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Despite strong demand, 44% of LGBTQ youth who want mental healthcare say they cannot access it. Teens face long waitlists, prohibitive costs, parental consent complications and a shortage of affirming providers, Fierce Healthcare and @UnclosetedMedia found. bit.ly/4woABU9

The broken pipeline of mental healthcare for LGBTQ teenagers

Editor's Note: This story was reported in partnership with Uncloseted Media, a nonpartisan, investigative, LGBTQ-focuse | Despite strong demand, 44% of LGBTQ youth who want mental healthcare say they...

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.@AbridgeHQ picks up strategic investment from @EliLillyandCo, expands payer, research workflows bit.ly/4v7AHyt

Abridge picks up strategic investment from Eli Lilly, expands payer, research workflows

Since launching eight years ago with an ambient medical transcription tool, Abridge has set is sights more broadly on building out a full-scale AI clinical assistant. | Abridge secured a strategic...

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.@SOPHiAGENETICS, @MSKCancerCenter sign strategic collab for AI-powered precision oncology hub bit.ly/4v3PMkE

Sophia Genetics, Memorial Sloan Kettering sign strategic collab for AI-powered precision oncology...

Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Center and artificial intelligence-driven health tech company Sophia Genetics

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Despite steady demand for obesity medications, 49% of payers who do not currently cover GLP-1s for obesity would not do so at any price, a new report from Pharmaceutical Strategies Group (PSG) found bit.ly/3QgzfdL

PSG report examines payers and employers’ attitudes towards GLP-1 coverage, unbundling’ PBM models

Despite steady demand for obesity medications, 49% of payers who do not currently cover GLP-1s for obesity would not do so at any price, a new

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.@pcmanet released a new policy platform, which includes six ways it says that federal policymakers can support lower drug costs bit.ly/43tLpmJ

PCMA unveils new policy platform aimed at drug affordability

The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association released a new policy platform that includes six w | The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association released a new policy platform, which includes six...

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Accrediting bodies, more medical schools commit to RFK Jr.'s nutrition education pledge bit.ly/43ssKHT

Accrediting bodies, more medical schools commit to RFK Jr.'s nutrition education pledge

Several accreditation and assessment organizations, as well as an additional 19 medical schools, have joined the Trump administration’s call for greater integration of nutritional learning in medic |...

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AHIP 2026: @CAQH rebrands as DataSpring as it charts course for the future bit.ly/4vJor7h

AHIP 2026: CAQH rebrands as DataSpring as it charts course for the future

LAS VEGAS—CAQH has rebranded as DataSpring, a name leaders say reflect the organizations push toward a more modern and innovative future. | LAS VEGAS—CAQH has rebranded as DataSpring, a name leaders...

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.@AlignmentHealth CEO 'very confident' in Q2 guidance as insurer eyes market expansion bit.ly/3PSl9PR

Alignment Health CEO 'very confident' in Q2 guidance as insurer eyes market expansion

Alignment Health CEO John Kao is bullish about the company's continued growth, reiterating to investors that its strong revenue and membership gains in the first quarter would continue in Q2 despit |...

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Cities sue Trump administration to block final ACA rule bit.ly/4edv9LD

Cities sue Trump administration to block final ACA rule

A group of cities is suing the feds to challenge recently finalized changes to the Affordable Care Act's marketplaces, which they say could lead 3 million people to lose coverage. | A group of cities...

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CalOptima Health approves $430M rate increase to keep safety-net providers afloat bit.ly/4e20xOl

CalOptima Health approves $430M rate increase to keep safety-net providers afloat

In response to recent and upcoming Medicaid policy changes, CalOptima Health said it is tapping nearly $430 million from its reserves to boost its payments to hospitals and specialists over the nex |...

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.@UPMC, the nonprofit system that stands as Pennsylvania's largest non-governmental employer, confirmed it is cutting about 200 employees and shuttering 300 open positions that were not in active recruitment bit.ly/4e1Ah6I

Fierce Healthcare Layoff Tracker—UPMC lays off 200; UVM cuts 142 roles

Fierce Healthcare is tracking workforce changes across healthcare in 2026. Stick with this tracker for the latest updates, and reach out to the team with any layoff news. | Stick with this tracker...

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More than one-third of clinicians say artificial intelligence use is allowing them to see more patients, with a median of five additional patients per week, a new report from @Philips found bit.ly/4uCykTm

Clinicians report AI use expands patient capacity, boosts efficiency: Philips survey

More than one-third of clinicians say artificial intelligence use is allowing them to see more patients, with a median of five additional patients per week, a new

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Hundreds of hospitals warned over price transparency failings, AP reports bit.ly/4ee2tlo

Hundreds of hospitals warned over price transparency failings, AP reports

More than 500 hospitals falling short on price transparency requirements have received warnings from the federal government since April, with more “likely” to receive similar notices soon, the AP r |...

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.@CVSHealth launched an AI Learning Academy for its workforce. Here's why bit.ly/4ghKNbc

CVS launched an AI Learning Academy for its workforce. Here's why

Artificial intelligence is here to stay in healthcare, and the industry's largest players, like CVS Health, are making huge commitments to the tech. | Embracing AI requires a workforce that's ready...

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From affordability to engagement, these are the topics to watch at #AHIP2026 bit.ly/4e1Wy4l

From affordability to engagement, these are the topics to watch at AHIP 2026

Health insurance executives convene this week in Las Vegas at a time when the industry is facing significant pressure on cost, access and policy changes. | Health insurance executives convene this...

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Trump admin's $100K H-1B visa fee policy tossed by federal judge bit.ly/4olrjom

Trump admin's $100K H-1B visa fee policy tossed by federal judge

A federal judge on Monday vacated a Trump administration requirement that employers pay a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications, ruling that the policy was unlawful.  | Several blue states...

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House Appropriations Committee takes aim at CMS' WISeR pilot bit.ly/4xpGYqQ

House Appropriations Committee takes aim at CMS' WISeR pilot

A key legislative panel voted Tuesday to bar the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services from spending funds on a controversial prior authorization pilot. | A key legislative panel voted Tuesday to...

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Fullspan Health debuts Healthline AI companion to connect consumers to medical content and providers bit.ly/4o7JLAA

Fullspan Health debuts Healthline AI companion to connect consumers to medical content and providers

Healthcare platform Fullspan Health rolled out a conversational artificial intelligence agent that can answer consumers' health-related inquiries and connect them to providers. | The conversational...

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.@ClevelandClinic agrees to 'decades-long' halt on gender-affirming care for minors in DOJ settlement bit.ly/4vDBgQu

Cleveland Clinic agrees to 'decades-long' halt on gender-affirming care for minors in DOJ settlement

Cleveland Clinic is the next major health system to enter a deal with the Trump administration’s Justice Department promising not to deliver certain gender-affirming care to minors and committing r |...

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Weekly Rundown: Trump signs AI executive order; @HealthCatalyst to sell Vitalware for $147M bit.ly/4a2GwF1

Weekly Rundown: Trump signs AI executive order; Health Catalyst to sell Vitalware for $147M

Stay up to date on the latest in health tech, digital health and health AI news with this weekly brief. This is news from the week of June 1 to June 5.  | Stay up to date on the latest in health...

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.@ixlayer_ rolls out digital acute pain management platform in collaboration with @VertexPharma bit.ly/4e5BLf0

Ixlayer rolls out digital acute pain management platform in collaboration with Vertex Pharmaceuti...

Cloud-based direct-to-patient platform ixlayer launched a platform designed to help patients find care and treatment for acute pain. | The platform was built in collaboration with Vertex Pharmaceut...

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