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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

A long-awaited rule protecting LGBTQ people from discrimination in health care has cleared review by the White House and could be released any day.

AI-Powered World Health Chatbot Is Flubbing Some Answers

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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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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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FTX Investors Settle With Sam Bankman-Fried to Pursue Promoters

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Covid Vaccine & Personal Data: Does HIPAA Still Matter?