A federal court rules in favor of three drugmakers this week in the ongoing legal fight over the federal 340B drug discount program. CMS releases its proposed pay rate for 2024 Medicare Advantage plans. And, 20 state Attorneys General warn CVS and Walgreens against selling abortion pills. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily.

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issues a final rule on how it will audit Medicare Advantage insurers. The Biden Administration proposes rolling back employers’ moral opt-out to the Affordable Care Act contraceptive mandate. And, the Federal Trade Commission orders prescription drug price-tracking company GoodRX to stop sharing patient data with advertisers. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily.

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The Biden Administration announces it will end the COVID-19 national and public health emergencies in May.  =More states move to reduce prior authorization requirements for physicians. And, more medical schools are pulling out of U.S. News’ annual rankings. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily.

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The Minnesota Attorney General’s office has asked Sanford Health and Fairview Health Services to delay their proposed $14 billion merger.  The FDA is proposing a change that would loosen restrictions on blood donations from gay and bisexual men. And, CVS and Walmart are scaling back pharmacy hours due to a staffing shortage. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily.

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There are roughly 53 million people in the United States who are unpaid caregivers. On today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily, Alexandra Drane–co-founder and CEO of ARCHANGELS–joins the show to talk about unpaid caregiving. Her organization conducts research on the broader unpaid caregiving population in order to raise awareness and help companies and state governments locate resources to assist unpaid caregivers.

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Mergers in the United States are expected to cost more beginning this year. A new study looks at what happened to beneficiaries after they lose Medicaid coverage. And, Kroger is the latest retailer to get into the clinical trials business. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily.

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A U.S. drug manufacturer is suing West Virginia over the state’s abortion pill ban. It’s been two years since a federal hospital pricing transparency rule went into effect – so how are hospitals faring? And, more than 16 million people signed up for healthcare during the most recent ACA marketplace open enrollment period.  That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily.

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Amazon announced a new subscription plan for generic prescription drugs. Elevance will acquire Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana. And a new strain of gonorrhea found in Massachusetts is raising concerns among public health officials. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily.

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The FDA denied accelerated approval for Eli Lilly’s experimental Alzheimer’s drug. Coronavirus shots may be delivered annually–similar to flu vaccines–under a newly proposed FDA policy. And, Dollar General is piloting a mobile healthcare clinic program in Tennessee. That’s coming up on today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily.

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Congress extended Medicare’s hospital at home waiver at the end of last year in its $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package. On today’s episode of Gist Healthcare Daily, Dr. Pippa Shulman of Medically Home joins host J. Carlisle Larsen to talk more about the future of that care model.

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