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Renée Fleming talks new book “Music and Mind”

[ad_1] Renée Fleming talks new book “Music and Mind” – CBS News Watch CBS News Renée Fleming is a five-time Grammy winner, a Kennedy Center honoree and a longtime advocate for the healing power of the arts. For her new book “Music and Mind,” Fleming collected essays from leading scientists, artists and health care providers….

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Biden releases 2025 budget proposal, laying out vision for second term

[ad_1] Washington — President Biden on Monday released a budget proposal aimed at getting voters’ attention: It would offer tax breaks for families, lower health care costs, smaller deficits and higher taxes on the wealthy and corporations. Unlikely to pass the House and the Senate to become law, the proposal for fiscal 2025 is an…

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Biden team, UnitedHealth struggle to restore paralyzed billing systems after cyberattack

[ad_1] Margaret Parsons, one of three dermatologists at a 20-person practice in Sacramento, California, is in a bind. Since a Feb. 21 cyberattack on a previously obscure medical payment processing company, Change Healthcare, Parsons said, she and her colleagues haven’t been able to electronically bill for their services. She heard Noridian Healthcare Solutions, California’s Medicare…

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In State of the Union address, Biden to urge Congress to pass measures to lower health care costs

[ad_1] President Biden plans to urge Congress to focus on cost-saving ideas for prescription drugs in his State of the Union address Thursday night, including capping out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for all Americans and allowing the federal government to negotiate the prices of widely used medications. These two proposals expand on actions taken in the…

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Cyberattack on UnitedHealth still impacting prescription access

[ad_1] Cyberattack on UnitedHealth still impacting prescription access – CBS News Watch CBS News A cyberattack on the health technology provider Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of the UnitedHealth Group, is wreaking havoc nationwide, as some hospitals and pharmacies cannot get paid and many patients are unable to get prescriptions. Nicole Sganga has details. Be the…

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Cybersecurity breach at UnitedHealth subsidiary causes Rx delays for some pharmacies

[ad_1] An ongoing cybersecurity breach that hit the health technology company Change Healthcare this week has led to prescription delays for at least a few small pharmacies in the U.S., with some interruptions reported by bigger institutions like Walgreens, according to the pharmacies. Change Healthcare — a technology company based in Tennessee that is part…

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Insulin still unaffordable to some after price caps

[ad_1] Insulin still unaffordable to some after price caps – CBS News Watch CBS News The maximum monthly price for insulin was recently capped at $35 for millions. But many don’t qualify and struggle to afford the life-saving medication. Roxana Saberi has more. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live…

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Big Pharma CEOs testify on drug prices in Senate hearing

[ad_1] Big Pharma CEOs testify on drug prices in Senate hearing – CBS News Watch CBS News Appearing before a Senate committee Thursday, the CEOs of Johnson and Johnson, Merck and Bristol Myers Squibb answered questions as to why the price of their drugs are three times higher in the U.S. than in 33 other…

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Lucy Perez, partner at McKinsey & Company, is on mission to close women’s health gap

[ad_1] BOSTON – Lucy Perez is on a mission. The senior partner at McKinsey & Company, a management consulting firm, will receive a Pinnacle Award in Boston Friday. Each year, the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce honors select women who impact their communities through leadership, entrepreneurship, management and more.  Perez has spent the last year…

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What the health care sector is selling to Wall Street: The “first trillion-dollar drug company is out there”

[ad_1] Every year, thousands of bankers, venture capitalists, private equity investors and other moneybags flock to San Francisco’s Union Square to pursue deals.  Scores of security guards keep the homeless, the snoops and the patent-stealers at bay, while the dealmakers pack into the cramped Westin St. Francis hotel and its surrounds to meet with cash-hungry…

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