UnitedHealth pays Optum physicians 17% more than outside providers
Tara Bannow covers hospitals, providers, and insurers. You can reach Tara on Signal at tarabannow.70. UnitedHealth Group pays…
FDA’s top drug regulator, George Tidmarsh, put on leave amid probe
Adam Feuerstein is a senior writer and biotech columnist, reporting on the crossroads of drug development, business, Wall…
Blue Cross’ new algorithm for health care costs infuriates doctors
With the help of a computer algorithm, Massachusetts’ biggest health insurer says it will scrutinize doctors who frequently…
Insurers say they’ll deploy more AI to combat ‘aggressive’ coding by hospitals – statnews.com
Insurers say they’ll deploy more AI to combat ‘aggressive’ coding by hospitals statnews.comWhat AI agents can do for insurance PoliticoInsurers…
SAMHSA cuts endanger people facing addiction or mental illness
O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming…
FDA moves to ease path for biosimilars as Trump seeks to cut drug costs – statnews.com
FDA moves to ease path for biosimilars as Trump seeks to cut drug costs statnews.comHHS Sec. Robert F. Kennedy…
U.S. must not cede biomedical research leadership to China
As President Trump prepares to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping in a high-stakes attempt to ease renewed trade…
UnitedHealth shifts strategy with its massive physician network
Tara Bannow covers hospitals, providers, and insurers. You can reach Tara on Signal at tarabannow.70. After assembling the…
Bausch Health exits Medicaid, 340B programs. Will other drugmakers follow?
In an unexpected move, Bausch Health recently stopped participating in Medicaid and a federal government drug discount scheme…
Miriam Merad’s bold bet on the immune system’s power to fight cancer
Miriam Merad’s fascination with macrophages began when she looked into the lungs of a cancer patient she’d just…
European cancer researchers release guidelines on AI use in oncology
BERLIN — The leading professional organization for European oncologists has rolled out its first set of guidance on…
FDA approves Blenrep, a GSK blood cancer drug with unusual history
Andrew Joseph covers health, medicine, and the biopharma industry in Europe. You can reach Andrew on Signal at…