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Bessent alleges anti-fraud guardrails are ‘loosest’ in blue states

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent accused Democratic-led states Friday of having poor fraud prevention mechanisms while at a Minnesota press conference. The state has been at the center of a healthcare fraud scandal for much of this year after the Justice Department indicted more than a dozen people on accusations of defrauding taxpayers, using funds for…

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Bessent alleges anti-fraud guardrails are ‘loosest’ in blue states

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent accused Democratic-led states Friday of having poor fraud prevention mechanisms while at a Minnesota press conference. The state has been at the center of a healthcare fraud scandal for much of this year after the Justice Department indicted more than a dozen people on accusations of defrauding taxpayers, using funds for…

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Watch live: Trump officials announce new anti-fraud measures in Minnesota

Top Trump administration officials are set to announce new anti-fraud measures Friday in Minnesota as the White House steps up its crackdown on fraud involving federal assistance and healthcare programs. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, FBI Director Kash Patel, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz and Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson will…

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Watch live: Trump officials announce new anti-fraud measures in Minnesota

Top Trump administration officials are set to announce new anti-fraud measures Friday in Minnesota as the White House steps up its crackdown on fraud involving federal assistance and healthcare programs. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, FBI Director Kash Patel, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz and Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson will…

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FDA again bypasses advisers to remove black-box warnings from menopause treatments

Some experts express concern about ‘lack of transparency’ as agency removes warnings on three estrogen patches

Three more patches for treating menopause will no longer carry black-box warnings about cardiovascular disease, breast cancer and dementia, officials at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Friday.

The FDA did not convene an advisory committee and offered few details on the scientific basis for the decision in the press briefing. The news follows the removal of black-box warnings from six menopause treatments in February, as patients across the US struggle with shortages of the patches.

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© Photograph: Bsip Sa/Alamy

© Photograph: Bsip Sa/Alamy

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New federal rule requires drug intermediaries to disclose how they’re paid

The companies that manage billions of dollars in prescription drug spending for employers and workers will soon be required to inform their clients all the different ways they get paid under a new rule released by the Trump administration Thursday.  A final rule by the Department of Labor will require pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) for…

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New federal rule requires drug intermediaries to disclose how they’re paid

The companies that manage billions of dollars in prescription drug spending for employers and workers will soon be required to inform their clients all the different ways they get paid under a new rule released by the Trump administration Thursday.  A final rule by the Department of Labor will require pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) for…

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