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FSU Health nurse practitioner arrested on drug fraud, falsifying medical records charges
A Tallahassee-based nurse practitioner is accused of obtaining prescription medications by prescribing them to her receptionists for her to pick up.
Comedy saved Teruko Nakajima. Her ‘Made in America’ is saving others
From Cedars-Sinai psych ward to Upright Citizens Brigade stage, Teruko Nakajima turns a doctor’s “prescription” for comedy into an one-woman show.
Summer travel health: tips for heat exhaustion, insect bites and travel vaccines
Stay healthy while traveling with help from CVS Pharmacy and MinuteClinic. Get vaccines, refill prescriptions and prepare for summer travel risks.
Trinity Health Grand Rapids works to offer more free medication
Trinity Health Grand Rapids is rolling out a new program that aims to get prescription medicine to some of the lowest-income patients in West Michigan.
Top GLP-1 prescription indications include sleep apnea, depression and kidney disease, study finds
A report from Trilliant Health looking at payer data found that, as prescriptions for the popular weight loss drugs spike, so rises the number of approved benefits.
Efzimfotase alfa demonstrated improvements in bone health in treatment-naïve pediatric patients with hypophosphatasia achieving median difference of 1.67 vs placebo in RGI-C Score at week 25 in MULBERRY Phase III trial
Positive results from the MULBERRY Phase III trial showed that efzimfotase alfa (ALXN1850), an investigational enzyme replacement therapy, demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in bone health in children (2 to
States seek to lower drug prices by targeting the companies that manage them for health plans
TOPEKA, Kan. — As consumers worry about medication costs, states are trying to lower drug prices by reining in big companies that oversee prescription coverage for health insurers. Some of those companies, called pharmacy benefit managers, also own pharmacies, and one of them, CVS, has spent millions of dollars fighting
States seek to lower drug prices by targeting the companies that manage them for health plans
Legislators across the U.S. are trying to lower prescription costs by reining in big companies that handle drug coverage for health insurers.
States seek to lower drug prices by targeting the companies that manage them for health plans
Legislators across the U.S. are trying to lower prescription costs by reining in big companies that handle drug coverage for health insurers.
CMS projects national health spending grew to $5.7 trillion in 2025
National health spending is projected to have reached $5.7 trillion in 2025, up 7.3% from 2024, according to an analysis by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published yesterday by Health Affairs. It marks the third consecutive year of growth greater than 7%. CMS projects growth to continue in 2026 due to continued demand for high-cost retail prescription drugs, mostly from individuals with Medicare and private insurance.
Americans are struggling to pay for health care. Here's why.
Fewer than half of U.S. adults said they believed they could pay for health care, medical appointments and prescriptions,
HRSA Announces Maternal Health Grant Opportunity
The grant will support produce prescription programs that aim to improve nutrition access and health outcomes for pregnant and postpartum patients and their families.
One in Three Middle-Aged Adults Struggle With Basic, ‘Everyday’ Health Tasks
One in three middle-aged American adults ages 35 to 64 cannot consistently read prescription instructions correctly, understand medical forms or recall details from doctor visits involving chronic condition diagnoses, according to a recent study.
Abarca Health and LucyRx Announce Strategic Combination to Create the Only Modern PBM Built for Commercial and Government Scale
Abarca Health and LucyRx today announced a strategic combination to create the only modern, independent pharmacy benefit manager with the scale, technology, and track record to credibly serve commercial and government clients of any size. Combined, Abarca and LucyRx will provide prescription services to more than 9 million members across the United States.
Abarca Health And LucyRx To Merge Into Alternative To Big Three PBMs
Abarca Health and LucyRx - two independent pharmacy benefit managers - have agreed to merge asregulators and the public seek a better price on prescription drugs.
Rhode Island health insurers seek double-digit hikes
'Unsustainable’ increases reflect higher cost of prescription drugs and fewer people on the state health exchange.
Gross Medicaid Prescription Drug Spending
State level data on Gross Medicaid Prescription Drug Spending from KFF, the leading health policy organization in the U.S.
One in three middle-aged adults struggle with basic, ‘everyday’ health tasks
Patients had trouble reading prescription instructions, recalling details about new diagnoses
1 in 3 middle-aged adults struggle with basic 'everyday' health tasks, study finds
A new Northwestern University study has found one in three middle-aged American adults ages 35 to 64 cannot consistently read prescription instructions correctly, understand medical forms or recall details ...
Brewing Better Health Episode 6: When movement is the prescription
Daryl Lawson, PT, MPT, D.Sc., joins Brewing Better Health to discuss physical therapy, access to care and Nevada’s future health care workforce
Utah Medical Board scolded for going rogue with AI criticism
In this edition of STAT Health Tech: An update on the Utah pilot that uses a chatbot to renew drug prescriptions, AI scribes for patients, and more.
How Americans got hooked on “drive-thru” healthcare
When did getting a prescription start to feel like ordering at McDonald’s?
UW Health rolls out next-day home delivery for prescriptions for patients in Dane County
For patients in Dane County, UW Health can now deliver prescriptions to the patient’s home the day after the order is placed - for free, Aaron Webb, the director of ambulatory care pharmacy services at UW Health said Tuesday.
Rx Kids linked to reductions in preterm births and low birthweights, fewer NICU admissions
A pregnancy and postnatal cash prescription program in Flint Michigan has been linked to improved birth outcomes including reduced rates of low birthweight, preterm birth and NICU admission.
These are the best pill organizers for every need, according to healthcare experts
I spoke with healthcare experts and editors to find the best pill organizers. These models are designed for travel, seniors, supplements and prescriptions.
What do early data from Utah's Doctronic AI pilot show?
In this edition of STAT Health Tech: Early data from a Utah pilot using AI to renew prescriptions, Oura files to go public, and more.
Photos: Prescription for Progress addresses adult-use cannabis in New
The Times Union-convened coalition Prescription for Progress met for a conversation about the health and safety impacts of legalizing adult-use cannabis in New York state.
Three men headed to prison for $2B healthcare fraud – but kingpin is in the wind
Three men are headed to prison for their roles in an elaborate international scheme to con health insurers by sending $2 billion of phony telemedicine prescriptions – but the plot's alleged kingpin...
San Antonio Metro Health, H-E-B relaunch insulin financial assistance program
San Antonio Metropolitan Health District and H-E-B will cover $100 per prescription, including refills, under its relaunched Diabetes Insulin Assistance Program to those who need financial assistance.
Politics Is So Broken It’s Driving People to Therapy
Therapists are seeing a rise in political anxiety — and they have some prescriptions.
Wes Streeting, U.K. Health Secretary Who Banned Puberty Blockers, Has Resigned
Wes Streeting was reponsible for ending the prescription of puberty blockers to minors.
Routine testing is needed to locate patients who may not benefit from clopidogrel
Up to 30% of U.S. patients carry genetic variations that reduce the effectiveness of clopidogrel, an antiplatelet medication sold under the brand name Plavix.
Joe Rogan podcast appearance tied to rise in demand for alternative cancer treatment
Ivermectin prescriptions spiked among cancer patients after Mel Gibson endorsed antiparasitic drugs on Joe Rogan's podcast, a new JAMA study reports.
RFK Jr.’s dangerous crusade against antidepressants
The challenge facing Americans struggling with mental health isn’t overprescription. It’s insurance barriers, plus a stigma Kennedy risks increasing.
White House says Trump's deals with pharmaceutical companies offer billions in savings
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House economists estimate that President Donald Trump’s deals with pharmaceutical companies to drop some of their U.S. prescription drug prices to what they charge in other countries could save $529 billion over the next 10 years. The analysis obtained by The Associated Press includes the first economy-wide projections behind a policy at the core of Trump’s pitch to voters going into November’s midterm elections for control of the House and Senate.
Computer science grad earns IBM fellowship for AI research
Modern medicine runs on data organized into tables and charts that help doctors make fast, informed decisions. Survival rates and prescription side effects are often distilled into formats that can be scanned in seconds. But that clarity doesn’t come easily. The data must be extracted and organized, often through a time-consuming process that can leave critical information buried deep in research reports.Naman Ahuja wants to change that.
Protect patient access to life-saving drugs
By Leslie Herod Since its inception, Colorado’s Prescription Drug Affordability Board (PDAB) created fear among patients around effects to life-saving medicines and the negative ramifications price controls have on affordability. Five years on, those fears persist. Patients and advocates continue to push for protections for those facing the very likely scenario drugs whose price is […]
4 Medications That May Increase Dementia Risk
Experts have flagged several over-the-counter and prescription medications.
4 Medications That May Increase Dementia Risk
Experts have flagged several over-the-counter and prescription medications.
Psychoactive Drug Patterns Before, During and Just After Pregnancy
Fewer than one-fourth of women who had prescriptions for anti-depressives before becoming pregnant kept them throughout pregnancy, recent Cleveland Clinic research shows.
Tiger Woods fights attempts to subpoena his pharmacy records
Prosecutors are seeking to obtain Woods' prescription drug records in wake of rollover accident.
Big health industry group sues WA over new drug-pricing law
A national drugmaker group is suing Washington over a new law that aims to protect patient access to discounted prescription medication.
Cubans self-medicate as crisis takes toll on mental health: ‘There is no idea to hold on to’
Many people are turning to prescription drugs – and some to herbal remedies and even hard drugs – amid an outlook that feels bleaker than the collapse of the Soviet Union
Dispose of medications safely on National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day April 25
Penn State Health will collect unwanted, unneeded or expired medications, needles and syringes for safe disposal on Saturday, April 25, as part of National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.
Burcum: Out-of-state ownership might be the right prescription for Allina Health
"Minnesota is on the verge of a momentous health care deal, with California-based Sutter Health recently moving to acquire Minneapolis-based Allina Health," columnist Jill Burcum writes.
Dearborn Heights man pleads guilty in federal court to health care fraud
Rabih Hamdan admitted to submitting false prescription claims to Medicaid, Medicare and Blue Cross.
Lowering Healthcare Costs Without A Disastrous Government-Run Model
The right prescription for our healthcare ills is free markets, not more government.
After a heart attack, beta-blockers are often a lifelong medicine. Maybe they shouldn’t be
For decades, surviving a heart attack has come with a lifelong prescription: Stay on medications called beta-blockers to help protect your heart. But doctors are taking a closer look at whether long-term beta-blocker use is really necessary, especially beyond the first year of recovery.
Franciscan Health to host Produce Prescription Program
Franciscan Health and Indy Hunger Network have teamed up to offer the Produce Prescription Program, a six-week program focused on healthy eating options, nutrition education and support.
Health-Care Costs Are Forcing Terrible Trade-Offs
Earlier this month, as I waited to pick up a prescription at my local CVS, I watched a man leave without his elderly father’s medication. The pharmacist had tried several tricks to lower the cost. It wasn’t enough. When the man heard the bottom line, he stuffed his hands in his pockets and, after a long, awkward silence, walked away.
Advocate Health will take to the Charlotte skies to start hospital drone deliveries
The healthcare giant is partnering with a drone business to deliver prescriptions and supplies to homes in Charlotte and two other cities.
Julio Fuentes: Florida amends SB 1760 to protect access to lower-cost drugs
Lawmakers preserve competition to keep prescription drugs affordable for Floridians
UVA Health opens new pharmacy facility in Discovery Park
40,000-square-foot center can process up to 4,000 prescriptions per shift.
Intermountain Health employee pleads guilty after stealing 100+ prescriptions from Colorado patients
A former employee of Intermountain Health in Colorado has pleaded guilty after she stole more than 100 prescriptions from patients being treated for significant pain.
GSK and Amgen to add medicines to TrumpRx, Fox Business reports
GSK and Amgen will add their medicines to TrumpRX, the prescription drug website launched by President Donald Trump's administration, Fox Business reported on Friday.
What Americans sacrifice due to high health costs
Health cost concerns not only made people borrow money or stretch out prescriptions but delay major life events.
Trump has one prescription for the midterms. House Republicans have another
As House Republicans close out their annual ideas conference on Wednesday, an election year disconnect is emerging.
Health IT leaders must adapt to the circuitous route of prescriptions
Hospital and health system CIOs should map current prescription workflows in detail and prioritize interoperability with clear governance frameworks, advises Joseph Kleiman, president of Rx tech company Buzz Health.
FDA declines to endorse leucovorin for autism, walking back earlier statements suggesting benefit
The prescription drug leucovorin is getting a label update, though it’s not what that the US Food and Drug Administration suggested might be coming during a White House briefing in September, when officials touted the drug as a potential treatment for thousands of children with autism.
Tylenol orders for some pregnant women fell after Trump said to avoid it
New research found that Tylenol orders fell for pregnant women who visited the E.R. in the months after Trump’s statements. Prescriptions rose, meanwhile, for leucovorin, a drug the administration touted as a potential autism treatment.
FoodRx prescription program launched in Arkansas
A new partnership between Baptist Health and the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance is aiming to improve access to healthy food across the state through the newly
Elevance Health Stock Slips. CMS to Halt Enrollment in Prescription Drug Plans.
The agency plans to suspend enrollment of beneficiaries into certain Medicare Advantage plans, Elevance says.
New research links testosterone therapy with serious health risks after total knee replacement surgery
Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) in men and women has soared in recent years, with prescriptions rising from 7.3 million in 2019 to more than 11 million in 2024.1 Now, a large-scale study presented at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) points to serious health risks for testosterone users who undergo total knee arthroplasty (TKA).
Can't get a prescription renewed? Here's how to cope with prior authorizations
These health care hurdles can stand in the way of getting treatment your doctor says you need. Here's what to know about how to deal with them.
Would you eat fruits and vegetables with a doctor’s prescription?
“These health issues are linked to what type of food we choose, with 80 to 90% of folks that don’t meet recommended dietary guidelines for fruit and vegetable consumption,” Song writes.…
Would you trust AI to renew your drug prescriptions?
Would you trust AI to renew your drug prescriptions? Alex Hogan explores the question on this week's episode of STATus Report.
Baystate Health ends hormone prescriptions for transgender youth under 18
The Springfield medical center is referring patients to another nonprofit so their care isn’t disrupted.
Amazon Pharmacy to expand same-day prescription delivery to 4,500 US cities
Amazon plans to expand same-day prescription delivery to nearly 4,500 US cities by 2026, adding 2,000 communities and expanding savings programs.
Health Subcommittee Examines Prescription Drug Supply Chain to Lower Costs for American Patients
The Committee on Energy and Commerce is the oldest standing legislative committee in the U.S. House of Representatives and is vested with the broadest jurisdiction of any congressional authorizing committee.
Chairman Griffith Delivers Opening Statement at Subcommittee on Health Hearing Inviting Representatives of Our Prescription Drug Supply Chain
The Committee on Energy and Commerce is the oldest standing legislative committee in the U.S. House of Representatives and is vested with the broadest jurisdiction of any congressional authorizing committee.
Chairman Griffith Delivers Opening Statement at Subcommittee on Health Hearing Inviting Representatives of Our Prescription Drug Supply Chain
The Committee on Energy and Commerce is the oldest standing legislative committee in the U.S. House of Representatives and is vested with the broadest jurisdiction of any congressional authorizing committee.
TrumpRx Opens for Business
The new government website is aimed at helping patients use their own money to buy prescriptions. Will it help them pay less?
UGK Community First partners with VCU Health on food care
Eligible VCU Health patients can now get prescriptions for meals, groceries or cooking classes.
Mark Cuban: ‘Health care costs drop like that’ if the administration breaks up big insurance companies
Cuban and a top Medicare official touted ways to help consumers save money when purchasing prescription medications.
Headwinds in GoodRx’s (GDRX) Drug Prescription Business Draw Cautious View from Jefferies
GoodRx Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:GDRX) is one of the best stocks under $3 to invest in, although one firm had recently become neutral on the stock. On January 22, analysts at Jefferies lowered their rating on GoodRx Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:GDRX) to Hold from Buy and cut the price target to $2.75 from $5.25. According to Jefferies, […]
Trump to launch TrumpRx.gov, branding his push to lower prescription prices
The president has argued his drug-pricing initiative ‘should win us the midterms.’ Experts say its impact could be positive but limited.
IBX’s commitment to getting health care right
Health care costs are weighing heavily on everyday Americans and their families. Across the country, more people are seeking health care and prices for medical care and prescriptions continue to rise. As a result, health insurers are increasing premiums to keep up. At the same time, employer provided health coverage is eating into paychecks. All of this is making it more difficult for hardworking Americans to afford the coverage and care they deserve.
Public health crisis unfolding in Minneapolis as residents avoid healthcare
Providers are arranging home visits and telehealth as neighbors pick up prescriptions, groceries and diapers
'Nature prescriptions bring benefit to Leamington Spa patients'
A medical centre is offering nature prescriptions to help them with physical and mental health.
Costco's lesser-known membership benefits explained
Discover hidden Costco member perks beyond bulk shopping: exclusive travel deals, auto discounts, prescription savings and professional home services.
Chattanooga health expert advises stocking up on essential meds ahead of winter storm
As freezing temperatures move in and uncertainty remains about road conditions and possible power outages, a health expert in Chattanooga is warning that winter
CVS Health (CVS) Valuation Check As Regulatory Scrutiny And Legal Outcomes Draw Investor Focus
Regulatory and legal scrutiny is back in focus for CVS Health (CVS), as a U.S. House Judiciary Committee probe into its pharmacy benefit manager practices unfolds, while a separate class action over prescription drug pricing has been dismissed. See our latest analysis for CVS Health. For context, CVS Health shares now trade at US$82.68, with a 30 day share price return of 5.95% and a year to date share price return of 3.18%, while the 1 year total shareholder return of 59.48% reflects how...
Can leucovorin treat autism? History says, probably not
Parents of autistic children are clamoring for a prescription vitamin promoted by federal health officials. But there's little evidence the drug will help.
Trump unveils health care plan aimed at lowering costs
President Donald Trump unveiled a multipart proposal on Thursday aimed at lowering prescription drug prices and reducing health insurance premiums, as well as increasing pricing transparency. He also vowed to hold big insurance companies accountable.
President Trump Unveils The Great Healthcare Plan to Lower Costs and Deliver Money Directly to the People
President Donald J. Trump’s Great Healthcare Plan is a broad healthcare initiative that will slash prescription drug prices, reduce insurance premiums,
Middleton family concerned after Wisconsin health systems pause gender-affirming care for minors
On Friday, the family learned that UW Health was stopping prescriptions. She said she is committed to ensuring her son continues receiving care, but questions remain about accessibility.
Fact check: Trump’s Detroit economic speech
Inflation hasn’t “stopped.” Consumer prices are up during this presidential term, not “down.” Grocery prices are rising, not starting to fall “rapidly.” US businesses and consumers, not China, pay US tariffs on Chinese imports. It’s impossible to reduce prescription drug prices by “thousands” of percentage points, since this would mean Americans would be getting paid to acquire their medicines.
Esperion Provides Business Update at 44th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
– Reports $156 to $160 Million in Preliminary* Full-Year 2025 U.S. Net Product Sales, a 35% to 38% Increase Compared With Full-Year 2024 – –Total Preliminary* Revenue of $400 to $408 million, a 20% to 23% Increase Compared With Full-Year 2024, and ~55% to 59% Increase Excluding One-Time Milestones – – Cash and Cash Equivalents of Approximately $168 Million* at Year-End 2025 – – Q4 Retail Prescription Equivalents Grew 34% Y/Y and 11.3% Q/Q – – Expects Operating Expenses of Between $210 Million an
Trump tells GOP it’s time to ‘own’ health care while urging ‘flexibility’ on abortion restrictions
The president argued that rising health care costs, particularly prescription drug prices, had given Republicans an opening to compete with Democrats on affordability.
Wegovy obesity pill now available at pharmacies
Drugmaker Novo Nordisk said the prescription medicine can be found at a range of pharmacies, including CVS and Costco, as well as some telehealth providers.
Messenger: Senior moment with a prescription sparks thoughts about US health care
As 2026 begins, a lot of Americans are worried about where they'll get their healthcare amid massive Medicaid cuts.
Rejections helped me build a £40m skincare business
James Mishreki is the creator behind Skin + Me, providing skin treatment on prescription-grade subscription in a business valued at £160m.
Why Americans are facing rising health insurance costs
Experts point to several factors behind the surge in health insurance prices, including general inflation, the growing use of high-cost prescription drugs, and consolidation among medical providers.
Trump secures agreements with major drugmakers to lower Medicaid prescription costs for Americans
President Donald Trump announced Friday that nine additional pharmaceutical companies joined its most-favored-nation pricing initiative.
Millions of soon-to-be uninsured Americans are looking for a medical 'plan B'
In January, millions of Americans will face more costly premiums on their ACA health plans. Some will go without insurance, pay out of pocket to see doctors, and use special prescription drug plans.
Combination pills for high blood pressure may simplify treatment, improve long-term health
Statement Highlights: Single-pill medications that combine two or more blood pressure medications could simplify treatment to help more adults with high blood pressure achieve target blood pressure levels faster and maintain blood pressure goals...
Comedy on 'prescription': Why performing stand-up is good for your health
In the UK, new schemes to support mental health are introducing to people an unexpected skill: stand-up comedy.
Trump seeks to cut restrictions on marijuana through planned order
The president is expected to attempt to classify marijuana similar to some common prescription painkillers and other drugs.
Driven by GLP-1s, prescription drug spending explodes at major health insurers
Some insurers have spent more on drugs in nine months this year than they did in all of 2024. Cost of weight loss drugs a major factor, STAT analysis finds.
UK University Health Pharmacy closing Dec. 19
Patients are able to transfer their prescriptions to another UK Retail Pharmacy location through an online form.