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WASHINGTON, DC — In a breakthrough hearing held after lunch and before donor calls, Congress asked pharmacy benefit managers how to lower drug prices and then nodded with relief when … Read more
BOCA RATON, FL – At 4:49 p.m. on a Friday, when clinical judgment traditionally gives way to survival instincts, a primary care physician opened the chart of a patient with … Read more
BAR HARBOR, MAINE: Scientists have confirmed, again, that a vaccine prevents cervical cancer, at which point a nearby vaccine denier immediately lost composure, coherence, and several long-held talking points. The … Read more
NEW YORK, NY: In the Turtle Bay neighborhood of Midtown Manhattan, UnitedHealth executives woke this week to the horrifying news that federal funding for Medicare Advantage would remain flat, which … Read more
Flat Medicare Advantage Payments Trigger Tighter Squeeze On Dollar CMS just floated its Calendar Year 2027 Medicare Advantage payment proposal, and the headline is basically: “Congrats on existing.” The proposed … Read more
HENDERSONVILLE, TN: The clinic did not announce the decision with balloons or a press release. It simply stopped taking Medicare Advantage plans, updated the website, and waited for consequences. What … Read more
WASHINGTON DC – In a press briefing that felt nostalgic, Chair of the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee Dr. Kirk Milhoan reportedly unveiled a bold vision for the future of public … Read more
NEW YORK, NY – The CDC released its updated recommendations this week and the Darwin Awards committee responded the only way it could: by opening a second spreadsheet, ordering extra … Read more
TULSA, OK – The radiology report arrived with the confidence of a weather forecast and the specificity of a fortune cookie. “Impression: Something, maybe.” Below it, as if completing a … Read more
MCMURDO STATION, ANTARTICA: Federal wellness officials confirmed this week that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. traveled south for what aides described as “the ultimate cold plunge” and what the National Science … Read more