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14 Jan 2026
Slackbot's agentic AI makeover gives users their copilot
Slack's chat assistant morphs into an agent.
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13 Jan 2026
Dell PowerStore adds 30 TB QLC drive amid market supply woes
Dell touts the strength of its supply chain as analysts anticipate a memory shortage will put a premium on efficiency for enterprise IT organizations this year.
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13 Jan 2026
Sisense targets embedding AI with latest new features
Tools such as an MCP server and a natural language assistant demonstrate the vendor's evolution toward artificial intelligence as the interface for analytics.
Health IT News from the past 365 days
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13 Jan 2026
Microsoft patches 112 CVEs on first Patch Tuesday of 2026
January brings a larger-than-of-late Patch Tuesday update out of Redmond, but an uptick in disclosures is often expected at this time of year.
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13 Jan 2026
Waystar adds agentic AI in move to 'autonomous' revenue cycle
The healthcare payment software vendor announced new agentic AI capabilities as part of its journey to make the revenue cycle autonomous.
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13 Jan 2026
Epic, health systems file lawsuit alleging HIE exploitation
The lawsuit details a scheme in which health organizations are using HIE interoperability frameworks to access and use patient health records for financial gain.
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13 Jan 2026
‘Dual-channel’ attacks are the new face of BEC in 2026
Business email compromise remains a significant threat as cyber fraudsters deploy a more diverse range of tactics against their potential victims, according to a report.
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13 Jan 2026
2026 ACA enrollment lags by 1.5M signups amid subsidy fight
ACA marketplace enrollment decreased for the first time since 2020, potentially due to lapsed premium subsidies.
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13 Jan 2026
Medicaid work requirements to cause 1M missed cancer screenings
Medicaid coverage losses will impact how many people can access preventive care, resulting in a million missed cancer screenings.
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12 Jan 2026
Nvidia partners with Lilly to launch $1B AI drug discovery lab
Nvidia and Eli Lilly team up to invest $1 billion in a new AI lab to speed up drug discovery using Nvidia's BioNeMo platform and its next-gen Vera Rubin architecture.
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12 Jan 2026
Abridge partners with Availity for AI-powered prior authorizations
Abridge took its next step in powering prior authorizations with AI; this time, the company teamed up with Availity to use conversational intelligence for real-time prior authorizations.
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12 Jan 2026
Business leaders see AI risks and fraud outpacing ransomware, says WEF
C-suite executives are more concerned with risks arising from AI vulnerabilities and cyber fraud than ransomware, according to the World Economic Forum
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12 Jan 2026
Business leaders see AI risks and fraud outpacing ransomware, says WEF
C-suite executives are more concerned with risks arising from AI vulnerabilities and cyber fraud than ransomware, according to the World Economic Forum
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12 Jan 2026
Claude for Healthcare launches
The new platform supports various healthcare tasks, including prior authorization reviews, patient message triage and health record summarizations.
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09 Jan 2026
KLAS highlights top healthcare IoT security vendors in 2026
Healthcare organizations are seeking IoT security solutions that offer asset visibility, as well as robust segmentation and monitoring capabilities.
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08 Jan 2026
Anthem sues 11 hospitals over No Surprises Act disputes
Anthem accused Prime Healthcare hospitals of flooding the IDR process with ineligible claims, resulting in $15M more in payments for out-of-network care.
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08 Jan 2026
Like it or not, AI will transform cyber strategy in 2026
Bubble or no bubble, from cyber skills to defensive strategies to governance, risk and compliance, artificial intelligence will remake the cyber world in 2026
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08 Jan 2026
Patients send 2M messages to ChatGPT. How can docs respond?
Healthcare providers can adjust communication strategies to account for healthcare consumer use of AI tools like ChatGPT.
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07 Jan 2026
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health for consumer use
OpenAI said ChatGPT Health can integrate a user's medical records to provide more tailored answers to health queries.
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07 Jan 2026
FDA to ease healthcare wearables oversight
The agency will limit regulation of non-medical grade tools, such as healthcare wearables and software, that claim to encourage healthy lifestyles.
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06 Jan 2026
Benchmark prices under NSA far below actual median rates: Study
Qualifying payment amounts used under the No Surprises Act are, on average, a third of the payers' contracted in-network rates, according to a study.
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06 Jan 2026
Public unclear what CDC-backed shared decision-making is
Many patients misunderstand shared decision-making, a red flag as the CDC now recommends the practice before getting six previously endorsed childhood vaccines.
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06 Jan 2026
Fujitsu UK job cuts as staff pay the price for failures of top executives
Troubled IT giant’s staff are paying the price for senior management failures over Post Office scandal
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05 Jan 2026
UK government to spend £210m on public sector cyber resilience
The UK government unveils a £120m Cyber Action Plan to help reinforce and promote IT security resilience across the country's public services
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05 Jan 2026
Hospitals aren't ringing in a new 340B rebate program
Hospitals are applauding a federal court's ruling to halt the Jan. 1 implementation of a rebate model pilot in the 340B Drug Pricing Program, which they claim would cost north of $400M.
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05 Jan 2026
Novo's Wegovy pill hits the market with a $149 cash-pay price
Novo Nordisk has launched oral Wegovy in the U.S., with cash-pay pricing starting at $149 per month for the lowest doses and ranging up to $299 for higher doses.
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05 Jan 2026
Telehealth prescribing flexibility extended through 2026
The flexibility has been extended for the fourth time through 2026, allowing prescriptions of controlled substances via telehealth without a prior in-person exam.
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29 Dec 2025
Top 10 cyber security stories of 2025
AI dominated all tech conversations this year, but the concerns of cyber security professionals extend far beyond. From remote work to supply chains, quantum to identity, there were plenty of other topics for the industry to chew over in 2025.
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29 Dec 2025
Top 10 NHS IT stories of 2025
A new digital strategy, funding boosts and struggles to keep the lights on: here are Computer Weekly’s top NHS IT stories in 2025
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23 Dec 2025
HHS seeks info to guide AI regulation, reimbursement
HHS is seeking feedback from stakeholders on regulations, reimbursement models and research initiatives that will accelerate AI adoption and use in healthcare.
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23 Dec 2025
The FDA approves the first GLP-1 weight loss pill
The FDA has approved the oral version of Novo Nordisk's popular injectable obesity drug Wegovy, making it the first GLP-1 pill cleared for weight loss.
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23 Dec 2025
Trump administration ups payer price transparency requirements
The federal government proposed major updates to the Transparency in Coverage rule, including data disclosure changes for in-network rates and more robust consumer-friendly disclosure.
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22 Dec 2025
KLAS: Health data sharing improves, yet interoperability still lacking
KLAS' EHR Interoperability Overview 2025 highlights three areas in which challenges are holding back data sharing in healthcare.
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22 Dec 2025
Physicians' telehealth use varies across specialties, practice type
New AMA data reveals that telehealth utilization among physicians has only dropped slightly since 2022; however, factors such as specialty and practice ownership impact its use.
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22 Dec 2025
1 in 4 patients delay care, cite healthcare affordability issues
A new study takes a longitudinal look at healthcare affordability problems, finding the issue is more pervasive than previously thought.
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22 Dec 2025
CMS announces new ACO model as REACH ends
CMS unveiled the Long-Term Enhanced ACO Design, or LEAD, Model, that will run for ten years following the end of the popular ACO REACH Model.
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19 Dec 2025
Novo submits its next-gen obesity drug for FDA approval
Novo Nordisk has filed for FDA approval of its next-generation, combination obesity drug, CagriSema, with a review expected next year.
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18 Dec 2025
Lilly seeks FDA approval for its GLP-1 weight loss pill
Elli Lilly has filed for FDA approval of its oral GLP-1 therapy, orforglipron, after another successful phase 3 study.
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18 Dec 2025
OCR settles 54th HIPAA right of access case
Occupational health services provider Concentra will pay OCR $112,500 to resolve alleged HIPAA right of access failures.
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18 Dec 2025
Fortinet vulnerabilities prompt pre-holiday warnings
Analysts track exploitation of two vulnerabilities disclosed last week by Fortinet
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18 Dec 2025
MHRA seeks views on healthcare AI regulation
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) wants to know how to regulate AI technologies in the NHS while keeping patients safe
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17 Dec 2025
Most nurses say that virtual nursing does not reduce workloads
Not only did most nurses report that virtual nursing did not alleviate their workloads, but about 10% also believe that it increased their workloads, new survey results show.
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17 Dec 2025
What patients want to know about AI ambient scribing
UC Davis Health found patients want to know when AI ambient scribing is being used, that the tool is secure and that their information is transcribed accurately.
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17 Dec 2025
C-suite expects value-based care participation to heat up
Hospital and health system executives are investing more in value-based care models, including ACOs and bundled payments, compared to two years ago.
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17 Dec 2025
ClickFix attacks that bypass cyber controls on the rise
NCC’s monthly threat report details the growing prevalence of ClickFix attacks in the wild
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16 Dec 2025
How docs can manage patients consulting AI medical advice
Researchers recommend providers lead with empathy when patients bring in AI-generated medical advice and then move into shared decision-making.
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16 Dec 2025
AMA: 97% of U.S. commercial markets highly concentrated in 2024
Limited competition in the health insurer market is driving rising costs and fewer options for patients, the AMA warned in a new study.
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16 Dec 2025
Survey: A third of U.S. hospitals are early adopters of genAI
GenAI adoption varies across U.S. hospitals, with factors such as predictive AI use, EHR vendor and type of hospital impacting adoption rates, per a new survey.
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16 Dec 2025
More primary care practices ditch insurance for direct care
A study reveals an increasing number of practices and clinicians transitioning to concierge and direct primary care models in a move that cuts medical billing's administrative burden.
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16 Dec 2025
Tips for employers weighing GLP-1 coverage, health IT vendors
Employers should assess health IT vendors that can tailor GLP-1 coverage pathways, provide lifestyle support and guide users discontinue use.
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15 Dec 2025
The Leapfrog Group unveils 2025 Top Hospital awardees
The Leapfrog Group said more organizations received the Top Hospital award this year due to improvements in some patient safety metrics.
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15 Dec 2025
CMS releases new payment model to support lifestyle medicine
The MAHA ELEVATE model will provide $100M to as many as 30 proposals that incorporate functional and lifestyle medicine for chronic disease management and prevention.
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12 Dec 2025
Texas AG sues Epic over health data, 'monopolizing' EHR industry
In addition to arguments about alleged anticompetitive behavior, the Texas AG is suing Epic Systems for parental access to minors' patient portal accounts.
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12 Dec 2025
Interview: Erik Mayer, transformation chief clinical information officer, Imperial College
With both a clinical and a digital background, the healthcare tech leader is using data to improve collaboration across an NHS trust for the benefit of medical staff and patients
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11 Dec 2025
Employer-sponsored insurance costs outpaced inflation in 2024
Experts state that spikes in employer-sponsored insurance premiums will strain employees' pocketbooks again this year.
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11 Dec 2025
Lilly's triple agonist led to high weight loss, reduced knee pain
Eli Lilly's 'triple-G' agonist led to an average weight loss of up to 28.7% and knee pain relief in a late-phase trial, but caused a rare, neurological side effect in some patients.
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11 Dec 2025
Are complex guidelines the cause of low cancer screening rates?
Researchers argued that better messaging could clarify complex timing and guidelines for various methods of cervical cancer screening.
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10 Dec 2025
Google DeepMind partners with UK government to deliver AI
The partnership promises to provide scientists with access to advanced AI models, as well as help the government become more streamlined
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10 Dec 2025
Physicians cite ongoing barriers limiting EHR access to outside patient information
A new study shows the majority of physicians still don’t report true interoperable data availability in the EHR.
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10 Dec 2025
Providers urge HHS to scrap proposed HIPAA Security Rule updates
Over 100 provider organizations signed a letter urging HHS to rescind its proposed updates to the HIPAA Security Rule and instead work with the industry to develop cybersecurity standards.
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10 Dec 2025
Aetna, Cigna, United called out for price transparency failures
A study rates Aetna, Cigna and UnitedHealthcare on compliance with Transparency in Coverage requirements, finding major gaps among all three major U.S. payers.
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10 Dec 2025
Zocdoc: Patients valued in-person, timely access to care in 2025
Zocdoc data shows that once patients find the right provider who offers timely access to care, patient loyalty grows.
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10 Dec 2025
How digital twins are helping people with motor neurone disease speak
Tech companies, a charity and academics have collaborated to create AI-powered avatars that are helping people with motor neurone disease hold natural conversations
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09 Dec 2025
Microsoft patched over 1,100 CVEs in 2025
The final Patch Tuesday update of the year brings 56 new CVEs, bringing the year-end total to more than 1,100
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09 Dec 2025
ACA Marketplace enrollees want coverage, but many to go without
A KFF report shows that 1 in 4 ACA Marketplace enrollees is very likely to go uninsured if monthly premiums double, raising concerns about the expiration of enhanced premium tax credits.
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09 Dec 2025
Structure announces mid-stage data for its oral GLP-1 candidate
Structure Therapeutics reported a placebo-adjusted weight loss of up to 15.3% for its oral GLP-1 drug candidate, aleniglipron, in a high-dose, exploratory phase 2 analysis.
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09 Dec 2025
Employers prioritize cost containment amid rising medical costs: Survey
As medical and pharmacy costs continue to rise, employers are focusing on health benefit cost containment for employees and the organization, a new report shows.
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08 Dec 2025
Ascletis announces phase 2 data for its oral GLP-1 candidate
China's Ascletis Pharma reported a 7.7% placebo-adjusted weight loss for the highest dose of its oral GLP-1 drug candidate, ASC30, in a U.S.-based, phase 2 trial.
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08 Dec 2025
Financial risk, perseverance pays off for Medicare ACOs
New data show that higher levels of financial risk and time spent in the Medicare Shared Savings Program result in stronger outcomes for ACOs.
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08 Dec 2025
Number of UK social care providers using digital records hits 80%
Use of digital records in social care has doubled, as the UK government explores options to link digital care records with the NHS
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05 Dec 2025
Mirion Medical issues patches for five high-severity vulnerabilities
Successful exploitation of the vulnerabilities found in Mirion Medical's EC2 Software NMIS BioDose software could allow attackers to gain access to sensitive information, CISA said.
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05 Dec 2025
Health execs say AI boosts patient outreach, but investment lags
Despite nearly all healthcare executives saying AI can enhance patient outreach, adoption of tools to automate communication falls short.
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05 Dec 2025
Jersey to get remote monitoring for vulnerable adults
Jersey’s Family Nursing and Home Care (FNHC) hopes remote monitoring service will help keep people out of hospital and support care at home
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04 Dec 2025
Constrained budgets left security teams short-handed in 2025
With 2024 seeing surges in security funding cuts, lay-offs and hiring freezes, 2025 brought some relief for cyber pros, but constrained budgets are leaving security teams short-staffed
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04 Dec 2025
Providers warn of the risk skin substitutes pose to ACOs
Provider groups are worried ACOs will suffer from the recent spike in skin substitute spending, raising concerns about the broader impact fraud, waste and abuse has on value-based care.
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04 Dec 2025
Healthgrades, Zocdoc deal adds online booking to provider reviews
The companies said patients will be able to use Zocdoc to book appointments in real-time when using Healthgrades' provider search function.
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03 Dec 2025
NCSC and BT block a billion dangerous clicks
A protective service jointly developed by the NCSC and BT has disrupted over a billion potential cyber incidents by stopping members of the public from clicking through to dangerous websites
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03 Dec 2025
Kaiser settles class-action web tracking lawsuit for $46M
Kaiser Permanente's health plan settled a class action lawsuit concerning a 2024 breach that stemmed from its alleged use of web trackers within its websites and patient portals.
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03 Dec 2025
Americans trust AMA over CDC for vaccine advice
Despite greater public trust in the AMA over the CDC, survey data shows a concerning trend of uncertainty and confusion regarding vaccines and autism.
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03 Dec 2025
New value-based payment model aims to boost tech use
A new payment model from the CMS Innovation Center will use fixed, value-based payments to support technology-supported care for chronic disease management.
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03 Dec 2025
Payers focus on regulatory compliance ahead of 2026
In addition to regulatory pressure, payers are focused on rising healthcare costs, member engagement and investments in AI heading into the new year.
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02 Dec 2025
Eli Lilly lowers Zepbound costs amid rising calls for affordability
Lilly cuts prices for its weight loss drug Zepbound as the World Health Organization issues its first global GLP-1 obesity guidelines, urging expanded access and affordability.
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02 Dec 2025
House passes bill extending hospital-at-home waiver for 5 years
The House has passed a bill that would extend the Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver, offering relief to the more than 400 facilities nationwide that provide hospital-at-home care.
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02 Dec 2025
Home health agencies face 1.3% decrease in Medicare payments
CMS finalized the CY 2026 Medicare payment rates for home health agencies, issuing a significantly smaller cut to payments than the $1.135 billion proposed reduction.
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02 Dec 2025
Safety-net clinics, Planned Parenthood key to contraceptive access
New KFF data shows that safety-net clinics and Planned Parenthood are key providers of contraceptive care, but funding changes jeopardize access.
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01 Dec 2025
WHO releases its first-ever GLP-1 weight-loss drug guidelines
GLP-1 drugs approved for weight loss can be combined with behavioral therapy as part of a long-term strategy in adults, the WHO says in new guidance.
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28 Nov 2025
Budget 2025: Extra NHS IT cash welcome, but plan lacks clarity
Industry and healthcare leaders are concerned that NHS tech funding is too focused on already approved platforms, fails to tackle core issues and lacks a clear delivery plan
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28 Nov 2025
UK government commits to Loan Charge settlement reforms in wake of independent review into policy
The UK government has agreed to follow through on recommendations made by an independent review of how to resolve the Loan Charge that could wipe thousands of pounds off tax bills for those affected
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26 Nov 2025
Patients favor asynchronous e-visits for common conditions
New research shows that asynchronous e-visits accounted for a high percentage of total initial visits for outpatient conditions, such as UTIs and acne, with low seven-day follow-up rates.
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26 Nov 2025
Budget 2025: £300m extra for NHS IT and a £1.8bn budget for digital ID cards
The Autumn Budget contained little by the way of new policies in digital and technology, but handed out some cash to help progress in digitising public services and to support growing tech businesses
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25 Nov 2025
Novo Nordisk's amycretin shows competitive phase 2 weight loss
After yesterday's setback, Novo Nordisk released mid-stage data showing oral and injectable amycretin led to 7.6% and 11.9% placebo-adjusted weight loss, respectively, in patients with type 2 diabetes.
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25 Nov 2025
Updated contract language template tackles medtech security blind spots
HSCC's updated model contract language template aims to improve the relationship between healthcare organizations and medical device manufacturers by clarifying cybersecurity obligations.
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25 Nov 2025
Healthcare AI adoption lags behind other sectors
AI adoption among healthcare organizations increased between 2023 and 2025, but it still lags behind sectors such as information services and finance, new research reveals.
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25 Nov 2025
Medicare Advantage plans see payments rise with chart reviews
A KFF analysis shows that one in six Medicare Advantage enrollees undergoes a chart review, often leading to additional diagnoses that increase payments to plan sponsors.
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25 Nov 2025
Survey: Seniors willing to drive an hour for primary care access
With primary care access strained by increasing patient demand and a dwindling PCP workforce, seniors say they're willing to drive extra to access care.
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24 Nov 2025
Report: Healthcare cyberattacks surge on holidays, weekends
Cyberthreat actors are taking advantage of the reduced cybersecurity staffing that often comes along with holidays, weekends and material corporate events, data shows.
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24 Nov 2025
CMS confirms retroactive payments, eases address reporting
An updated FAQ from CMS confirms retroactive reimbursement for telehealth services provided during the government shutdown and the elimination of the address reporting burden.
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24 Nov 2025
CMS centers patient safety in Hospital Star Ratings methods
Starting in 2026, earning top marks for the Hospital Star Ratings will require good performance in the patient safety measure group.
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24 Nov 2025
Site-neutral pay, 340B clawback to offset new 2.6% OPPS boost
CMS will proceed with site-neutral payment expansion and the 340B clawback plan as it finalizes an overall 2.6% increase to Medicare outpatient hospital reimbursement.
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21 Nov 2025
Geisinger Health, Nuance reach $5M settlement over data breach
Geisinger Health and Microsoft-owned Nuance Communications reached a proposed $5 million settlement tied to a 2023 insider data breach.
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21 Nov 2025
Urban safety-net hospitals: The unseen victims of Medicaid cuts
A Harvard analysis shows urban safety-net hospitals facing the greatest financial distress as a result of Medicaid cuts under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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21 Nov 2025
Smartwatches detect AFib with high diagnostic accuracy
New research shows smartwatches can detect AFib accurately, with 94.81% sensitivity and 96.12% specificity, though performance varies by smartwatch type.
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20 Nov 2025
Does CDC COVID vaccine guidance sway patient decision-making?
Few people know much about changes to the CDC's COVID vaccine guidance, and even fewer said what they'd heard made an impact on their health decisions.
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19 Nov 2025
Adopting RPM linked to 20% hike in Medicare revenue
New research reveals that practices adopting RPM saw higher Medicare revenue, which has policy implications, as it could result in billions in additional Medicare spending.