Medicare’s AI prior authorization pilot was rushed, new documents reveal
Brittany Trang, Ph.D., covers AI in health and medicine: Does it actually work? Who benefits, or might be…
Both Saint Thomas hospitals face loss of Medicare funding after drug mix-up
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — It’s a stunning new development following that catastrophic medication mix-up last month at Ascension…
ATLAS breaks its own record with new search for double-Higgs production
Producing two Higgs bosons in a single proton-proton collision is among the rarest processes at the LHC. Yet…
Rare disease drugmakers seek exclusion from Medicare pricing plans
WASHINGTON — Biotech companies are lobbying the Trump administration to exclude treatments for rare diseases from programs that…
Medicare Advantage Company Pays $342M to Government in Midst of Billing Probe
A major Medicare Advantage company has paid the government more than $342 million to help settle allegations that…
New proposal would close Medicare drug price negotiation loophole
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Friday proposed to change a policy that is designed to prevent drugmakers…
Affordability Anxiety Intensifies As Consumers Brace For Higher Prices, Report Says / Fresh Today / CUToday.info
NEW YORK—A new Banking and Payments Intelligence Report from J.D. Power found financial stress among U.S. consumers remained…
Medicare spending far less than expected on new Alzheimer’s drugs
Bob Herman covers health insurance, government programs, hospitals, physicians, and other providers — reporting on how money influences…
CMS, FDA propose new, faster coverage for breakthrough devices
Mario Aguilar covers technology in health care, including artificial intelligence, virtual reality, wearable devices, telehealth, and digital therapeutics.…
CMS cancels Medicare pilot offering GLP-1s to seniors at discount
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration had planned for insurers to provide cheap weight loss drugs to seniors through…
CMS proposes rolling back breakthrough device payment flexibilities
Katie Palmer covers telehealth, clinical artificial intelligence, and the health data economy — with an emphasis on the…
CERN Physicists Pin Down W Boson Mass with Unprecedented Precision
Using data from over one billion proton-colliding events collected at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC), physicists have measured…