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The hiring spree is in anticipation of more lawsuits, on the heels of one filed in Louisiana last month by six vaccine-injured plaintiffs against the federal government, which aims to overturn the legal immunity that Big Pharma now has.

A new rule, which is set to take effect Jan. 1 and requires PBMs to take most of their "performance fees" at the time prescriptions are filled, is adding to the woes of the independent drugstores it was partly designed to help.

First Lady Jill Biden, who will lead the new initiative that will explore public-private partnerships and engage private and philanthropic leaders to drive innovation in women's health, says a lack of research is "not acceptable."

The health insurance index is currently at its lowest reading in nearly six years, however, the Bureau of Labor Statistics rolled out a few changes to how it tabulates health care with Tuesday's release of the October CPI.

Artificial intelligence could reduce clinicians' administrative work and accelerate drug innovation, but the new technology needs oversight, said lawmakers, who met last week to discuss benefits as well as possible threats of AI.

Of the $3 trillion spent each year on health care in the U.S., 10% to 30% consists of so-called "low-value care" – when doctors order unnecessary X-rays, EKGs, lab tests and antibiotics, according to multiple estimates.