Susan Morse

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CVS, FTC at odds over court order and timeline to produce PBM records

CVS is at odds with the Federal Trade Commission over a court order mandating that it hand over documents in the FTC’s civil investigation of its pharmacy benefits manager.
On Monday, U.S. District Judge John D. Bates in the District of Columbia ordere…

Sen. Grassley wants UnitedHealth to hand over MA billing records

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has sent a letter to UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty demanding information on the company’s Medicare Advantage billing practices.

Cedars-Sinai uses generative AI to extract data on pickleball injuries

Pickleball is among the fastest growing sports in this country. The number of players has ballooned by more than 200% over the last three years, according to Pickleheads.

PBMs appeal FTC case over insulin costs 

After a federal judge ruled that the Federal Trade Commission’s case against pharmacy benefit managers could move forward, the PBMs have upped their claim by filing an appeal.
Express Scripts, Caremark, OptumRx and others filed their appeal Friday to t…

Judge denies PBM motion to stop FTC lawsuit

A judge has denied a request by pharmacy benefit managers named in a Federal Trade Commission complaint to prevent the case from moving forward.

AMA among organizations asking RFK Jr. to reschedule immunization meeting

The American Medical Association is among 50 healthcare organizations asking Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reschedule a meeting of the Advisory Committee of Immunization Practices.
ACIP is an advisory committee of the Cen…

House budget resolution could cut up to $880 billion in Medicaid 

The House is planning to vote on a budget resolution next week that would likely include up to $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise’s (R-La.) office confirmed the vote to The Hill on Wednesday.

Walgreens’ private equity sale talks on again

The on-again, off-again speculation that Walgreens is for sale to a private equity firm is on again.

Ambulatory surgery centers drive Tenet’s strong Q4 results

Tenet Healthcare’s strong Q4 revenue and income results were driven in large part by its partnership and growth in ambulatory surgery centers.
Tenet partners with United Surgical Partners International (USPI), among the largest ambulatory surgery platf…

Trump administration fires 5,200 HHS employees

The Department of Health and Human Services is losing an estimated  5,200 probationary employees, according to an audio recording of a National Institutes of Health department meeting reported by the