Harris pledges to scrap billions in medical debt with new presidential platform
WASHINGTON — Vice President Harris says she wants to cancel billions of dollars in medical…
Category: health care policy
Opinion: Why the debate over proposed nursing home staff minimums is particularly unproductive
The Biden administration’s proposed minimum staffing standard is likely the most important nursing home reform…
After loved ones’ long-awaited organ transplants, caregivers often find challenges are just beginning
By the time his wife Glenda Daggert received a double organ transplant in 1999, Ira…
STAT+: 3 health policies states are taking on in 2024
For most states, the new year means a new legislative session. STAT’s taking a look…
STAT+: 3 medtech trends to watch in 2024
It’s been a slow year for medtech. Major deals in 2023 were scarce, funding was…
U.S. government spent more on health care in 2022 than six countries with universal health care combined
American taxpayers footed the bill for at least $1.8 trillion in federal and state health…
STAT+: New federal rules demand transparency into AI models used in health decisions
Federal health technology regulators on Wednesday finalized new rules to force software vendors to disclose…
STAT+: Medicare’s advisory committee isn’t sold on big pay raises for doctors
On Thursday, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission reviewed Medicare performance data and concluded that despite…
STAT+: Health tech startups warn that overregulating AI could hamper innovation
Entrepreneurs across the country desperate to bring the power of AI into health care are…
STAT+: New NIH head says government has fallen behind pharma on clinical trials
WASHINGTON — The new National Institutes of Health director, Monica Bertagnolli, said it’s a “failure”…
Ambulance rides for just $100? Government advisers want major billing fixes
A panel of government advisers finally has endorsed ideas for Congress to solve the particularly…
STAT+: FTC’s Lina Khan makes a stop at Y Combinator, how telehealth helps rural America
You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s Health Tech newsletter, our guide to how technology…
STAT+: White House AI order calls for crackdown on abuses, harms in health care
President Biden’s executive order on artificial intelligence amounts to a giant course correction in health…
In new order on AI, Biden is scrambling to catch up to emerging risks in health care
President Joe Biden ordered the nation’s leading health agencies on Monday to develop a plan…
Fixing America’s health insurance woes is ‘actually very simple,’ says leading economist
Fixing the U.S. health care system can seem like a herculean task. But the solution…
STAT+: The curious case of J&J’s Stelara, the unluckiest drug on Medicare’s list
WASHINGTON — Ninety-eight days may end up costing Johnson & Johnson. When Medicare this week…
STAT+: Feds fine Medicare Advantage plans for overcharging their members
The federal government has started penalizing Medicare Advantage insurers that have one common, glaring problem:…
Abortion policy in the spotlight, DeSantis’ importation showdown, and new price hike analysis
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STAT+: Drug makers already bet big on mRNA for cancer. Why is Biden going in, too?
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s fledgling health agency, designed to accelerate under-funded research, just set its…
Republican presidential candidates spar over abortion bans
WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidates sparred Wednesday over a question that has haunted the party…
Gender-affirming surgeries tripled in the U.S. between 2016-2019, study finds
The number of gender-affirming surgeries taking place in the U.S. nearly tripled between 2016 and…
STAT+: Eli Lilly CEO donates big to Mike Pence presidential super PAC
WASHINGTON — David Ricks, who leads Eli Lilly, made a major early donation to a…
HIPAA won’t protect you, if prosecutors want your reproductive health records
With Roe v. Wade now overturned, patients are wondering whether federal laws will shield their…