Health care policy a key issue as Congress returns to work
WASHINGTON — Critical health care policies hang in the balance as Congress returns from recess Tuesday and begins…
Abridge CEO reassures customers after Epic AI announcements
Artificial intelligence company Abridge held a meeting with hospital customers on Thursday to address “confusion” about how it…
Health care lobby prepares to fight for $335 billion in ACA subsidies
WASHINGTON — The health care industry is plotting a critical lobbying push to preserve the enhanced subsidies that…
That AI scribe your doctor is using? It may make your bill go up
Like any conscientious health policy Ph.D. student, Paige Nong went to the doctor for her free annual well…
Employer health insurance costs are going up. Here’s why
Tara Bannow covers hospitals, providers, and insurers. You can reach Tara on Signal at tarabannow.70. Employers are about…
Health care CEO salaries, UnitedHealth’s busy week
Bob Herman covers health insurance, government programs, hospitals, physicians, and other providers — reporting on how money influences…
Novo Nordisk’s obesity drug Wegovy cleared to treat live disease MASH
Novo Nordisk’s obesity drug Wegovy was cleared by U.S. regulators on Friday to treat an increasingly common liver…
Staff cuts are undermining federal research on how to make health care better
WASHINGTON — A small federal agency that studies how to improve the health care system has been rendered…
Medicare Advantage research machine, A big home health deal
Bob Herman covers health insurance, government programs, hospitals, physicians, and other providers — reporting on how money influences…
D.C. Diagnosis: Trump’s approach to health care, Sarepta’s lobbyists
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and policy of health…
Vinay Prasad returns to the FDA, weeks after his ouster
WASHINGTON — Vinay Prasad is returning to the Food and Drug Administration to resume his role overseeing vaccine,…
Rare disease patients caught up in overseas research funding cuts
Mid-April was a nerve-racking time to arrive on the National Institutes of Health campus outside Washington, D.C. — it…