
Supreme Court Will Hear Arguments on ACA Preventive Care Case
The Braidwood Management, Inc. v. Becerra lawsuit will determine whether 151 million people will continue to have access to preventive healthcare services with no out-of-pocket costs

BioNTech to Pay CureVac, GSK $740M Plus Royalties to Settle mRNA Patent Disputes
The deal helps move BioNTech’s proposed acquisition of CureVac closer to completion. With the settlement, GSK said it will tender the CureVac shares it owns in support of the $1.25 billion acquisition. The post BioNTech to Pay CureVac, GSK $740M Plus Royalties to Settle mRNA Patent Disputes appeared first on MedCity News.

Data-Driven Decisions: Unlocking Strategic Financial Performance in Healthcare
Data is not optional; it is essential to financial stability and strategic growth. The organizations that thrive will be those that use data to lead, not follow. The post Data-Driven Decisions: Unlocking Strategic Financial Performance in Healthcare appeared first on MedCity News.

Hackensack Meridian Health Launches Trial of Canine-Powered Cancer Detection
Hackensack Meridian Health launched a clinical trial with Israeli startup SpotitEarly, which is developing a cancer test that combines AI with trained dogs to analyze patients’ breath. The study aims to validate this noninvasive approach alongside traditional screenings, potentially enabling earlier and more accessible cancer detection. The post Hackensack Meridian Health Launches Trial of Canine-Powered…

AHA Urges Congress to Act on Key Priorities
Headed into a lame-duck session, the AHA requested Congress to act on key priorities for health systems before the end of 2024

Washington U. School of Medicine, BJC Health Launch Center for Health AI
New center to be led by WashU Medicine’s Philip. R.O. Payne, Ph.D., who will serve as the inaugural chief health AI officer, and Deborah O’Dell, chief data & analytics officer at BJC Health System

How Badly Would Medicaid Cuts Hurt Healthcare Access in Rural America?
If the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is signed into law, it would result in a $50.4 billion reduction in federal Medicaid spending on rural hospitals over the next decade, which could put 338 rural hospitals at risk of closure, according to new analyses. The post How Badly Would Medicaid Cuts Hurt Healthcare Access in…

THCB Gang Episode 148, Monday December 16
Joining Matthew Holt on #THCBGang on Monday December 16 at 1pm PST 4pm EST are patient safety expert Michael Millenson, physician, entrepreneur and technologist Shantanu Nundy; and Digital Health and Emerging Med-Tech Practice Co-Founder at Marsh & McLennan, Beracah Stortvedt. You can see the video below live (and later archived) & if you’d rather listen than…

Overview of President Trump’s Executive Actions on Global Health
This guide provides an overview of executive orders and other executive actions made by the Trump Administration since January 21, 2025 that directly address or affect U.S. global health efforts. This resource identifies each executive action, describes its purpose and actions taken, and outlines the implications and what happens next for each. The resource will…