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statnews. com > 04/23/2026 > trump-drug-price-deal-regeneron-mfn-negotiations

Trump celebrates closing first round of drug pricing deals, promises more ahead

4+ hour, 2+ min ago  (178+ words) STAT is a media company focused on finding and telling compelling stories about health, medicine, and scientific discovery. We produce daily news, investigative articles, and narrative projects in addition to multimedia features, podcasts, and opinion pieces. We tell our stories…...

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statnews. com > 04/13/2026 > trump-goes-soft-on-medicare-advantage-medical-underwriting-chart

Trump goes soft on insurance, and a medical underwriting chart

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (204+ words) Bob Herman is a business of health care reporter at STAT. He covers hospitals, health insurance, and other corners of the industry " with a goal of explaining and shining light on the massive amount of money flowing through the system....

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statnews. com > 04/02/2026 > medicare-advantage-star-ratings-changes-18-billion-windfall-health-insurers

Medicare Advantage plans win extra $18. 6 billion as feds cut star ratings measures

3+ week, 1+ hour ago  (537+ words) Bob Herman is a business of health care reporter at STAT. He covers hospitals, health insurance, and other corners of the industry " with a goal of explaining and shining light on the massive amount of money flowing through the system....

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statnews. com > 04/09/2026 > medicare-advantage-rates-latest-trump-policy-helps-health-insurers

Trump promised to clamp down on health insurers. His policies are enriching them

2+ week, 15+ hour ago  (153+ words) Bob Herman is the author of Health Care Inc. , an award-winning weekly newsletter about the business of health and medicine. President Trump and his health leaders have repeatedly directed their ire toward health insurance companies, painting them as fat cats…...

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statnews. com > 04/06/2026 > medicare-advantage-rates-2027-unitedhealth-humana-cvs-health-stocks-climb

Health insurers score major win with higher 2027 Medicare Advantage rates

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (253+ words) Bob Herman is a business of health care reporter at STAT. He covers hospitals, health insurance, and other corners of the industry " with a goal of explaining and shining light on the massive amount of money flowing through the system....

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statnews. com > 04/06/2026 > medicare-advantage-rates-huntsville-alabama-hospital-merger

A key Medicare Advantage announcement is due today

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (399+ words) Bob Herman is a business of health care reporter at STAT. He covers hospitals, health insurance, and other corners of the industry " with a goal of explaining and shining light on the massive amount of money flowing through the system....

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statnews. com > 04/02/2026 > drugmakers-white-house-negotiating-deals-drug-prices

Small drugmakers, facing threat of tariffs, negotiate pricing deals with White House

3+ week, 4+ hour ago  (135+ words) statnews. com Small drugmakers, facing threat of tariffs, negotiate pricing deals with White House Officials seek to replicate strategy used with larger companies in bid to lower prices Daniel Payne reports on how the health industry and Washington influence and…...

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statnews. com > 03/31/2026 > hsa-industry-lobbying-push-health-savings-accounts

HSA companies struck it big in Trump's tax bill. They're lobbying for more

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (249+ words) STAT is a media company focused on finding and telling compelling stories about health, medicine, and scientific discovery. We produce daily news, investigative articles, and narrative projects in addition to multimedia features, podcasts, and opinion pieces. We tell our stories…...

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statnews. com > 03/30/2026 > health-care-employment-stalls-big-for-profit-firms

Health care jobs growth is stagnating at the biggest for-profit firms

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (293+ words) Bob Herman is the author of Health Care Inc. , an award-winning weekly newsletter about the business of health and medicine. Over the past five years, the American workforce has grown in large part due to the health care industry. But…...

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statnews. com > 03/27/2026 > medicaid-hcbs-home-care-fraud-claims-lack-evidence

Trump administration says home care fraud is "rampant." What do the data show?

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (184+ words) In February, the U. S. DOGE Service released a gigantic dataset showing Medicaid provider spending from every month from 2018 to 2024. Social media buzzed with eye-popping numbers and claims of widespread fraud as the government insurer's home care spending more than doubled from…...