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CMS Unveils Voluntary BALANCE Program to Lower GLP-1 Costs for Medicare and Medicaid

The program pairs discounted drug access with no-cost lifestyle support through a phased rollout beginning in 2026.

Longitudinal Study Finds One in Four U.S. Adults Faces Unaffordable Care or Skips Treatment

White House Adds 9 Pharma Deals, Extending Drug-Price Pacts to 14 Manufacturers

BMJ Study Links Hospital REIT Deals to Sharply Higher Closure and Bankruptcy Risk

House Passes Five-Year Extension of Hospital-at-Home Waivers Through 2030

UMCG to Restart Pediatric Heart Operations in January

Galicia Primary Care Strike Opens With Low Participation After Partial Union Deal

CMS Finalizes 2026 Outpatient Rule With 2.6% Pay Increase, Site-Neutral Expansion and New Transparency Mandates

Alberta Tables Bill 11 to Permit Dual Practice for Surgeons Under New Safeguards

Germany’s Care Grade 1 Review Fuels Rise in Upgrade Requests

Alberta Confirms Dual Practice Plan Focused on Surgeons

Tens of Thousands Rally Across Andalusia for Public Healthcare as Galicia Faces Nov. 26 Primary‑Care Strike

Germany’s Health System Faces E-Prescription Disruption as Crypto Deadline Nears

Quebec Seeks New Talks on Bill 2, Suspends Two Physician Pay Changes

CMS Finalizes 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule With Efficiency Cuts and Two‑Tier Rates

Caen University Hospital ERs Lose Interns for Six Months as Government Sends Reserve Doctors

Germany Rolls Out Midwife Pay Overhaul Rewarding One-to-One Births

Senators Edge Toward 340B Overhaul as CBO Warns on Costs and HRSA Plans 2026 Rebate Pilot

OMC Flags 69,000 Doctor Retirements and Calls for a National Replacement Pact

Medicare Bulk-Billing Expansion Starts Saturday as About 900 GP Practices Commit to Fully Bulk-Bill