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Nov 23, 2024

TV personality and surgeon Dr. Oz nominated to run Medicare, Medicaid


Smart ring maker Oura picks up $75M series D, inks strategic partnership with Dexcom


Sweeping nonprofit House bill passes, healthcare groups turn attention to Senate


PBMs strike back at FTC, claim administrative process is unconstitutional


Fierce Health Payer Summit looks to the future for insurers: Value-based care, PBMs and prior auth - Heather Landi

 

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TV personality and surgeon Dr. Oz nominated to run Medicare, Medicaid

Yes, really. TV personality and surgeon Dr. Oz is Trump's choice to run the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
 

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Sweeping nonprofit House bill passes, healthcare groups turn attention to Senate

H.R. 9495 passed in the House on Thursday. If signed into law, a president would be able to take a nonprofit's tax-exempt status away without due process, critics say.

PBMs strike back at FTC, claim administrative process is unconstitutional

Major PBMs are countersuing the Federal Trade Commission, claiming the agency is biased and has too much authority to upend the industry.

Fierce Health Payer Summit looks to the future for insurers: Value-based care, PBMs and prior auth

Fierce Healthcare's Payer Summit took place in Austin, Texas on Nov. 13-14. Industry experts joined Fierce journalists to discuss U.S. payers' most pressing issues.

Smart ring maker Oura picks up $75M series D, inks strategic partnership with Dexcom

Oura is partnering with medical device maker Dexcom to integrate data from glucose biosensors with the Oura Ring.

TV’s Dr. Oz invested in businesses regulated by agency Trump wants him to lead

Celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz recently held broad investments in health care, tech, and food companies. Were he confirmed to run CMS, his job would involve interacting with giants of the industry that have contributed to his wealth.

Kaufman Hall: Performance stable, but high labor costs challenge hospitals

Labor expenses from providers accounted for 84% of medical groups’ total expenses. The median subsidy per employed physician was $304,312, rising above $300,000 for the first time. This increase underscores the unsustainable nature of traditional employment models, Kaufman Hall said.

An emerging cyberthreat: vishing

This week on "Podnosis," we explore the rise of voice phishing, or vishing, where cybercriminals use AI to mimic voices and breach sensitive healthcare data.

DEA finalizes one-year extension of telehealth prescribing, punts final regs to incoming Trump admin

The DEA finalized a rule Friday that will allow registered DEA providers to prescribe Schedule 2-5 medications via telehealth without having seen the patient in person. It now punts final regulations to the incoming Trump administration.

FTC, Indiana residents pressure state to block hospital merger

Hundreds of people and the Federal Trade Commission weighed in on a proposed hospital merger in Terre Haute, Indiana, with most arguing that the creation of a monopoly would increase costs and worsen patient care.
 
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