ACA approval hits new high as subsidies set to expire: 7 things to know / Beckers
Alan Condon / beckershospitalreview - Approval of the ACA recently climbed to a new high of 57% — driven largely by a surge in support among independents — even as pandemic‑era enhanced subsidies are set to expire Dec. 31 unless Congress acts, according to a survey published Dec. 8 by the Wes…
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Monday, December 8, 2025, 12:22 pm / permalink 16702 / 21 stories in 3 months
Will All Newborns Still Receive Hepatitis B Shots? A Committee’s Vote Will Tell. / NYT
Apoorva Mandavilli / nytimes - The federal vaccine panel appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is likely to decide on Thursday that the shots should be delayed for infants whose mothers test negative for the virus.
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Sunday, December 7, 2025, 10:22 am / permalink 16672 / 6 stories in 3 months
California Discourages Wild Mushroom Foraging After Fatal Outbreak / NYT
Hannah Ziegler / nytimes - Officials said one person was killed and 20 others were poisoned after eating death cap mushrooms, which look and taste like safe mushrooms but can cause liver failure.
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Saturday, December 6, 2025, 8:21 pm / permalink 16668 / 3 stories in 3 months
ACIP drops universal hepatitis B birth dose recommendation / Endpoints
Max Bayer / endpoints - A panel of CDC vaccine advisors has stopped recommending that all children receive the hepatitis B vaccine at birth, overruling scientific consensus and public health officials who pleaded that there was no grounded rationale for ...
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Friday, December 5, 2025, 11:22 am / permalink 16612 / 14 stories in 3 months
A dozen former FDA commissioners blast Prasad's proposed vaccine policy changes / Fierce
fiercehealthcare - Drastic overhauls of U.S. vaccine regulations proposed by top FDA official Vinay Prasad, M.D., have drawn harsh pushback from 12 former commissioners of the agency.
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Thursday, December 4, 2025, 10:23 am / permalink 16565 / 10 stories in 3 months
UK and US agree zero-tariff deal on pharmaceuticals / ABC News
go - Officials say the U.K. has sealed a deal securing a 0% tariff rate for all U.K. medicines exported to the U.S. for at least 3 years, in return for the U.K. spending more on new medicines
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Monday, December 1, 2025, 1:23 pm / permalink 16444 / 6 stories in 3 months
Medicare premiums set to rise 10% next year, CMS says / Healthcare Dive
Rebecca Pifer / healthcaredive - The Part B premium hike could have been worse, the Trump administration said. Still, it’s likely to pressure the pocketbooks of millions of seniors, and could drive more into Medicare Advantage plans.
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Saturday, November 22, 2025, 9:22 am / permalink 16211 / 2 stories in 3 months
CMS issues new telehealth guidance: 4 notes / Beckers
Giles Bruce / beckershospitalreview - CMS has released updated telehealth guidance following the end of the 43-day government shutdown. Here are four things to know from the November FAQ: 1. CMS will retroactively pay for telehealth claims for services rendered amid the fiscal standoff. 2. Me…
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Saturday, November 22, 2025, 12:21 am / permalink 16202 / 2 stories in 3 months
CMS ups hospital outpatient rates 2.6%, expands site-neutral payments in 2026: 14 notes / Beckers
Alan Condon / beckershospitalreview - CMS on Nov. 21 finalized its Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System rule for 2026, enacting reforms to boost price transparency and expand outpatient access. Fourteen things to know: Hospital outpatien…
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Saturday, November 22, 2025, 12:21 am / permalink 16203 / 2 stories in 3 months
WHO declares end of Indonesia's poliovirus outbreak following yearslong vaccination campaign / Medical Express
medicalxpress - The World Health Organization has declared Indonesia's polio outbreak officially over, following nearly three years of intensive response efforts, officials said Friday.
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Saturday, November 22, 2025, 12:21 am / permalink 16201 / 2 stories in 3 months
Healthcare groups decry CDC messaging change on autism and vaccines / Beckers
Mackenzie Bean / beckershospitalreview - Healthcare associations are raising concerns after the CDC this week removed messaging from its website stating that vaccines do not cause autism. The agency updated its webpage on vaccines and autism Nov. 19. Previously, the page said research has shown …
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Thursday, November 20, 2025, 5:23 pm / permalink 16158 / 6 stories in 3 months
F.D.A. Will Remove Black Box Warnings From Hormone Treatments for Menopause / NYT
Roni Caryn Rabin / nytimes - The benefits of hormone replacement have been underappreciated, Dr. Marty Makary, the agency’s commissioner, said on Monday. Critics described evidence for the change as insufficient.
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Saturday, November 15, 2025, 10:21 am / permalink 15996 / 3 stories in 4 months
Historic government shutdown ends, leaving ACA subsidies in limbo / Healthcare Dive
Rebecca Pifer / healthcaredive - The House passed a stopgap funding bill and President Donald Trump signed it late Wednesday, reopening the government without a clear path forward on preserving enhanced subsidies for ACA plans — Democrats’ chief demand.
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Thursday, November 13, 2025, 1:23 pm / permalink 15939 / 11 stories in 4 months
Richard Pazdur Appointed Director of the FDA’s Drug Center: A New Chapter for Cancer Regulation / OncoDaily
oncodaily - Dr. Richard Pazdur, one of the most influential figures in oncology drug regulation, has been appointed Director of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and […]
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Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 6:22 am / permalink 15886 / 8 stories in 4 months
Canada loses measles elimination status after ongoing outbreaks / ABC News
go - International health experts say Canada is no longer measles-free because of ongoing outbreaks, as childhood vaccination rates fall and the highly contagious virus spreads across North and South America
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Monday, November 10, 2025, 11:22 pm / permalink 15856 / 4 stories in 4 months
FDA rolls back warning labels on HRT products for menopause, citing misinformation / Fierce
fiercehealthcare - The action, announced Monday, follows a comprehensive review of scientific literature by an expert panel at the agency in July, as well as a public comment period, officials said. Pharmas are expected to update and reprint their product labeling to remove…
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Monday, November 10, 2025, 5:24 pm / permalink 15854 / 5 stories in 4 months
CMS unveils new Medicaid drug payment model / Endpoints
Max Bayer / endpoints - CMS plans to launch a new drug payment model for state Medicaid programs, the first of potentially multiple pricing models under President Donald Trump's "most favored nation" push that the pharma industry has been closely ...
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Saturday, November 8, 2025, 12:21 am / permalink 15785 / 3 stories in 4 months
What Trump’s New Drug Pricing Deal Means for People With Obesity / NYT
Rebecca Robbins, Dani Blum and Margot Sanger-Katz / nytimes - The president’s agreement with drug companies involves a range of prices, depending on dose, product and how you’re paying.
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Friday, November 7, 2025, 11:57 pm / permalink 15780 / 6 stories in 4 months