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• nytimes.com

Trump Administration Moves to Oust Arbitrators as Doctor Payouts Soar

The two companies settled billing disputes between doctors and insurers, keeping patients out of the middle. One let doctors win 96 percent of the time.
• cbsnews.com

Democrats' election rout is poised to reorder federal health policy

Democrats' retaking of Congress doesn't change President Trump's control of the veto pen — making the new majority's aspirations to reverse changes to Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, and other safety net programs an uphill climb.
Democrats' election rout is poised to reorder federal health policy
• nytimes.com

Medical Professionals Are Among the Winners of the Midterms

About a half-dozen Democratic doctors and nurses ran for Congress. Some made opposition to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. central to their campaigns.
• theguardian.com

CVS Health to split pharmacy chain from health insurance

CVS Pharmacy will be separate from CVS Health, housing major insurer Aetna and benefits manager Caremark

CVS Health, the largest US healthcare conglomerate valued at $117bn, has announced its plans split off its pharmacy chain from its health insurance and benefits businesses, ending an era in which healthcare companies grew into massive conglomerates.

In their announcement on Wednesday, CVS Health said they will split off its 9,000 pharmacies, in-store clinics and mail order prescription business into a business named CVS Pharmacy.

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CVS Health to split pharmacy chain from health insurance
• cnbc.com

Blood banks targeted in latest European fridge cyberattacks

French blood banks were hit by cybersecurity attacks on Monday, with hackers cranking up temperatures in refrigerators storing blood.
Blood banks targeted in latest European fridge cyberattacks