Payers
Aetna bundles cancer treatment prior authorizations following industrywide scrutiny
A number of large insurers have pledged to reduce prior authorizations in the past year.
Maia is a Minnesota-based senior reporter and founding reporter of Healthcare Brew, where she covers the pharmacy industry, women’s health, digital health, and how venture capital is shaping healthcare. She previously worked as a fellow covering the aerospace industry at Insider, as well as a healthcare reporter for Becker's Hospital Review. She has won an award from the Society of Professional Journalists for her work.
Direct Care
HHS wants to take a closer look at potential vaccine injuries
The agency launched a “vaccine injury” initiative that includes a new NIH clinic.
Pharma
Amgen exec on where the company’s experimental obesity treatment stands
The biotech’s head of obesity gave us a closer look.
Direct Care
ACGME proposes rolling back resident work-hour protections
The changes, if finalized, would go into effect mid-2028.
Direct Care
How states are using their funds for the first year of the Rural Health Transformation Program
The focus of state programs range from chronic disease prevention to workforce training.
Pharma
Johnson & Johnson reports mixed Q3 earnings
The company’s pharmaceutical segment performed well, while medtech suffered.
Retail Pharmacies
Could value-based pharmacy payment models help control drug spend?
The agreements tie pharmacy reimbursement to quality metrics rather than quantity.
Hospitals & Facilities
Urban hospitals are closing as often as rural hospitals, data shows
Closures have led to a loss of more than 24,000 hospital beds in the last 15 years.
Payers
CMS has additional guidance on Medicaid work requirement exemptions
Figuring out who’s too “medically frail” for work requirements has been a major challenge.
Tech
Is telemedicine the future of joint health and GI care?
Hinge Health’s CEO talks about founding the company and the recent Cylinder acquisition.