Healthcare supply chain leaders say the hiring challenge isn’t just about filling open roles — it’s about redefining what those roles require as the function becomes more complex, technical and tightly integrated with clinical care. Across health systems, the hardest-to-fill…
California has the highest hourly mean wage for registered nurses in the U.S., while Oregon has the highest hourly mean wage for RNs when adjusted for cost of living, according to data released May 15 by the Bureau of Labor…