Getting clearer cost information before picking up a prescription would make managing medications easier for 36% of patients.

This represents a 4.5% gain from the second quarter and accounting for more than one-third of all household financial assets.

A number of factors can contribute to drug shortages, including supply chain disruptions, a limited number of manufacturers, regulatory burdens, small profit margins, natural disasters and unforeseen surges in demand for certain drugs.

"In 2025, shadow AI surged across health care organizations as staff across all aspects of care sought ways to improve efficiency amid persistent burnout, staffing shortages and other factors," said Alex Tyrell, senior vice president and chief technology officer at Wolters Kluwer.

This was the first time the company had placed a dollar figure on the potential impact of its decision to end rebates.

The goal of the program, according to the agency, is to increase regulatory predictability, facilitate the construction of manufacturing sites in the United States and streamline aspects of pharmaceutical manufacturing facility assessments in advance of a specific product application.

Health care fraud remained a leading source of settlements and judgments with more than $5.7 billion of the total settlements and judgments last year were related to matters involving the industry.

This case is part of a broader effort by the attorney general's office to examine electronic health record vendors' compliance with Texas laws governing parental access to minors' health records.