President launches TrumpRx platform aimed at lowering prescription drug prices By HPN Staff Key Points President Trump introduced an online portal offering pre-negotiated, most-favored-nation pricing on 43 brand-name prescription drugs, with consumers accessing disco... Read more As trust in healthcare erodes, Americans look to AI for help By HPN Staff Key Points More than 40 million people worldwide use ChatGPT daily for healthcare navigation, with U.S. users sending about 2 million weekly messages focused specifically on i... Read more U.S. completes exit from global health organization By HPN Staff Key Points The United States has formally withdrawn from the World Health Organization, citing dissatisfaction with the WHO’s handling of COVID-19 and concerns about political... Read more The drivers of rising costs: The price of hospitals, specialty services, and prescription drugs By Stephen Hemsley Key Points Hospital prices have grown nearly three times faster than inflation over the past 25 years and now account for more than 30% of total U.S. health care spendin... Read more Johnson & Johnson joins government push to lower drug prices, expand U.S. production By HPN Staff Johnson & Johnson reached a voluntary agreement with the U.S. government to lower certain prescription drug prices for patients and participate in a federal direct-to-consume... Read more Race-neutral kidney disease screening formula facing criticism By HPN Staff Key Points In 2021, the NKF-ASN recommended replacing the prior CKD-EPI kidney function formula (which included a race adjustment) with a race-neutral version to reduce racial... Read more Advocates in Massachusetts look to reverse recreational marijuana legalization By HPN staff Key Points Massachusetts advocates submitted ~76,000 signatures to advance a proposal banning recreational marijuana, potentially setting up a 2026 ballot question that would ... Read more Federal agency launches $2 million AI challenge to support caregivers By HPN staff Key Points HHS launched a $2 million national prize competition to encourage AI tools that reduce administrative burden, streamline care coordination, and ease caregiver burno... Read more Judge signs off on $7 billion Purdue Settlement after years of legal fights By HPN staff Key Points The approved $7 billion Purdue Pharma settlement represents one of the largest efforts to hold a pharmaceutical manufacturer financially accountable for its role in... Read more Pennsylvania lawmakers consider hospital price transparency bill By HPN Staff Key Points Pennsylvania Senate Bill 752 would require hospitals to publicly post clear, updated pricing for standard services and shoppable services, extend requirements to ho... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 MOST VIEWED 1 Rural training is an effective workforce strategy 2 A move is underway to expand doctor supply by cutting licensing barriers 3 Florida Senate approves Medicaid work requirements 4 A practical step toward faster care in Ohio DONATE
As trust in healthcare erodes, Americans look to AI for help By HPN Staff Key Points More than 40 million people worldwide use ChatGPT daily for healthcare navigation, with U.S. users sending about 2 million weekly messages focused specifically on i... Read more U.S. completes exit from global health organization By HPN Staff Key Points The United States has formally withdrawn from the World Health Organization, citing dissatisfaction with the WHO’s handling of COVID-19 and concerns about political... Read more The drivers of rising costs: The price of hospitals, specialty services, and prescription drugs By Stephen Hemsley Key Points Hospital prices have grown nearly three times faster than inflation over the past 25 years and now account for more than 30% of total U.S. health care spendin... Read more Johnson & Johnson joins government push to lower drug prices, expand U.S. production By HPN Staff Johnson & Johnson reached a voluntary agreement with the U.S. government to lower certain prescription drug prices for patients and participate in a federal direct-to-consume... Read more Race-neutral kidney disease screening formula facing criticism By HPN Staff Key Points In 2021, the NKF-ASN recommended replacing the prior CKD-EPI kidney function formula (which included a race adjustment) with a race-neutral version to reduce racial... Read more Advocates in Massachusetts look to reverse recreational marijuana legalization By HPN staff Key Points Massachusetts advocates submitted ~76,000 signatures to advance a proposal banning recreational marijuana, potentially setting up a 2026 ballot question that would ... Read more Federal agency launches $2 million AI challenge to support caregivers By HPN staff Key Points HHS launched a $2 million national prize competition to encourage AI tools that reduce administrative burden, streamline care coordination, and ease caregiver burno... Read more Judge signs off on $7 billion Purdue Settlement after years of legal fights By HPN staff Key Points The approved $7 billion Purdue Pharma settlement represents one of the largest efforts to hold a pharmaceutical manufacturer financially accountable for its role in... Read more Pennsylvania lawmakers consider hospital price transparency bill By HPN Staff Key Points Pennsylvania Senate Bill 752 would require hospitals to publicly post clear, updated pricing for standard services and shoppable services, extend requirements to ho... Read more 1 2 3 4 5
U.S. completes exit from global health organization By HPN Staff Key Points The United States has formally withdrawn from the World Health Organization, citing dissatisfaction with the WHO’s handling of COVID-19 and concerns about political... Read more The drivers of rising costs: The price of hospitals, specialty services, and prescription drugs By Stephen Hemsley Key Points Hospital prices have grown nearly three times faster than inflation over the past 25 years and now account for more than 30% of total U.S. health care spendin... Read more Johnson & Johnson joins government push to lower drug prices, expand U.S. production By HPN Staff Johnson & Johnson reached a voluntary agreement with the U.S. government to lower certain prescription drug prices for patients and participate in a federal direct-to-consume... Read more Race-neutral kidney disease screening formula facing criticism By HPN Staff Key Points In 2021, the NKF-ASN recommended replacing the prior CKD-EPI kidney function formula (which included a race adjustment) with a race-neutral version to reduce racial... Read more Advocates in Massachusetts look to reverse recreational marijuana legalization By HPN staff Key Points Massachusetts advocates submitted ~76,000 signatures to advance a proposal banning recreational marijuana, potentially setting up a 2026 ballot question that would ... Read more Federal agency launches $2 million AI challenge to support caregivers By HPN staff Key Points HHS launched a $2 million national prize competition to encourage AI tools that reduce administrative burden, streamline care coordination, and ease caregiver burno... Read more Judge signs off on $7 billion Purdue Settlement after years of legal fights By HPN staff Key Points The approved $7 billion Purdue Pharma settlement represents one of the largest efforts to hold a pharmaceutical manufacturer financially accountable for its role in... Read more Pennsylvania lawmakers consider hospital price transparency bill By HPN Staff Key Points Pennsylvania Senate Bill 752 would require hospitals to publicly post clear, updated pricing for standard services and shoppable services, extend requirements to ho... Read more 1 2 3 4 5
The drivers of rising costs: The price of hospitals, specialty services, and prescription drugs By Stephen Hemsley Key Points Hospital prices have grown nearly three times faster than inflation over the past 25 years and now account for more than 30% of total U.S. health care spendin... Read more Johnson & Johnson joins government push to lower drug prices, expand U.S. production By HPN Staff Johnson & Johnson reached a voluntary agreement with the U.S. government to lower certain prescription drug prices for patients and participate in a federal direct-to-consume... Read more Race-neutral kidney disease screening formula facing criticism By HPN Staff Key Points In 2021, the NKF-ASN recommended replacing the prior CKD-EPI kidney function formula (which included a race adjustment) with a race-neutral version to reduce racial... Read more Advocates in Massachusetts look to reverse recreational marijuana legalization By HPN staff Key Points Massachusetts advocates submitted ~76,000 signatures to advance a proposal banning recreational marijuana, potentially setting up a 2026 ballot question that would ... Read more Federal agency launches $2 million AI challenge to support caregivers By HPN staff Key Points HHS launched a $2 million national prize competition to encourage AI tools that reduce administrative burden, streamline care coordination, and ease caregiver burno... Read more Judge signs off on $7 billion Purdue Settlement after years of legal fights By HPN staff Key Points The approved $7 billion Purdue Pharma settlement represents one of the largest efforts to hold a pharmaceutical manufacturer financially accountable for its role in... Read more Pennsylvania lawmakers consider hospital price transparency bill By HPN Staff Key Points Pennsylvania Senate Bill 752 would require hospitals to publicly post clear, updated pricing for standard services and shoppable services, extend requirements to ho... Read more 1 2 3 4 5
Johnson & Johnson joins government push to lower drug prices, expand U.S. production By HPN Staff Johnson & Johnson reached a voluntary agreement with the U.S. government to lower certain prescription drug prices for patients and participate in a federal direct-to-consume... Read more Race-neutral kidney disease screening formula facing criticism By HPN Staff Key Points In 2021, the NKF-ASN recommended replacing the prior CKD-EPI kidney function formula (which included a race adjustment) with a race-neutral version to reduce racial... Read more Advocates in Massachusetts look to reverse recreational marijuana legalization By HPN staff Key Points Massachusetts advocates submitted ~76,000 signatures to advance a proposal banning recreational marijuana, potentially setting up a 2026 ballot question that would ... Read more Federal agency launches $2 million AI challenge to support caregivers By HPN staff Key Points HHS launched a $2 million national prize competition to encourage AI tools that reduce administrative burden, streamline care coordination, and ease caregiver burno... Read more Judge signs off on $7 billion Purdue Settlement after years of legal fights By HPN staff Key Points The approved $7 billion Purdue Pharma settlement represents one of the largest efforts to hold a pharmaceutical manufacturer financially accountable for its role in... Read more Pennsylvania lawmakers consider hospital price transparency bill By HPN Staff Key Points Pennsylvania Senate Bill 752 would require hospitals to publicly post clear, updated pricing for standard services and shoppable services, extend requirements to ho... Read more 1 2 3 4 5
Race-neutral kidney disease screening formula facing criticism By HPN Staff Key Points In 2021, the NKF-ASN recommended replacing the prior CKD-EPI kidney function formula (which included a race adjustment) with a race-neutral version to reduce racial... Read more Advocates in Massachusetts look to reverse recreational marijuana legalization By HPN staff Key Points Massachusetts advocates submitted ~76,000 signatures to advance a proposal banning recreational marijuana, potentially setting up a 2026 ballot question that would ... Read more Federal agency launches $2 million AI challenge to support caregivers By HPN staff Key Points HHS launched a $2 million national prize competition to encourage AI tools that reduce administrative burden, streamline care coordination, and ease caregiver burno... Read more Judge signs off on $7 billion Purdue Settlement after years of legal fights By HPN staff Key Points The approved $7 billion Purdue Pharma settlement represents one of the largest efforts to hold a pharmaceutical manufacturer financially accountable for its role in... Read more Pennsylvania lawmakers consider hospital price transparency bill By HPN Staff Key Points Pennsylvania Senate Bill 752 would require hospitals to publicly post clear, updated pricing for standard services and shoppable services, extend requirements to ho... Read more 1 2 3 4 5
Advocates in Massachusetts look to reverse recreational marijuana legalization By HPN staff Key Points Massachusetts advocates submitted ~76,000 signatures to advance a proposal banning recreational marijuana, potentially setting up a 2026 ballot question that would ... Read more Federal agency launches $2 million AI challenge to support caregivers By HPN staff Key Points HHS launched a $2 million national prize competition to encourage AI tools that reduce administrative burden, streamline care coordination, and ease caregiver burno... Read more Judge signs off on $7 billion Purdue Settlement after years of legal fights By HPN staff Key Points The approved $7 billion Purdue Pharma settlement represents one of the largest efforts to hold a pharmaceutical manufacturer financially accountable for its role in... Read more Pennsylvania lawmakers consider hospital price transparency bill By HPN Staff Key Points Pennsylvania Senate Bill 752 would require hospitals to publicly post clear, updated pricing for standard services and shoppable services, extend requirements to ho... Read more 1 2 3 4 5
Federal agency launches $2 million AI challenge to support caregivers By HPN staff Key Points HHS launched a $2 million national prize competition to encourage AI tools that reduce administrative burden, streamline care coordination, and ease caregiver burno... Read more Judge signs off on $7 billion Purdue Settlement after years of legal fights By HPN staff Key Points The approved $7 billion Purdue Pharma settlement represents one of the largest efforts to hold a pharmaceutical manufacturer financially accountable for its role in... Read more Pennsylvania lawmakers consider hospital price transparency bill By HPN Staff Key Points Pennsylvania Senate Bill 752 would require hospitals to publicly post clear, updated pricing for standard services and shoppable services, extend requirements to ho... Read more 1 2 3 4 5
Judge signs off on $7 billion Purdue Settlement after years of legal fights By HPN staff Key Points The approved $7 billion Purdue Pharma settlement represents one of the largest efforts to hold a pharmaceutical manufacturer financially accountable for its role in... Read more Pennsylvania lawmakers consider hospital price transparency bill By HPN Staff Key Points Pennsylvania Senate Bill 752 would require hospitals to publicly post clear, updated pricing for standard services and shoppable services, extend requirements to ho... Read more
Pennsylvania lawmakers consider hospital price transparency bill By HPN Staff Key Points Pennsylvania Senate Bill 752 would require hospitals to publicly post clear, updated pricing for standard services and shoppable services, extend requirements to ho... Read more