Drug price middlemen are going to court to fight a first-in-the-nation effort to police their ownership of retail pharmacies as more state legislatures and Congress crank up scrutiny of their influence on the cost of medicines.
A new coalition called Keep Americans Covered is seeking to dial up pressure on lawmakers to continue the funding, launching a new ad in a seven-figure campaign. It features a woman named Jessica, a restaurant manager in Arizona whose daughter has a chronic illness. She says the ACA tax credits "have been particularly helpful for our family" to help afford the coverage they need. “We need Congress to take action now. It’s vital for us,” she says in the ad. “We need these health care tax credits passed today.”
The FBI is urging people to report healthcare providers who may be assisting transgender minors with gender-affirming care, as part of the Trump administration's mission to 'protect children.'
Norman Regional Health System has laid off 300 employees, 10% of its workforce, even cutting entire clinics. Exactly where those cuts were made isn't clear, but those layoffs include some of the open positions that will not be filled.
At least 10 hospital executives from Nassau University Medical Center, including its CEO, have put in their resignations in response to what they called a 'hostile takeover' by Gov. Kathy Hochul. CEO Meg Ryan confirmed to The Post that she and other leaders in the hospital have resigned effective in July, so that they can help oversee the hospital board's transition.