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May 31, 2025

Epic introduces Launchpad to fuel faster generative AI adoption among providers


CMS reworks Kidney Care Choices Model, extends lifespan one year


Hospital lobby steers DOJ, FTC's regulatory review toward payers' vertical integration


Here's how much GLP-1 prescriptions for obesity and weight management have grown since 2019


The Trump administration wants input on health tech and data exchange, spelling changes for the industry - Paige Minemyer  

 

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Epic introduces Launchpad to fuel faster generative AI adoption among providers

Electronic health record giant Epic rolled out a new initiative to propel the adoption of generative AI tools among healthcare organizations.
 

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CMS reworks Kidney Care Choices Model, extends lifespan one year

CMS provided an update on the status of the Kidney Care Choices Model on Monday, choosing to largely extend the model for an additional year.

Hospital lobby steers DOJ, FTC's regulatory review toward payers' vertical integration

A majority of the American Hospital Association's recent responses to public inquiries on deregulation centered on the policies it says incentivizes insurers' consolidation and vertical integration.

Here's how much GLP-1 prescriptions for obesity and weight management have grown since 2019

The number of people prescribed GLP-1 drugs for weight management has skyrocketed over the past five years, according to new data from FAIR Health.

The Trump administration wants input on health tech and data exchange, spelling changes for the industry

The CMS and the HHS' health IT arm are seeking public input on how to ease data exchange among the healthcare ecosystem.

J.D. Power: Why commercial plans should be investing more in engagement, education

Customer satisfaction with health plans is on the decline, and the gap between the highest and lowest performers is getting wider, according to a new report.

A look at how Anthem Blue Cross is expanding its behavioral health network in California

Anthem Blue Cross is making significant strides in expanding its California behavioral health network, adding more than 10,000 providers over the past two years.

Healthcare leaders rethinking short-term strategy amid market, policy volatility: PwC

Healthcare C-suite leaders are trying to keep pace with rapid changes in U.S. economic and regulatory policies in the first four months of the second Trump administration.

Express Scripts, CVS sue Arkansas officials over law barring PBMs from owning pharmacies

Pharmacy benefit management giants Express Scripts and CVS Health are suing Arkansas officials to challenge a law that bars PBMs in the state from owning pharmacies.

New Hampshire, hospitals settle lawsuit over Medicaid provider tax changes

The New Hampshire Hospital Association, Dartmouth Health and Concord Hospital Health System had filed a suit in April over adjustments to the program they said would have lost them $70 million.
 
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