On Tuesday (11 March 2025) the European Commission presented the draft of its new Critical Medicines Act (CMA). The Science Media Centre España writes that the CMA’s objective is: …to address the serious shortage of medicines and healthcare products, reduce external dependence on critical medicines and ingredients — especially from Asia — and guarantee the…
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California’s Medicaid program has borrowed $3.4 billion from the state’s general fund — and will likely need even more — to cover ballooning health expenses for 15 million residents with low incomes and disabilities. The state Department of Finance disclosed the loan to lawmakers in a letter late Wednesday, noting funds were needed to make…
The privatization of Medicare has been taking place without much public debate – a trend that has implications for the 68 million people covered by Medicare, health care providers, Medicare spending, and taxpayers. It’s not yet clear whether the administration will promote policies to accelerate the privatization of Medicare or focus more on achieving efficiencies…
House Republicans proposed Medicaid cuts last month that would have disastrous financial consequences for hospitals, especially for those in rural areas. While the plan aims to reduce government spending, healthcare executives are pointing out that these cuts would actually exacerbate the financial instability of the overall U.S. healthcare system — as well worsen health outcomes…
Beyond the branded products currently sold by Mallinckrodt and Endo, the companies say the combined business will also have a strong foundation in rare and orphan diseases. Generic medicines will be spun out as a separate company. The post Pharma Firms Mallinckrodt and Endo Agree to Merge in $6.7B Cash and Stock Deal appeared first…
Beyond the branded products currently sold by Mallinckrodt and Endo, the companies say the combined business will also have a strong foundation in rare and orphan diseases. Generic medicines will be spun out as a separate company. The post Pharma Firms Mallinckrodt and Endo Agree to Merge in $6.7B Cash and Stock Deal appeared first…
Beyond the branded products currently sold by Mallinckrodt and Endo, the companies say the combined business will also have a strong foundation in rare and orphan diseases. Generic medicines will be spun out as a separate company. The post Pharma Firms Mallinckrodt and Endo Agree to Merge in $6.7B Cash and Stock Deal appeared first…
As bird flu continues to circulate among animals in the U.S. with some human cases, about six in 10 (58%) people overall have at least “a fair amount” of trust in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide reliable information about bird flu, though only 21% have a “great deal of trust,”…More
As bird flu continues to spread among animals in the U.S., KFF’s Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust finds that the public is more concerned about its impact on food prices than potential health impacts. Trust in the CDC to provide information on bird flu is also divided along partisan lines, and a large…