AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoMedicare Advantage access under strain: CarolinaEast Medical Center in North Carolina says it will drop UnitedHealthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage plans from July 1, citing “unsustainable” payment policies, denials, and reimbursement delays—while emergency care stays covered and negotiations continue. Maternal coverage cliff: A new report warns that Medicaid eligibility redeterminations could disrupt care for pregnant people, with 52% of Medicaid mothers expecting to lose coverage and leaders flagging delayed prenatal/postpartum visits. Policy + supply security: The EU reached a provisional deal to boost production of essential medicines inside Europe and cut non-EU dependency, while Japan is scrambling over oil-linked medical supplies like gloves. Biotech + trials: Enterprise Therapeutics’ phase 2 cystic fibrosis drug hit its primary lung-function endpoint, aiming at patients who can’t use CFTR modulators. Tech in the exam room: Ditto raised €7.6M for patient-side AI summaries of appointments. Public health watch: A hantavirus cruise outbreak continues to trigger global alerts, with experts stressing it’s not like COVID spread.
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