Healthcare organizations are embracing the promise of generative AI to ease workforce shortages and reduce administrative burdens–but many remain unprepared to implement the technology at scale.
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Cost of tariffs would trickle down to patients
Over the last 20 years, much of drug manufacturing has shifted overseas, according to Johns Hopkins experts. But the work is not going to countries where the cost of labor is less than in the United States.
It’s being shifted to high income countries …
Independent pharmacies can now contract with GoodRx
Prescription drug platform GoodRx has launched GoodRx Community Link, which uses a cost-plus pricing model based on National Average Drug Acquisition Cost to provide predictable pricing, and which allows independent pharmacies to contract with them dir…
Prime Healthcare eliminating 100 jobs at newly acquired Illinois hospitals
Prime Healthcare, which acquired eight Ascension hospitals in Illinois in March, is reportedly eliminating more than 100 jobs in that state.
Prime made most of the reductions Friday and will continue cutting other jobs through July, according to the Ch…
RFK Jr. fires 17-member vaccine advisory board
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired the 17 members of the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices and accused them of violating conflict-of-interest rules in receiving “substantial funding” from pharmaceutical comp…
Northwestern enhancing radiology productivity with AI
A generative artificial intelligence system developed in-house at Northwestern Medicine is boosting productivity by identifying life-threatening conditions in milliseconds.
Amazon’s PillPacket now available to Medicare Part D enrollees
People insured through Medicare can now access PillPack from Amazon Pharmacy to get access to presorted medication, according to the retailer.
Amazon said that presorted, labeled medication packets delivered to people’s homes will make it easier to man…
Humana, UnitedHealth agree to greater in-home payment oversight
Humana and UnitedHealth Group have agreed to greater oversight of in-home clinical assessments made by nurses in the Medicare Advantage program.
Johns Hopkins University preparing for ‘devastating cuts’
Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore said it’s preparing for what it believes will be “devastating federal cuts” that could impact the quality of care it provides to the community.
Close to 11 million people would lose health insurance under Big Beautiful Bill
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that 10.9 million people would lose their health insurance coverage in 2034 should H.R.1, legislation known as the Big Beautiful Bill Act, be enacted as passed by the House on May 22.
