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…
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.com US FDA proposes moves…
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…
Launch prices for new drugs ‘significantly’ exceed inflation, analysis says
Amid intensifying angst over prescription drug prices, a new analysis found that the median net price for 154…
CVS Caremark tells AIDS activists Gilead needs to lower the price of its new HIV drug to get on formularies
For the past three months, CVS Caremark has resisted adding a new Gilead Sciences HIV prevention drug to…
FDA approved fewer drugs in third quarter, analysis finds
The upheaval at the Food and Drug Administration appears to be taking a toll on the pharmaceutical industry,…
FDA announces first nine recipients of priority drug review vouchers
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced the first nine recipients of the Commissioner’s National…
CMS backs off pause on Medicare doctor payments amid shutdown| STAT
Tara Bannow covers hospitals, providers, and insurers. You can reach Tara on Signal at tarabannow.70. Update: This story…
Lyra Health launches ‘clinical-grade’ mental health chatbot
Mario Aguilar covers technology in health care, including artificial intelligence, virtual reality, wearable devices, telehealth, and digital therapeutics.…