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340B Rebate Pilot Would Cost Hospitals Over $1 Billion a Year, They Say, While HRSA Estimates $537 Million

Hospitals say the 340B rebate pilot would cost over $1 billion a year, while HRSA estimates $537 million. Inside the lawsuit and the drugmaker's response.

Medical Daily · 19h ago

Broker Group Sues CMS Over ACA Registration Freeze Imposed Without Prior Public Comment Weeks Before Open Enrollment

A national broker group sued CMS over its freeze on new ACA agent registrations. What CMS fraud data show and how shoppers can protect their plans.

Medical Daily · 20h ago

Licensed Ebola Vaccine Ervebo Triggered T Cells Against Bundibugyo in 13 of 20 Recipients, but Protection Remains Unproven

A small study found that Ervebo sparked Bundibugyo-reactive T cells in 13 of 20 adults. Here is what it means for the Congo trial and U.S. travelers.

Medical Daily · Oct 15

Medicare Patients on Cancer and Specialty Drugs Can Split Their $2,400 Drug Cap Into Monthly Payments for 2027

Medicare's 2027 drug cap rises to $2,400. High-cost patients can spread payments monthly, but plan switchers must opt in again. What to check before Dec. 7.

Medical Daily · Oct 15

Women with PCOS May Face Higher Dementia Risk Through Insulin Resistance, but Direct Evidence Remains Limited

A new review suggests PCOS, now called PMOS, may raise dementia risk via insulin resistance. It is a hypothesis, not new data. What women should know.

Medical Daily · Oct 15

Lab-Based Urgency Score Ranked Sicker Heart Transplant Candidates Higher Than Today's Rules in a National Simulation

A JAMA study suggests a lab-based urgency score could rank heart transplant candidates by how sick they are, better than today's rules. What it could mean.

Medical Daily · Oct 15

ER Nurse Shortfalls Linked to Longer Stays and More Patients Leaving Before Being Seen at 410 Hospitals

A Penn Nursing study of 410 hospitals links nurse-reported ER understaffing to longer stays and more patients leaving unseen. Here is what families should know.

Medical Daily · Oct 15

Only 42% of High-Risk Flu Patients Started Tamiflu Over Two Seasons, and Fewer Than Half Finished the Course

A CDC-led study found only 42% of high-risk flu patients started Tamiflu, and fewer than half finished. What families should know as flu season begins.

Medical Daily · Oct 15

As FDA Weighs Wider Peptide Access, Adverse Event Reports and Two Las Vegas Intubations Sharpen Safety Questions

The FDA has not ruled on six unapproved peptides as new reports detail hospitalizations and a Las Vegas case in which two women were intubated.

Medical Daily · Oct 15

Marshall Hospital's New Operator Blames Billing Gap for Cutting Deliveries Days After a Sale Meant to Preserve Care

Marshall, Missouri's hospital cut labor and delivery days after a bankruptcy sale. The new operator now explains why and what families face.

Medical Daily · Oct 14