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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The potential moves are a recognition that shifting supply chains to domestic manufacturers would meaningfully strain hospital operating margins. #CMS #HospitalSupplies #StoppedClocks
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
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
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
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
The original #PresidentialFitnessTest was established under the Eisenhower administration in the 1950s and underwent several iterations in the decades to come. #StoppedClocks #TrumpAdministration #wellness
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
About 450,000 people were offered coverage through #ICHRA arrangements this year. That’s up 50% from 2024. #EmployeeBenefits #HealthInsurance #StoppedClocks
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
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
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
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
"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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