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Embattled Drug Discount Dispute Process Gets HHS Facelift

The drug industry and health providers are divided over a freshly revised review process for resolving price fights after years of back-and-forth between presidential administrations and federal courts.

LGBTQ Health-Care Bias Shield Clears White House Review

The Biden administration is one step closer to protecting LGBTQ people from discrimination in health care.

AI-Powered World Health Chatbot Is Flubbing Some Answers

The <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/0751538D%20SW%20Equity","_id":"0000018e-f27a-d583-afbf-f2fe0ffe0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">World Health Organization is wading into the world of AI to provide basic health information through a human-like avatar. But while the bot responds sympathetically to users’ facial expressions, it doesn’t always know what it’s talking about.

Surprise Bill Win Rate Raises Cost Question, HHS Official Says

The high win rates health care providers are having in payment disputes under the No Surprises Act raise questions about whether the 2021 law is truly reducing health care costs, according to a Department of Heath and Human Services official.

California Health-Care Minimum Wage Bump Faces Fiscal Shortfall

Health-care facilities across California are preparing for a new minimum wage covering the industry to take effect June 1 even as the governor has signaled there could be changes to the law in the face of a multibillion-dollar budget deficit.

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Easier-to-Make Cholera Vaccine Approved by WHO Amid Shortage

An oral vaccine for cholera that is more simple to make than existing versions has been approved by the <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/0751538D%20SW%20Equity","_id":"0000018e-f5d7-d583-afbf-f7df1caa0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">World Health Organization in a move that is expected to rapidly increase production capacity amid global shortages.

Acentra Health Slashes Interest Rate in Private Debt Refinancing

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Beyond Abortion: The Fight Over Fetal Personhood Is Here

When do legal rights begin, at birth or before that? This video looks at the fetal personhood movement, and what it could mean for the future of abortion. We explore its history and the constitutional argument underpinning it.

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Schneider in Talks to Buy $17 Billion Software Maker Bentley (3)

Schneider Electric SE is in talks about a potential deal with $17 billion engineering software maker <-rte-company state="{"_id":"0000018e-f6a0-d583-afbf-f6fc065b0001","_type":"00000160-4b23-d8bd-adfd-4b3348fd0000"}">Bentley Systems Inc., in what would be one of the biggest takeovers of a US company by a French corporation.

Covid Vaccine & Personal Data: Does HIPAA Still Matter?