STAT+: Medicare punts on quality rules for new type of rural hospital
Hospitals that decide to convert to a new type of rural provider won’t have to…
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STAT+: Physicians rally to avert Medicare payment cuts
The federal government is officially reducing Medicare payments to physicians next year by 4.5%, but…
Missouri Senate race shows just how hard it is to campaign on abortion in the heartland
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – If any Senate race should be a referendum on abortion access…
With Republicans on the verge of congressional control, science is on the line
WASHINGTON — In this year’s midterms, the future of federal science policy is in Republicans’…
STAT+: Republican ideas to reform Medicare could rile health care industry
WASHINGTON — Democrats are suddenly blasting Republicans on the campaign trail over a surprising new…
For experts on stroke, Fetterman-Oz debate is a teachable moment
At a Senate debate Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Democrat John Fetterman, who is recovering from a…
STAT+: Q&A: A health justice lawyer and new MacArthur ‘genius’ on pharma’s patent games
Priti Krishtel has had it with the patent tricks up pharma’s sleeves. The co-executive director…
On the campaign trail, Republicans ramp up anti-science, anti-Covid, often anti-Fauci messaging
WASHINGTON — Even as the pandemic fades from our daily lives, it is at the…
Opinion: Medical professionals: Make your plan to vote now. Then vote!
The U.S. is less than three weeks from the 2022 midterm elections, which will decide…
STAT+: Inside Michelle McMurry-Heath’s departure from BIO: Firings, internal clashes, and a pivotal job review
WASHINGTON — Only two years ago, Michelle McMurry-Heath was named chief executive of BIO, the…
Medicare is going to cap patients’ spending on drugs. But there’s no such limit for hospital or doctor bills
By 2025, people on Medicare who take expensive medications will feel significant financial relief: They…
U.S. surgeon general says workplaces are taking a toll on Americans’ mental and physical health
Your job can be hazardous to your health, according to a new report from the…
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Tobacco companies shower Black Democrats with campaign cash
WASHINGTON — Tobacco companies generally don’t donate to many Democratic candidates for political office. But…
FDA, DOJ sue 6 vape shops for ignoring warnings about selling illegal products
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is suing six vape shops after the companies ignored Food…
In new White House plan, Biden administration outlines ambitious strategy to prevent and prepare for pandemics
The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled a new national biodefense strategy, aiming to adapt lessons…
Biden officials scramble for a backup as Covid variants threaten a key therapy for immunocompromised people
WASHINGTON — Biden health officials are bracing for the prospect that the country’s sole preventive…
Justice Department sues Cigna for allegedly exaggerating conditions of Medicare Advantage members
The Department of Justice filed a new lawsuit against Cigna Monday, alleging the health insurance…
STAT+: Despite its threats, PhRMA is still supporting Democrats who voted for Medicare negotiation
Drugmakers’ powerhouse lobby did not exactly make good on its early August threat to hold…
STAT+: Bright exits ACA health insurance marketplaces to stay afloat
Bright Health Group is drastically cutting back its health insurance offerings for next year, including…
A minuscule new HHS office has a mammoth goal: tackling environmental justice
WASHINGTON — Ask 10 people how a federal health care agency might tackle “environmental justice,”…
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Opinion: The cost of doing nothing: Congress is missing a rare opportunity to improve FDA policies and help people with deadly illnesses
Congress has taken the necessary step of including critical reauthorizations for the Prescription Drug User…
After tough period for lobby, BIO chief Michelle McMurry-Heath goes on leave
WASHINGTON — Michelle McMurry-Heath, one of the most prominent faces of the drug industry in Washington,…
To boost rural vaccination rates, health officials head for NASCAR
WASHINGTON — The federal government, which has long struggled to increase Covid-19 vaccinations in rural…
STAT+: Health plans say texting could help reach underserved patients. But a federal rule is getting in their way
Health plans trying to reach low-income and underserved customers say they’re being stymied by a…
Biden pardons thousands for possession of marijuana and moves toward reclassification
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of “simple possession” of…
STAT+: Drugmakers will be penalized if they hike prices on patients in private insurance market
WASHINGTON — Democrats’ drug pricing law will still penalize drugmakers if they hike prices on…
Youth vaping rates appear to be dropping, but regulators and advocates aren’t satisfied
WASHINGTON — A new survey from the CDC and the FDA suggests that youth vaping…
STAT+: Medicare tasks a senior adviser with staffing its new drug pricing division
WASHINGTON — Medicare has tasked a senior adviser at the agency with assembling a small…
The U.S. is terrible at keeping businesses from worsening public health, experts say
WASHINGTON – Here in the U.S., it’s “in” to study the social determinants of health….
STAT+: Errors have plagued insurance directories of doctors. The government wants to clean them up with its own
The federal government wants to create a national directory that houses accurate, up-to-date information for…
Get a Ph.D. in health policy — from a single Powerpoint slide
Looking for an actually concise explanation of a half-century’s worth of research and arguments about…
STAT+: Medicare lays out the bureaucracy it will need to negotiate drug prices
WASHINGTON — New documents obtained by STAT outline how Medicare is planning to build out…
STAT+: Democrats concede to clean user fee agreement to fund FDA
WASHINGTON — Democrats have conceded to Republican demands and agreed to fund the Food and…
STAT+: Health insurers are painting a misleading picture of Medicare Advantage savings, experts say
The health insurance industry is continuing its campaign to convince the public that Medicare Advantage…
STAT+: White House pitches drug pricing reforms as a way to extend cancer patients’ lives
WASHINGTON — The White House is pitching an added benefit to Democrats’ recent drug pricing…
Coors, Mondelez, and other big food companies want to sell CBD-filled food and drinks. The FDA is staunchly opposed
WASHINGTON — Major food makers are ready to cash in on selling CBD-filled foods and…
House Democrat presses bill to encourage more diversity in clinical trials run by NIH
Rep. Robin Kelly admits that the word “diversity” has scared some of her Republican colleagues…
A teaching hospital payout, Humana flirts with Wall Street, and new dialysis incentives
You’re reading the web edition of Health Care Inc., STAT’s weekly newsletter following the flow…
STAT+: Patients for Affordable Drugs taps new leader
WASHINGTON — One of Washington’s most prominent drug pricing patient groups is tapping an advocate who…
STAT+: Lawmaker requests investigation into HCA over billing practices
WASHINGTON — A Democratic House lawmaker with oversight authority is calling for an investigation into the…
Biden appoints former government scientist as first leader of ARPA-H
President Joe Biden plans to appoint longtime biologist and former government scientist Renee Wegrzyn as…
STAT+: FDA funding negotiations heat up ahead of September deadline
WASHINGTON — Negotiations are intensifying over massive, multibillion-dollar legislation to fund the Food and Drug…
DHS issues rule to revise Trump’s ‘public charge’ policy, easing access to health services for immigrants
The Department of Homeland Security on Thursday issued a new rule to revise a Trump…
STAT+: Doctors, seniors groups flag concerns with Medicare Advantage
Doctors, patients, and seniors groups are airing new grievances about Medicare Advantage, arguing the growing…
White House directs agencies to make federally funded studies free to access
The White House on Thursday directed health and science agencies to make federally funded studies…
What Fauci’s exit tells us about the ongoing fight against Covid
There was a time when Anthony Fauci thought he would retire when the Covid-19 pandemic…
STAT+: Pharma’s likely to sue over Medicare negotiation. Here are the arguments they might use
WASHINGTON — Democrats finally achieved a win over the pharmaceutical industry this month when they…
STAT+: Unpacking the drug pricing policies that Congress just approved
WASHINGTON — Medicare coverage for prescription drugs will look very different when President Biden signs…
STAT+: Cancer patient who devoted six years to drug pricing reform isn’t done yet
BETHESDA, Md. — After six years of relentless advocacy work, David Mitchell was finally on…
In a momentous vote for Pelosi, House sends drug pricing reforms to President Biden’s desk
WASHINGTON — Fifteen years later, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is fulfilling one of her first campaign…