After years of escalating pressure and legislative debate, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 has finally landed, bringing with it a wave of reforms aimed at the powerful and often opaque world of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs). Employer groups, representing the health plans of more than
The quest for a safer method to prevent strokes has long been a paramount challenge in cardiovascular medicine, as current treatments often force a difficult trade-off between preventing blood clots and risking severe bleeding. In this high-stakes environment, a new class of anticoagulants known as
I'm joined today by Faisal Zain, a leading expert in U.S. healthcare policy with deep insights into hospital finance and pharmaceutical pricing. We're here to unpack the recent, and for many, welcome decision by the Department of Health and Human Services to scrap its controversial 340B
A New Dawn for Discretion in Men's Health The landscape of erectile dysfunction (ED) treatment has remained relatively unchanged for decades, dominated by oral tablets that have become household names. However, the recent FDA approval of Vybrique, the first and only oral dissolving film
For decades, the intricate and often bewildering system of prescription drug pricing in the United States has been orchestrated by powerful but little-understood intermediaries whose operations remained largely shielded from public and regulatory view. These entities, known as Pharmacy Benefit
In a legislative maneuver that fused political necessity with policy ambition, a government funding bill designed to avert a shutdown has become the unlikely vessel for some of the most consequential healthcare reforms of the decade. While Washington focused on the drama of appropriations, the bill
The long and often empty highways of New Mexico too frequently lead to shuttered clinics and month-long waits for appointments, a stark reality for residents in a state grappling with a severe healthcare provider deficit. As lawmakers convene, a pair of legislative initiatives has emerged,
Caught in the crosscurrents of political ambition and practical decay, South Africa's healthcare framework teeters on the brink of collapse, where the promise of universal access clashes violently with the reality of dwindling resources and systemic paralysis. The nation faces an escalating
A landmark public hospital funding agreement has been announced, injecting billions of dollars into a system teetering on the brink of collapse and raising a critical question across the healthcare industry: can this financial infusion alone mend a deeply fractured system, or is it merely an
For a nation tasked with providing healthcare to over a billion people, redesigning the very architecture of its medical system represents a monumental feat of social engineering. Before its recent overhaul, China's healthcare landscape was a study in contrasts, characterized by world-class
