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Trump administration wants to reward hospitals that buy US-produced medical supplies The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is looking at ways it could incentivize hospitals to purchase supplies and medications made in the U.S.—including via a potential new “Secure | A…

The potential moves are a recognition that shifting supply chains to domestic manufacturers would meaningfully strain hospital operating margins. #CMS #HospitalSupplies #StoppedClocks

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Medicare will negotiate the price of Botox and 14 other drugs this year The drugs up for price negotiations include cancer and diabetes drugs, as well as medications for Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and rheumatoid arthritis.

The drugs selected for this round of negotiation accounted for about $27 billion in total #Rx drug spending under #Medicare Part B and Part D. #StoppedClocks

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Pfizer to lower some drug prices as White House builds "TrumpRX" website Pfizer's CEO said President Trump's threat of tariffs motivated his company to take swift action.

The #Pfizer agreement is a part of the White House agenda to secure "most favored nation" pricing with #pharmaceutical manufacturers. Neither Pfizer nor the White House have released specific #drug prices yet. #RxCosts #StoppedClocks

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US to impose 100% tariff on some branded drugs: What to know - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis The U.S. will start imposing a 100% tariff on all branded or patented pharmaceutical products as of Oct. 1, unless the manufacturer is building a production facility in the U.S., according to a Sept.…

New sector-specific #tariffs will be added on top of President #Trump’s country-specific levies, though trade agreements made with the #EuropeanUnion and #Japan may exempt them from additional duties. #pharmaceuticals #Rx #DrugCosts #StoppedClocks

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Trump demands pharma companies slash drug prices in next 60 days President Trump sent letters Thursday to 17 of the world’s largest drug companies, telling them to take more steps to slash the prices of prescription drugs to match the lowest price in certain for…

The letters represent an escalation of the administration’s push to tie the prices of #prescriptions in the U.S. to the lowest found among comparably wealthy nations. #RxCosts #StoppedClocks #TrumpAdministration buff.ly/g7aMQiw

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Trump revives Presidential Fitness Test President Donald Trump signed an executive order reinstating the national fitness assessment, which was sunset during the Obama administration.

The original #PresidentialFitnessTest was established under the Eisenhower administration in the 1950s and underwent several iterations in the decades to come. #StoppedClocks #TrumpAdministration #wellness

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A few Big Beautiful fixes: What has the law changed? So, what exactly has been fixed by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act?

What exactly has been fixed by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act? There are a few things: #Telehealth and #HSA plans; #DirectPrimaryCare and #HSA plans; the #DCAP limit increase. #OBBBA #StoppedClocks buff.ly/VSsXH5b

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More employers adopting ICHRAs, giving workers money to buy their own health insurance More employers are putting health insurance decisions in the hands of workers. They’re giving employees money to buy their own coverage in what’s known as Individual Coverage Reimbursement…

About 450,000 people were offered coverage through #ICHRA arrangements this year. That’s up 50% from 2024. #EmployeeBenefits #HealthInsurance #StoppedClocks

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RFK Jr.’s report had a surprise target: Your doctor The commission led by the health secretary says physicians often have the wrong prescription for America’s ills.

The report adopts an argument that the #MedicalProfession is dominated by groupthink and has been swayed by corporate interests. Which is true in my experience, but I'm still wary of the source. #StoppedClocks #Healthcare buff.ly/dT9whSQ

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CMS updates hospital price transparency guidance following executive order - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis CMS updated its hospital price transparency guidance May 22, requiring hospitals to post the actual prices of items and services, not estimates. The update comes after President Donald Trump issued…

CMS is also seeking public input on how to improve #hospital compliance and enforcement, and ensure data shared is accurate and complete. The comment period runs through July 21. #MedicalCosts #Transparency #StoppedClocks buff.ly/3LLhtCg

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GOP unveils transparent PBM pricing model - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis In a 160-page bill introduced May 11, House Republicans proposed requiring pharmacy benefit managers to adhere to a transparent pass-through pricing model with states.  If the bill — which aims to…

House Republicans proposed requiring pharmacy benefit managers #PBM to adhere to a transparent pass-through pricing model with states, which is good, but the bill is combined with massive #Medicaid cuts, so #YMMV. #RxCosts #Legislation #StoppedClocks buff.ly/mpOb1Hz

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Why aren't Americans filling the manufacturing jobs we already have? Leaders from both political parties have been working to bring back manufacturing. But American manufacturers say they are struggling to fill the manufacturing jobs we already have.

Many Americans imagine #manufacturing #jobs as dirty, monotonous, and dangerous #factory jobs depicted in Dickens novels. But they're actually clean, bright, full of technology. A nice analysis of the problem and efforts to fix it. #StoppedClocks #apprenticeship #SkilledTrades

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"You go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time."
-- Donald Rumsfeld

"You go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time." -- Donald Rumsfeld

I hate to quote Rummy, but...

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