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    Blue Shield of California taps chief pharmacy officer

    Hayley Park will oversee BSCA’s prescription drug programs. The insurer has worked to overhaul its pharmacy management model in a bid to lower drug costs.

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    Times up: Hospitals and the 340B markup program need reforms

    Bipartisan agreement. Lowering costs for patients. Saving money for taxpayers. Fix 340B.

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    QuikTrip to sell urgent care clinics after 6 years in business

    The retailer, which at one point had 14 MedWise sites, is divesting its nine-location network to Saint Francis Health System.

  • U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies during a hearing of the House Education And Workforce Committee on Capitol Hill on April 17, 2026 in Washington, DC.
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    RFK Jr. defends HHS tenure, 12% proposed budget cut

    Republicans largely praised the HHS secretary’s track record during a marathon of House hearings last week, but some GOP lawmakers raised concerns about proposed budget cuts to the National Institutes of Health.

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    Physician burnout is improving but some specialties lag, the AMA finds

    The influential physician association surveyed thousands of doctors and found that burnout last year was lower than in 2024 or 2023. Still, certain specialties, especially those on the front lines of care, face an elevated risk of burning out.

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    Judge dismisses Aetna’s No Surprises fraud suit against Radiology Partners

    The insurer accused the radiology group of gaming the No Surprises Act to reap higher reimbursement. A judge tossed the case last week, saying Aetna needed to raise its complaints during the dispute resolution process.

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    Stakeholders urge Labor Department to finalize PBM transparency rule

    Employers, lawmakers and more said regulators should hustle to get disclosure mandates for the controversial drug middlemen across the finish line, while PBMs slammed the rule as illegal, unnecessary and anticompetitive.

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    GE HealthCare, RadNet expand AI mammography collaboration

    The partnership adds access to a workflow for second reads of complex cases and other software features made by RadNet subsidiary DeepHealth.

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    CMS proposes repeal of add-on payment path for breakthrough devices

    The agency said it developed concerns about the limited evaluation process for the devices after gaining experience with the alternative pathway.

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    ACA exchanges will continue to shrink as fewer enrollees pay premiums, analysis suggests

    About 14% of ACA enrollees didn’t pay premiums in January, a higher rate than usual and one that suggests ACA enrollment will continue to decline, according to Wakely.

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    Erica Schwartz, ex-deputy surgeon general, picked to be next CDC director

    If confirmed by the Senate, Schwartz could finally fill a void for an agency that’s cycled through multiple leaders over the last year.

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    Abridge partners with medical journals to expand AI clinical decision support

    The AI scribe company said information from the New England Journal of Medicine and the JAMA Network will allow providers to more easily access the latest medical research.

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    More employers considering medical, pharmacy vendor switch amid rising healthcare costs, survey finds

    Healthcare affordability continues to keep employers up at night. More businesses are shopping for new healthcare vendors as a result, according to the Purchaser Business Group on Health.

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    Walmart expands digital health platform’s weight loss offerings, including GLP-1 prescribing

    Customers can now connect to third-party providers for weight management services through Walmart’s digital health platform, then turn around and fill GLP-1 prescriptions at its retail pharmacy.

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    FDA moves toward easing restrictions on certain peptides

    The agency’s decision to hold an advisory committee meeting on the topic comes after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told podcaster Joe Rogan he’s a “big fan” of peptides.

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    California judge tosses Elevance’s surprise billing suit in win for providers

    It’s a major victory for controversial billing intermediary HaloMD, which cheered the court’s decision. Elevance said it plans to appeal.

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    ChristianaCare names successor after CEO retires

    Dr. Janice Nevin will step down in September after more than 12 years in the health system’s top role. ChristianaCare’s former chief legal counsel will take her place.

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    More insurance claims denials are being overturned upon appeal, study finds

    Study authors, who reviewed data from New York, said rising rates of overturned claims suggest that insurers’ claims review processes might not be working as intended, and policymakers should consider getting involved.

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    VA deploys Oracle EHR at four Michigan medical centers

    The rollout marks the first deployment of the records system at a VA medical center in years after technical problems plagued the project. In total, 13 medical centers are scheduled to receive the Oracle EHR in 2026.

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    With health costs ballooning, workers turn to wellness and the internet, ADP finds

    When workers delay care because of cost, it could hurt employers more in the long run, other research suggests.

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    CMS accepts more than 150 providers, digital health firms for ACCESS model

    Participants will receive set reimbursement for managing Medicare beneficiaries’ chronic conditions, like diabetes, chronic kidney disease and hypertension.

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    Tenet CIO to retire at year end

    Paola Arbour will stay at Tenet on a part-time basis to provide transition and support services through early 2028.

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    CMS proposes new deadlines for prior authorizations for drugs

    Drugs were left out of a 2024 rule streamlining prior authorizations by making decisions electronic and requiring payers to turn them around more quickly. The Trump administration is looking to address that gap.

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    Medicare proposes 2.4% pay bump for inpatient hospitals in 2027, floats mandatory model

    Regulators are proposing to send $1.4 billion more to acute care hospitals and debut the first nationwide, mandatory payment model to lower the cost of joint replacements. Hospitals pushed back.

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    Illustration: Xavier Lalanne-Tauzia for Industry Dive

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    Hospital M&A rebounds after 2025 lull

    Mergers and acquisitions in the first quarter hit multi-year highs after providers pumped the brakes last year, according to a new study from Kaufman Hall.

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    CMS unveils first wave of health tech tools as it pushes data sharing initiative

    The agency showcased dozens of tools Thursday, about 8 months after the CMS first announced the initiative that aims to ease health data sharing and improve access to digital health and AI products.