Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has voluntarily recalled 24 generic prescription drugs distributed in the U.S. following concerns about potential cross-contamination at a manufacturing facility in Pithampur, India.  The recall follows an FDA inspection in February that found cleaning and testing lapses, according…

President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at lowering drug prices and expanding access to affordable medications, according to an April 15 White House Fact Sheet.  Through the efforts laid out in the order, the Trump administration said it…

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed the Community Pharmacy Relief Act into law April 15, a measure supported by pharmacy employees who staged a walkout at more than 100 pharmacies across the state.  The legislation prohibits pharmacy benefit managers from steering…

Minneapolis-based M Health Fairview is improving culturally appropriate care and changing maternal screening practices in its commitment to health equity, according to an April 15 news release.  In late 2023, the health system launched the Birth Justice Initiative to eliminate…

NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln is piloting a “hotspotting” program to connect patients with opioid use disorder to ongoing addiction care after emergency department visits.  Through the care model, patients treated for opioid use or nonfatal overdoses at Lincoln Hospital’s ED…

Overwhelmed by patient loads and work, some rural physicians are turning to concierge models to find balance, KFF Health News reported April 16. Concierge medicine models see physicians cap their patient load, charging a monthly or annual membership fee while…

More than half of rural hospitals had positive margins in 2023, but financial challenges still cause many to close service lines or their operations entirely, KFF Health News found. KFF Health News collected data from Medicare cost reports, the American…

Measles cases in the U.S. have already more than doubled 2024’s total — and the true number may be even higher, a CDC expert warned, according to NBC News. Four updates: 1. The CDC has confirmed 800 measles cases in…

The Leapfrog Group has created a learning collaborative program to provide resources and guidance to hospitals that serve a disproportionately high share of low-income and uninsured patients. Four notes: 

The number of times a patient’s address changes in the electronic health record is associated with homelessness and diagnoses, a Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine study found. The study, published in PLOS One, analyzed EHR patient data from 11 healthcare sites between…