Medicare is removing flexibilities that have allowed medical devices designated as “breakthroughs” by the Food and Drug Administration to leapfrog qualifications for extra payments. www.statnews.com/2026/08/03/c...

Medicare eliminates key pathways used by 'breakthrough' devices for extra payments

Medicare is removing flexibilities that have allowed 'breakthrough' medical devices to leapfrog qualifications for extra payments.

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Great episode! "What could a recent U.S. Department of Justice memo mean for people with disabilities and the future of community-based care?" theberylinstitute.org/product/fron...

Front & Center: Disability Rights, Community Care, and the Future of the Olmstead Decision - The Beryl Institute

The U.S. Department of Justice released a new legal opinion in June regarding the Olmstead decision from the Supreme Court. It was a landmark decision and

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More patients are using artificial intelligence (AI) outside hospitals and doctors’ offices to research symptoms and medications, prepare for appointments, and make healthcare decisions. (1/5)

PFPS US President and CEO Susan Brown Sheridan will be on a plenary panel called "Whose Data, Whose Risk" at AcademyHealth's Health Datapalooza event this September 24–25 in Washington, DC! Learn more and join us: academyhealth.org/Datapalooza2... #hdpalooza

Explore his series: 'Out of Pocket. Out of Reach.' The cost of employer-based health insurance is crushing workers and businesses. www.statnews.com/health-insur...

Soaring health care costs explored in 'Out of Pocket, Out of Reach'

America’s employer-based health insurance system is crumbling in slow motion. See how, and why, in STAT's 8-part series 'Out of Pocket, Out of Reach.'

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Who is to blame for the rising cost of health care? @bobjherman.bsky.social answers.

Sanofi's Lantus pen for diabetes care is facing supply issues amid larger shifts in the insulin market. www.statnews.com/2026/07/23/s...

Popular insulin product enters shortage as other pens leave market

The Lantus Solostar insulin pen isn't in official FDA shortage, but patients are having a tough time finding it.

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Must read reporting from @elaineywchen.bsky.social on LifeMD, a popular telehealth company that put profits over patient safety while prescribing obesity drugs, according to former employees: www.statnews.com/2026/07/20/l...

Telemedicine company touted by Novo Nordisk stressed profits over patient safety, ex-workers say

LifeMD, a popular telehealth company, has been accused by former employees of pressing clinicians to mete out prescriptions more rapidly without sufficient screening and follow-up.

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TODAY Office Hours with STAT’s @bobjherman.bsky.social Join us for a candid conversation about the reporting behind his Out of Pocket, Out of Reach series, the findings that surprised him most, and the most important lessons for health care’s future. www.statnews.com/event/out-of...

Office Hours with STAT's Bob Herman

Office Hours with STAT's Bob Herman: Join us at 1 p.m. EST July 22 to learn more about his series on the soaring costs of employer-based health insurance.

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Putting the Patient Back in Patient Safety: Why coproduction is necessary more than ever amid complexity and innovation: www.ihi.org/library/publ...

In our latest Patients for Patient Safety US newsletter: 🌎 PFPS US Champion Susan Perry, CEO of SpeechMED, helped to raise awareness for the Saving Lives and Reducing Health Care Waste by Improving Diagnosis in Medicine Act. (1/3)

LifeMD, a popular telehealth company, has been accused by former employees of pressing clinicians to mete out prescriptions more rapidly without sufficient screening and follow-up. www.statnews.com/2026/07/20/l...

Telemedicine company touted by Novo Nordisk stressed profits over patient safety, ex-workers say

LifeMD, a popular telehealth company, has been accused by former employees of pressing clinicians to mete out prescriptions more rapidly without sufficient screening and follow-up.

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PFPS US supports Bicameral, Bipartisan Legislation to Reduce Medical Misdiagnosis and improve Patient Reporting: uspolitics.einnews.com/pr_news/9271...

Deepfake “doctors” are a problem—here are 7 keys to stopping them www.ama-assn.org/practice-man...

Deepfake “doctors” are a problem—here are 7 keys to stopping them

There’s a need for clear, enforceable protections against unauthorized AI generated deepfakes that threaten patient safety. Learn more with the AMA.

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Only ~5% of healthcare LLM studies used real patient data. Most “evidence” is clean exams and synthetic cases. If a vendor can’t show real‑world performance, treat their benchmark scores as marketing, not assurance. healthydata.science/from-pilots-...

This is big. The first vaccine tested to PREVENT pancreatic cancer in high-risk individuals aacrjournals.org/cancerdiscov...

"If we really want to have a health care system that treats everyone equally, it really needs to focus on understanding people of different backgrounds, training diverse doctors, getting them into underserved locations and into rural areas, using different technology, like telemedicine, using AI."

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“The future of medicine will not be determined by a single breakthrough. It’s determined every single day, by each and every one of us.” That’s @joelbervell.bsky.social sharing his thoughts on misinformation, trust, and burnout ahead of #AAMC26 in Anaheim, CA.

Thank you to everyone who has spoken with me so far and will in the future, and to all the readers out there. This is a big, messy topic, but it’s so important for workers and families everywhere. You can follow the entire series here: www.statnews.com/health-insur...

Soaring health care costs explored in 'Out of Pocket, Out of Reach'

America’s employer-based health insurance system is crumbling in slow motion. See how, and why, in STAT's 8-part series 'Out of Pocket, Out of Reach.'

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Bigger picture: Health insurance premiums (both employer and employee contributions) have vastly outpaced inflation for decades. These are constant wage cuts, and everyone out there is getting hammered, silently behind the scenes. www.statnews.com/2026/07/07/s...

America’s employer health insurance is decaying. We’re launching a new series, Out of Pocket, Out of Reach, that chronicles how and why this system is harming everyone in a more urgent way than ever. Despair is most apparent among small businesses. www.statnews.com/2026/07/07/s...

Boston nurses strike at Brigham and Women's Hospital could be largest in Massachusetts history

Boston nurses strike at Brigham and Women's Hospital could be largest in Massachusetts history

More than 4,000 nurses at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston are prepared to strike Wednesday.

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What if better models reduce — not increase — the value of traditional oversight? In the latest episode of the NEJM AI Grand Rounds podcast, Dr. Karan Singal discusses findings that challenge assumptions. Listen to the full episode: https://nejm.ai/ep43 #ArtificialIntelligence #AIinMedicine

The 2025 IHI Impact Report reflects how we are advancing that mission today and evolving to meet what comes next. Across all this work, safety and equity are foundational, shaping every program, partnership, and outcome. Download the report: go.ihi.org/43SQYLx

STAT took a close look at the company and discovered it’s far from a typical hospital operator. www.statnews.com/2026/06/29/n...

5 takeaways from STAT’s investigation into microhospital operator Nutex Health

Read the takeaways from STAT's investigation into Nutex, which used the No Surprises Act to fuel a stunning financial turnaround.

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New from @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social: the CDC’s National Wastewater Surveillance System, a federal program that supports testing across the U.S. for COVID-19 and other diseases, is set to run out of funding this fall. thesicktimes.org/2026/06/30/w...

Wastewater testing is vital for public health. It needs sustained funding to continue beyond fall 2026. - The Sick Times

Public health organizations are calling for Congress to fund the CDC’s wastewater surveillance program — which tracks COVID-19 and other diseases — in its 2027 budget, while state health departments p...

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Imagine showing up to an ER thinking you're having a heart attack — only to be turned away because you don't have insurance. @tarabannow.bsky.social reports on how hospitals like Nurex Health, which don't contract with Medicare, can boot patients from their ERs: www.statnews.com/2026/06/29/n...

The ERs that can turn patients away — and are reaping millions

The hospital operator Nutex enriched itself by exploiting loopholes in laws meant to protect patients, STAT found.

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A new editorial discusses whether clinical genetics is prepared for a world in which patients and families can generate rare disease analyses on their own. Full editorial: https://nejm.ai/4vVYCAY

Margaret Hvatum has a weakened immune system from a rare condition known as primary immunodeficiency. For more than a decade she relied on an expensive medicine for treatment — and relied on her insurance to pay for it. Then the denial letters came.

After her insurer denied coverage of medication, she ended up in the ER

After switching Medicare Advantage plans, a woman with a weakened immune system got tangled in the preapproval process, which the insurance industry has vowed to improve.

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Welcome to Patient Partnership Week 2026! At 3:45pm today we'll be kicking off our week of free webinars with a candid conversation with @drhnaqvi.bsky.social @nhs-rho.bsky.social that will explore the causes of health inequalities and the role of trust in improving outcomes #PPW2026

Medical errors are estimated to be one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. So why is it still so hard for patients to know which hospitals are safest?