CMS announces pause on new durable medical equipment suppliers The decision impacts new suppliers of equipments such as oxygen tanks and urinary catheters

https://www.statnews.com/2026/02/26/cms-national-moratorium-durable-medical-equipment/ By O. Rose BroderickFeb. 26, 2026 Disability in Health Care Reporting Fellow

Listen: FDA turmoil, election intrigue, AI, and more On ‘The Readout LOUD’ this week, Adam is joined by guest co-host Jared Holz

https://www.statnews.com/2026/02/26/listen-fda-turmoil-election-intrigue-ai-readout-loud/ By Adam FeuersteinFeb. 26, 2026 Senior Writer, Biotech

Cigna, extending reach into prescription drugs, acquires major pharmacy used by hospitals Move is latest example of health insurers’ push for ‘vertical integration’

https://www.statnews.com/2026/02/26/cigna-carepathrx-acquisition-vertical-integration/ By Bob HermanFeb. 26, 2026 Business of Health Care Reporter

Justice Department backs AbbVie in its bid to overturn a Colorado law guiding a drug discount program Drugmakers allege that using contract pharmacies led to abuses and ineligible rebates

https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2026/02/26/justice-department-backs-abbvie-340b-hospitals-medicines-pharma/ By Ed SilvermanFeb. 26, 2026 Pharmalot Columnist, Senior Writer

U.S. government must invest more in research around men’s sexual and reproductive health Too many initiatives focused on STIs and unplanned pregnancy ignore half the population

https://www.statnews.com/2026/02/27/mens-sexual-reproductive-health-contraception-stis-research/ By Kenneth H. MayerFeb. 27, 2026 Mayer is medical research director and co-chair of The Fenway Institute as well as a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.

Everything you need to know about RFK Jr., MAHA, and ‘glypho-gate’ A recent executive order has put the health secretary at the center of controversy

https://www.statnews.com/2026/02/26/glyphosate-herbicide-maha-backlash-alex-hogan-status-report/ By Alex HoganFeb. 26, 2026 Senior Multimedia Producer

Can an RFK Jr. action figure help cement the MAHA-MAGA alliance? He’s an action figure. He’s a milk-drinking rave-goer. He’s America’s health secretary

https://www.statnews.com/2026/02/27/rfk-jr-action-figure-video-hhs-policy-memes/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_oJMjI8F7ECK7-JuCht3ZrJUqnOMGqI6wcT2DoR89oWbe1EreZvWdHWKYHvEq6-xsj48wCwqx4_AnG07RxhZl7lt0vWQ&_hsmi=405991766&utm_content=405991766&utm_source=hs_email By Chelsea Cirruzzo and Daniel PayneFeb. 27, 2026