Nursing Homes, HHS on Collision Path Over Staffing Mandate
The Biden administration’s push to improve nursing home care through better staffing—and the industry’s insistence that it needs more workers and funding to make it happen—could set the stage for intervention by Congress or the courts.
Emergency Abortion Clash at Supreme Court Tests Strictest Bans
The US Supreme Court will consider just how far states can go in prohibiting abortion Wednesday as it weighs whether emergency room doctors nationwide can perform the procedure when a pregnant woman’s health is at serious risk.
Biden’s HHS Toughens Federal Nursing Home Staffing Mandate
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Wegovy Access Expands to Millions in US on Medicare, Study Finds
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Union Health Fund Sues Insulin Makers, PBMs on Price Conspiracy
A Connecticut health benefits fund accused major insulin manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers of engaging in a widespread deceptive pricing scheme that caused the fund to overpay for diabetes medications.
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Pharma Startup Uses AI to Test Old Drugs to Treat Rare Diseases
For the past six years, Carrie Rich has been on a journey no parent wants to take. Her daughter has a form of autism caused by a rare genetic condition, and Rich is desperate to help her combat the effects of the genetic anomaly. They’ve left the girl unable to speak and blunted her ability to move and interact like her 7-year-old peers. “I’ve spoken with researchers, scientists, academics, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, investors and parents across the planet,” Rich says. “I mean, truly anyone who would speak with me. I was really hoping to find someone who could lead me in a positive direction forward.”
Europe Hits China With Medical Devices Probe Before Xi Visit
The European Union launched an investigation into China’s procurement of medical devices, the latest in a spate of actions that are raising tension ahead of President
Nursing Homes, HHS on Collision Path Over Staffing Mandate
The Biden administration’s push to improve nursing home care through better staffing—and the industry’s insistence that it needs more workers and funding to make it happen—could set the stage for intervention by Congress or the courts.
Novel Mental Illness Court Offering Aid Struggles to Find Takers
Early figures show that the CARE Court system, which has received about $200 million in state funding since 2022, has seen only a tiny fraction of the people it expected.
Emergency Abortion Clash at Supreme Court Tests Strictest Bans
The US Supreme Court will consider just how far states can go in prohibiting abortion Wednesday as it weighs whether emergency room doctors nationwide can perform the procedure when a pregnant woman’s health is at serious risk.
Wegovy Access Expands to Millions in US on Medicare, Study Finds
Medicare’s recent decision to cover
Universal Injunctions’ Outsize Effects May Spur Justices to Act
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Sanofi Said to Ask Banks to Pitch for $20 Billion Spinoff
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Pharma Giants Fight for Covid Vaccine Profits in UK Trial
Beyond Abortion: The Fight Over Fetal Personhood Is Here
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Mines Face New Hurdles in Protecting Workers From Silica Dust
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Gucci, King of Comebacks, Has Challenges Ahead: Andrea Felsted
After a warning last month that Gucci sales had slumped, investors knew that Kering SA’s first-quarter performance wasn’t going to be pretty.
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