IW 320

  1. Trump administration finalizes deal with pharma on weight-loss drugs.
  2. States compete for pieces of $50B rural health fund.  
  3. MGB plans layoffs to close $250B budget gap
  4. CMS moves ahead on WISeR program for AI-based prior authorization
  5. GOP preps new bill to end shutdown – without healthcare fix.
  6. HHS wants to move faster with AI tools for healthcare.  
  7. Lawsuit takes aim at RFK Jr.’s new CDC advisory panel
  8. Is a $25 HIV prevention shot possible?
  9. Heavy drinking linked to severe brain bleeds.
  10. Mark Cuban tries to shake up biosimilar market.
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