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Jul 13, 2024

WSJ: FTC to sue PBMs over drug pricing tactics


FTC: PBMs may 'urgently' require 'potential regulation'


CMS' proposed 2.8% physician pay decrease for CY2025 earns quick condemnation from docs


Here's why a proposal for prior authorization CPT codes returned to the drawing board


Digital health funding hit $5.7B through June, on track to surpass 2019 and 2023, Rock Health reports


OpenAI Startup Fund, Arianna Huffington back new AI health coach venture focused on chronic conditions - Noah Tong

 

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WSJ: FTC to sue PBMs over drug pricing tactics

The FTC is planning legal action against pharmacy benefit managers for rebate tactics that may hinder consumers and independent pharmacies.
 

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FTC: PBMs may 'urgently' require 'potential regulation'

The FTC turned its attention toward pharmacy benefit managers in a new report detailing the consequences of consolidation and vertical integration, warning legal action and regulation could follow.

CMS' proposed 2.8% physician pay decrease for CY2025 earns quick condemnation from docs

A fifth consecutive year of pay reductions comes as practice costs continue to rise, spurring calls from groups like the AMA and MGMA for congressional intervention.

Here's why a proposal for prior authorization CPT codes returned to the drawing board

A recent proposal to report prior authorization to insurance plans through CPT codes was withdrawn at the eleventh hour when its physician advocate made an unexpected discovery: For certain codes and in very narrow circumstances, the prior auth requirements were already in place.

Digital health funding hit $5.7B through June, on track to surpass 2019 and 2023, Rock Health reports

U.S. digital health startups pulled in $5.7 billion across 266 deals in the first six months of 2024, marking continued momentum in the sector after a rocky few quarters last year.

OpenAI Startup Fund, Arianna Huffington back new AI health coach venture focused on chronic conditions

OpenAI's venture fund and Arianna Huffington's Thrive Global are jointly funding a new startup that aims to build an AI health coach to promote healthier lifestyles.

How Chevron's demise could impact employers, purchasers and health payers

Industry leaders and legal observers are still coming to terms with the Supreme Court's landmark decision to overturn the Chevron doctrine.

Function pockets $53M for personalized health testing backed by celeb investors Matt Damon, Pedro Pascal and Kevin Hart

Function Health, which has been in beta mode since April 2023, offers a membership-based platform that gives consumers access to more than 100 lab tests at a cost of $499 per year.

Sanford Health, Marshfield Clinic Health System unveil $10B merger plan

Following a string of botched mergers for both parties, the nonprofits are getting back in the saddle for a 56-hospital, cross-market deal they say will deliver integrated care and new population health efforts across the Midwest.

Ardent Health IPO targets $3B market valuation, $300M raise

The 30-hospital for-profit health system said it plans "to acquire complementary businesses, products, services or technologies" with the proceeds from its second attempt at an IPO.

ONC leader and FDA official step down from Coalition for Health AI

Micky Tripathi and Troy Tazbaz have officially stepped down from their board-level federal liaison roles at the Coalition for Health AI, one of the nation's largest healthcare AI standards organizations.
 
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