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GE HealthCare gets FDA clearance for AI-powered image technology
GE HealthCare has announced that the Food and Drug Administration has granted clearance for its Aurora nuclear medicine system and Clarify DL, an AI-powered deep learning image reconstruction technology for radiation therapy.
Trump releases executive order to speed domestic drug production
President Trump has signed an executive order to speed domestic manufacturing of prescription drugs.
Trump’s budget would cut a quarter of HHS discretionary funding
President Donald Trump released a 2026 proposed budget on Friday that would cut $33.3 billion in discretionary funding for the Department of Health and Human Services, a 26.2% reduction from 2025.
A proposed $674 million would be cut from the Centers f…
Democrats introduce resolutions to keep public input in rulemaking
Democratic senators and representatives have introduced companion resolutions calling upon the Trump Administration to reverse course on a decision to no longer require public input on changes to public programs and policies overseen by the Department…
Elevance, Humana and Aetna allegedly paid kickbacks to brokers
The United States has filed a complaint against Aetna, Elevance and Humana for allegedly paying millions of dollars in kickbacks to insurance brokers eHealth, GoHealth and SelectQuote.
Supreme Court rules against hospitals over DSH payment
The Supreme Court has ruled against hospitals in a case over disproportionate share hospital payments.
The Justices handed up a 7-2 decision on Tuesday.
Cedar announces agentic AI for healthcare billing
Patient financial platform Cedar has launched Kora, an AI voice agent that is projected to automate 30% of inbound billing calls by the end of the year.
The platform is trained on Cedar’s pre-existing billing data so that Kora is able to intelligentl…
Allegheny Health uses AI for prior authorization automation
Allegheny Health Network has implemented touchless prior authorization using AI automation technology in a partnership with Humata Health, a physician-led company backed by investors such as Optum Ventures.
HHS rolls back reports of a national autism registry
The Department of Health & Human Services is reportedly not creating a national autism registry, which seemingly contradicts statements made by the director of the National Institute of Health last week.
Reforms are needed in the 340B drug program, Senate report says
Congress needs to act to bring needed reforms into the 340B to make revenue from the drug pricing program more transparent and to ensure patients are benefitting from the discounts, according to a report released by Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., chairman …
