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Mar 1, 2025

Fired HHS civil servants, veterans fear for the future of U.S. healthcare

Major Medicaid cuts are looming. Here's a look at the impacts they may have

How companies use scientifically informed music to impact health outcomes

Nurses recount armed attack at UPMC hospital as investigators search for motive

Teladoc reports $1B loss in 2024, driven by BetterHelp Q2 impairment charge - Heather Landi

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Fired HHS civil servants, veterans fear for the future of US healthcare

By Noah Tong

The Trump administration is moving urgently to remake health departments in its vision. Federal workers worry the actions will impair the nation’s healthcare system in countless ways,

Major Medicaid cuts are looming. Here's a look at the impacts they may have

By Paige Minemyer

Congress is poised to approve steep cuts to the Medicaid program, and multiple new studies seek to analyze the impacts significant changes could have on states and enrollees.

How companies use scientifically informed music to impact health outcomes

By Anastassia Gliadkovskaya

Because demand for mental healthcare is high, experts say, there is a need for innovative tools to help broaden access to music therapy.

Nurses recount armed attack at UPMC hospital as investigators search for motive

By Heather Landi

A man armed with a handgun entered UPMC Memorial Hospital Saturday morning and took several hospital staff members in the ICU hostage before he was killed by police, authorities said.

Teladoc Health reports $1B loss in 2024, driven by BetterHelp Q2 impairment charge

By Emma Beavins

Teladoc Health released its full-year 2024 earnings Wednesday. Executives touted the growth of the chronic care management segment and international expansion. The company is still trying to course correct its BetterHelp mental health business.

Private equity buyout could lead to Walgreens breakup: reports

By Paige Minemyer

A rumored private equity buyout of Walgreens could lead the company to be split up, according to media reports.

House budget plan advances, paving way for major Medicaid cuts

By Noah Tong

Republican holdouts, who stated repeatedly they would not vote for the bill, ultimately opted to advance legislation which will require significant Medicaid cuts.

Trump implements DOGE cost efficiency initiative to cull fed grants and contracts, non-essential travel and federal property

By Emma Beavins

The initiative, laid out in an executive order, aims to tightly leash agency spending by manually reviewing expenditures.

CMS data: Medicare Advantage enrollment growth hits skids

By Paige Minemyer

Just over 34.4 million people were enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans as of Feb. 1, representing fairly slim growth across the program's annual enrollment period.

Hims & Hers projects weight loss business to hit $725M in 2025 despite GLP-1 market shift

By Heather Landi

Hims & Hers' business is booming and the company projected 2025 revenue to hit $2.3 billion. But shares of the company dropped 19% in after-hours trading as skittish investors are still concerned about shifts in the GLP-1 market.

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