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Rite Aid sells upwards of 1,000 stores to CVS, Walgreens, others | Healthcare Dive
Rite Aid plans to sell the majority of its pharmacies to rival drugstore chains. CVS Health is one of the largest buyers, snapping up prescription files from hundreds of stores and fully acquiring 64 brick-and-mortar locations.
House committees advance reconciliation text with big impacts on healthcare | Healthcare Dive
Republicans in Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means have approved their portions of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” after marathon markups. Here’s an extensive look at what the legislation means for healthcare.
Stopping a ‘moral obscenity’: Senate Judiciary Committee expresses support for PBM reform | Healthcare Dive
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, suggested Congress could once again move to overhaul PBMs’ controversial business practices after legislators pass President Donald Trump’s conservative megabill this summer.
Trump revives ‘most favored nation’ plan in effort to cut US drug prices | Healthcare Dive
The proposal would see the HHS set price targets other countries pay for certain medicines, kicking off a round of discussions with substantial ramifications for drugmakers. It’s likely to be challenged in court, however.
Democrats urge Republicans to focus on Medicare Advantage upcoding instead of Medicaid cuts | Healthcare Dive
Stopping MA insurers from inflating their reimbursement is a better strategy to save federal dollars than restricting benefits or cutting eligibility in Medicaid, the Democrat lawmakers wrote to GOP leadership this week.
Millions could lose coverage under potential GOP Medicaid policies: CBO | Healthcare Dive
The Congressional Budget Office expects states will replace about half of the reduced federal support with their own resources, and then reduce spending by cutting provider payment rates, optional benefits and enrollment.
Shareholders sue UnitedHealth for obfuscating business impacts from Thompson death | Healthcare Dive
The lawsuit, which seeks class action status, alleges that UnitedHealth and its executives didn’t properly warn investors about how the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson would affect its business.
A public health grant provides a lifeline for pregnant and postpartum women in Colorado. Federal cuts threaten its stability. | Healthcare Dive
The abrupt end of $11 billion in public health grants nationally disrupted a program in Colorado that provides residents critical access to behavioral health and substance abuse support.
A year after Steward declared bankruptcy, hospitals and communities still feel fallout: report | Healthcare Dive
Two Steward hospitals have paused services while five more have permanently closed. The closures brought layoffs and disruptions to patient care, according to the Private Equity Stakeholder Project.