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Top Story FDA Phase Out of Animal Test Requirements for Drugs Begins With Biologics The FDA laid out a three-year roadmap to phase out animal toxicity testing in drug research. In addition to organoids and lab-on-a-chip tests, the agency is encouraging drug companies to use computer simulations and artificial intelligence to predict drug behavior. Sponsored Understanding EGPA: The Role of Eosinophils and Advancements in Treatment Options Presented by FASERNA FASENRA® (benralizumab) injection, for subcutaneous use, 30 mg is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA). FASENRA provides a treatment option for HCPs to consider when managing this challenging disease.  Learn more.

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Payer Advocates Applaud 5% MA Payment Increase CMS recently announced that payments to Medicare Advantage plans will increase by 5.06%, drawing support from payer advocates. Why 100+ Providers Are Using Artera's AI Agents for Patient Communication Healthcare staff are finding Artera's AI agents helpful and easy to use after six months of real-world deployment. One of these copilots helps staff manage patient communications faster and more accurately, and the other gives providers access to data to better tailor their patient outreach efforts. What Senior Care Can Teach Us About AI's Future in Healthcare Senior care innovations offer a glimpse of what is to come while providing useful lessons for the broader healthcare sector. Successful AI-enabled technologies will improve outcomes, ease burdens, and increase autonomy.  One Nation, Under Anxiety Newscasts deliver reports of plane crashes, political turmoil, mass layoffs, rising food prices, and unexpected public health alerts at an increasing pace. In what used to be predictable routines – planning meals, commuting to work, taking kids to school – people across the country now sense an undercurrent of apprehension.

Video   House passes GOP budget plan The House passed the GOP's budget plan, which seeks to slash Medicaid funding by billions. The House had originally passed the legislation in February, but the Senate introduced a revised version afterwards. The news comes the same week as Fabrizio Ward, the firm that conducted polls for President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign, released research showing that Medicaid cuts are unpopular among most Trump voters.

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