Business
STAT+: Medicare’s mum on GLP-1s, and Massachusetts sues United
We've been asking Medicare for weeks about the cost of giving seniors $50 obesity drugs.
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STAT+: No Surprises Act arbitration rule could worsen flood of provider disputes
The arbitration process has protected patients but generated financial windfalls for some clinicians.
Health tech
STAT+: Executives reveal tech initiatives at Summa Health, eight months after General Catalyst acquisition
Two years after General Catalyst said it was buying Ohio safety-net hospital Summa Health, executives shed light on how the “transformation” is going.
Doctors
Resident doctors in England to stage four-day strike in June
BMA blames new health secretary for decision to stage 16th strike in long-running jobs and pay disputeUK politics live – latest updatesResident doctors in England will next month stage the…
First Opinion
Opinion: The patients demanding unvaccinated blood transfusions
If you've been vaccinated against Covid-19, some patients might not want your donated blood.
Health tech
STAT+: How Stanford patients help expose ‘fault lines’ in health AI adoption
Stanford Health Care started asking patients about new AI tools before they are implemented. Here's what patients are telling them.
D.C. Diagnosis
STAT+: Praise for FDA’s acting commissioner
Kyle Diamantas doesn't have the typical CV for an FDA commissioner, but he's earning early praise.
Business
STAT+: $775 billion, $1.2 billion, and $38k
Medicaid cuts stemming from Republicans' 2025 tax law are expected to be even bigger than forecast.
Regional
Rotary Club of Accra-Odadee AOGA marks 2nd anniversary with donations to mothers, hospitals
The Rotary Club of Accra-Odadee AOGA has marked its second anniversary and Mother’s Day celebrations with a major healthcare support initiative benefiting mothers, newborns, and health facilities in Accra and…
NHS
NHS spends record £241m outsourcing scan analysis to private firms
Radiologists say ‘ballooning’ costs reflect staffing failures, forcing a reliance on lower-quality private scan reportsThe NHS is paying private firms record sums to analyse diagnostic scans because hospitals are too…
Business
Mass General Brigham says it is saving more lives. Some doctors aren’t so sure.
The company behind the analytics, Vizient, touts MGH's increasing hospice enrollment to improved mortality performance.
Nursing and Nurses
It’s Never Too Late to Become a Nurse
During the pandemic, Joanna Patchett spent 18 harrowing months in the intensive care unit. She discovered that medicine isn’t just about science — it’s also about heart.