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Hospitals Take CVS to Court Over Alleged $250M 340B Scheme

Takeda Vows Appeal of $885M Jury Verdict in ‘Pay-for-Delay’ Antitrust Case

Pharmacies and wholesalers claimed Takeda Pharmaceutical delayed generic competition from entering the market, forcing them to overpay for a gastrointestinal drug. Takeda said the trial had “evidentiary and legal errors,” and the company will appeal the verdict.

By Frank Vinluan

Employee Benefits, Consumer / Employer

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What Trends Are Shaping the Dental and Vision Benefits Market?

Selective contracting, use of AI, networking volatility and interest in value-based care are some of the larger trends affecting the dental and vision benefits market.

By Arundhati Parmar

MedCity Influencers

Timing Meets Context: Aligning Patients and Providers with AI-Enabled Omnichannel Engagement

When awareness is timely, aligned, and delivered through trusted channels, such as EHR systems or digital media, it strengthens every step of the patient journey, especially understanding potential options such as ground-breaking clinical trials or targeted diagnostic testing.

By Aaron Noll

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AI in Digital Health, From Early Detection to Responsible Deployment

When structured oversight meets practical innovation, the result is systems that are not only technically sound but actually usable.

By Avinash Maddineni

MedCity Influencers

Workforce of the Future: Supporting Frontline Heroes

As demand for long-term care rises, workforce stability is no longer just an operational concern. It is increasingly a direct measure of care quality itself. Organizations that fail to recognize this shift risk undermining both outcomes and access.

By Avi Philipson

The Power Behind Enterprise EHR Software for Large Healthcare Systems

Enterprise EHR boosts scalability, interoperability, and governance for large healthcare systems.

By Malvika Tarnekar, Director of Product Strategy, PrognoCIS by Bizmatics Inc

Legal, Policy, Providers

Providers Sound Alarm After RFK Jr. Fires Top USPSTF Leaders

Healthcare providers and researchers are warning that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s firing of two USPSTF vice chairs could politicize one of the nation’s most influential preventive care panels.

By Katie Adams

Health Tech, Consumer / Employer

Will Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Wellness Appeal to Employers?

Employer advocates said Cost Plus Wellness could help spur more direct contracting and transparency in healthcare, though they questioned whether the model can scale and adequately measure provider quality and outcomes.

By Marissa Plescia

BioPharma, Pharma

Eli Lilly’s Triple Combo Obesity Drug Tops 28% Weight Loss in a Pivotal Trial

Eli Lilly’s retatrutide set a high mark in weight loss for obesity drugs, but with clinical trial results that show some new side effects. More detailed data from the Phase 3 study are scheduled for presentation next month during the American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions meeting.

By Frank Vinluan

The Power of Real World Data to Study Women’s Health at Scale

Veradigm examines key clinical trends, comorbidity profiles, and treatment trends across adolescence, reproductive years, and peri-/post-menopause. Download it today!

By Veradigm and MedCity News

MedCity Influencers

Medicaid’s Housing Problem Isn’t Placement — It’s What Happens Next

If we focus only on placement, we will continue to see cycles of progress and regression. If we focus on stability — on what happens after the keys are handed over — we have an opportunity to change those trajectories more permanently.

By Scott H. Schnell

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RCM Has an Execution Problem, Not an Effort Problem

Organizations that focus on execution will reduce variability, improve cash flow, and build resilience against ongoing industry pressure. They will also be better positioned to integrate future innovations as healthcare continues to evolve.

By Muthu Raju

MedCity Influencers

Why AI Fails in Healthcare Clinics (And What Actually Works)

When clinics select an AI partner - especially for AI Voice Agents - the expectation is that the tool gets the job done. Without integration into your systems and workflows, that rarely happens. Clinics end up with an incomplete solution that never adds the expected value and fails at the exact use cases AI should be best at.

By Jost-Vincent Steiskal

Health Tech, Startups

GHO Capital, CBC Group Combine to Form $21B Healthcare Investment Giant

London-based GHO Capital and Singapore-based CBC Group plan to merge in a deal that would create what the firms describe as the “world’s largest dedicated healthcare investment firm.” GHO has $10.5 billion assets under management, and CBC has $10.8 billion in assets under management.

By Katie Adams

Consumer / Employer

Report: How Employers Can Better Manage GLP-1s for Adolescents

A new Nomi Health report found that GLP-1 use and spending among adolescents rose sharply from 2022 to 2025, raising concerns about future costs for self-insured employers.

By Marissa Plescia

BioPharma, Startups

Eli Lilly Grows Again in Genetic Medicines, Buying Startup With a New Way to Deliver DNA

Engage Bio developed a platform technology that enables non-viral delivery of DNA to cells. The acquisition is the latest in a series of Eli Lilly deals that expand the pharmaceutical company’s pipeline and capabilities in genetic medicines.

By Frank Vinluan

Policy, Health Tech

MedCity Pivot Podcast: A Conversation About Interoperability with Particle Health’s CEO

Jason Prestinario talks about the state of healthcare interoperability today, while also addressing questions about the interoperability lawsuits he and others are involved in against Epic.

By Arundhati Parmar

Opinion

When the Referee Owns the Team — and Tennessee Changes the Rules

At the center of this issue is a simple question: should the entities responsible for managing prescription drug benefits also own the pharmacies that profit from those decisions?

By Shane Reeves

MedCity Influencers

How AI & CMS are Solving the $4 Trillion Healthcare Crisis

The message to the industry is clear: If your business model is optimized only for FFS, you are the legacy. The future of healthcare belongs to those who can trade hours spent for improved patient lives.

By Julia Hu

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Why Patient Engagement Is Clinical Trials’ Next Strategic Frontier

As decentralized trials reduce face time with participants, sponsor organizations that treat engagement as an afterthought will pay for it in dropout rates, missing data and failed endpoints.

By Zabir Macci