Leapfrog ordered to remove safety grade for 5 Tenet hospitals / Fierce
fiercehealthcare - A federal judge said a 2024 methodology update that adjusted the weighting of safety measures inputted for nonparticipating hospitals was "deceptive and unfair" under Florida law. Leapfrog plans to appeal, but said it will be making broader changes in rat…
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Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 1:24 pm / permalink 20479 / 3 stories in 21 hrs
MUSC Health acquires South Carolina's largest multispecialty practice for $111M / Fierce
fiercehealthcare - The deal, effective March 3, includes 126 physicians and advanced practitioners, expanding the academic system's primary care capacity.
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Monday, March 9, 2026, 12:22 am / permalink 20353 / 4 stories in 2 days
Eli Lilly's new program aims to boost employer coverage of GLP-1s / Endpoints
Shelby Livingston / endpoints - With insurance coverage of weight loss medications stalled, Eli Lilly has developed a program to give employers another way to pay for their workers' GLP-1 treatments. The pharma giant on Thursday announced the launch of ...
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Saturday, March 7, 2026, 10:21 pm / permalink 20341 / 16 stories in 3 days
Patients with multiple chronic diseases are a looming threat to health systems' financials: Vizient / Fierce
fiercehealthcare - A recent claims data analysis shows the 11% of people with multiple chronic conditions are behind 52% of inpatient admissions and about a third of outpatient visits. Their projected increases and unfavorable payer mix spell trouble for health systems' bot…
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Saturday, March 7, 2026, 10:21 pm / permalink 20340 / 2 stories in 3 days
Elizabeth McKenna: New Cancer Grand Challenges Teams Announced / OncoDaily
oncodaily - Elizabeth McKenna, Executive Editor of Cancer Discovery, shared a post on X: “The new Cancer Grand Challenges teams have just been announced! Read about the teams tackling cancer avoidance, mechanisms […]
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Saturday, March 7, 2026, 11:22 am / permalink 20326 / 67 stories in 3 days
CART19-BE-02 trial: From Bench to Bedside and Beyond – Resonance / OncoDaily
oncodaily - ALRCaN presents “CART19-BE-02 trial: From Bench to Bedside and Beyond—Implementing a Hospital-Based CAR T Program and Integrating It into the Spanish NHS” with Dr. Valentín Ortiz-Maldonado. “Dear friends and colleagues, […]
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Saturday, March 7, 2026, 2:22 am / permalink 20317 / 4 stories in 4 days
Telehealth growth hasn’t increased rural behavioral healthcare access: Study / Beckers
Giles Bruce / beckershospitalreview - The rise in telemedicine over the past several years hasn’t translated to more behavioral healthcare access in rural areas, according to a March 5 study in JAMA Network Open. Researchers from Boston-based Harvard Medical School and Providence, R.I.-based …
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Saturday, March 7, 2026, 1:22 am / permalink 20316 / 5 stories in 4 days
New FDA bonus pilot to address 'workforce challenges' / Endpoints
Max Bayer / endpoints - A new bonus pilot program meant to reward fast-working FDA reviewers will be funded in part by money from industry user fees, the first details on how Commissioner Marty Makary plans to finance the incentive ...
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Saturday, March 7, 2026, 12:23 am / permalink 20312 / 2 stories in 4 days
Optum Rx, Caremark making ‘significant progress’ in settlement talks with FTC / Healthcare Dive
Rebecca Pifer Parduhn / healthcaredive - It’s looking increasingly likely that the UnitedHealth and CVS drug middlemen will also make peace with federal regulators, after Cigna agreed to a sweeping settlement in the insulin lawsuit last month.
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Saturday, March 7, 2026, 12:23 am / permalink 20308 / 3 stories in 4 days
Moderna to Pay Up to $2.25B to Settle Patent Suit Over Covid-19 Vaccine Technology / MedCity
Frank Vinluan / medcitynews - Under the settlement, Genevant Sciences and Arbutus Biopharma will grant Moderna a non-exclusive license to their lipid nanoparticle technology for mRNA delivery in infectious disease vaccines. If Moderna’s full financial payout to the companies is reache…
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Saturday, March 7, 2026, 12:22 am / permalink 20307 / 3 stories in 4 days
Servier Boosts Presence in Rare Cancers With $2.5B Acquisition of Day One Biopharma / MedCity
Frank Vinluan / medcitynews - Day One Biopharmaceuticals is Servier’s biggest acquisition yet, topping the $2.4 billion it paid to buy Shire’s cancer business in 2018. Day One markets Ojemda, approved for treating pediatric low-grade glioma, the most common type of brain cancer in chi…
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Saturday, March 7, 2026, 12:22 am / permalink 20306 / 4 stories in 4 days
Hospitals urge regulators to halt drugmakers’ expanded 340B data policies / Healthcare Dive
Emily Olsen / healthcaredive - The American Hospital Association argues new policies from Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk requiring providers to submit more claims data on dispensed 340B drugs is onerous and unlawful.
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Friday, March 6, 2026, 12:23 pm / permalink 20277 / 4 stories in 4 days
AI blood test finds silent liver disease years before symptoms / Science Daily Cancer
sciencedaily - Researchers created an AI-driven liquid biopsy that scans patterns in fragments of DNA circulating in the blood. The system detected early liver fibrosis and cirrhosis—conditions that often go unnoticed until serious damage occurs. By analyzing genome-wid…
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Friday, March 6, 2026, 1:22 am / permalink 20251 / 5 stories in 5 days
Amazon launches Amazon Connect Health / Beckers
Naomi Diaz / beckershospitalreview - Amazon Web Services has launched Amazon Connect Health, an artificial intelligence tool designed to automate administrative tasks for health systems and improve patient access to care. Here are six things to know about Amazon Connect Health: Amazon Connec…
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Thursday, March 5, 2026, 11:23 am / permalink 20205 / 18 stories in 5 days
Novo Nordisk inks $2.1B oral obesity drug deal / Beckers
Ella Jeffries / beckershospitalreview - Novo Nordisk has partnered with Vivtex Corp. to develop next-generation oral biologic medicines for obesity, diabetes and related conditions. Under the agreement, Vivtex will license its proprietary oral drug-delivery technologies to Novo Nordisk and is e…
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Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 1:22 am / permalink 20039 / 21 stories in 8 days
Novartis closes Avidity deal as rare heart disease spinout launches / Endpoints
Lei Lei Wu / endpoints - Atrium Therapeutics launched Friday morning as Novartis closed the $12 billion deal to buy Avidity Biosciences and its RNA muscle therapies. The spinout will take on Avidity’s early-stage programs for genetic cardiomyopathies — heart muscle diseases ...
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Monday, March 2, 2026, 12:23 am / permalink 19968 / 2 stories in 9 days
After 4-Week Strike, Kaiser Permanente Workers Score Tentative Win on Staffing & Pay / MedCity
Katie Adams / medcitynews - About 31,000 Kaiser Permanente workers ended a four-week strike after reaching a tentative agreement that includes measures to address chronic understaffing and wage increases. The full contract has not yet been ratified.The post After 4-Week Strike, Kais…
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Saturday, February 28, 2026, 12:22 pm / permalink 19945 / 8 stories in 10 days
Merck Splits Oncology Business Unit as Keytruda Patent Expiry Nears / OncoDaily
oncodaily - On February 23, 2026, Merck announced a reorganization of its Human Health structure into two business units: an Oncology Business Unit and a Specialty, Pharma & Infectious Diseases Business Unit. […]
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Saturday, February 28, 2026, 3:22 am / permalink 19937 / 9 stories in 11 days
Teladoc Health reports slower growth, offers cautious 2026 outlook as it shifts telehealth model / Fierce
fiercehealthcare - Teladoc Health reported better-than-expected fourth quarter financial results with both revenue and earnings exceeding analysts' expectations, driving a 15% jump in the company's stock Thursday.
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Saturday, February 28, 2026, 3:22 am / permalink 19936 / 3 stories in 11 days
CFO Mark Kaye to take the helm at Carelon in leadership shake-up at Elevance Health / Fierce
fiercehealthcare - Elevance Health Chief Financial Officer Mark Kaye will grow his list of duties to include oversight of Carelon, the company announced Thursday.
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Saturday, February 28, 2026, 2:21 am / permalink 19934 / 6 stories in 11 days