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Hospitals and hospital systems need to make clearer and more consistent demands for climate accountability from their suppliers, and they need to follow through with preferred green vendor programs and the like.

Ambreen Molitor, Planned Parenthood’s national director of venture and innovation, discussed three partnerships her organization has launched this year to address barriers to abortion care. These partnerships tackle barriers such as cost, changing state laws and lack of emotional support.

AstraZeneca is paying $1 billion up front to acquire Gracell Biotechnologies, a clinical-stage cell therapy developer. The deal is the latest in a series of AstraZeneca moves intended to expand its presence in the burgeoning cell therapy field.

By acquiring RayzeBio, Bristol Myers Squibb gains a pipeline of radiopharmaceuticals and the infrastructure for manufacturing these targeted cancer therapies. In the second half of 2023 alone, BMS has committed about $24 billion to business development deals.

Executives at LRVHealth expect to see a continued focus on generative AI, increased enrollment in Medicare Advantage and more in 2024.

Current billing practices do not adequately meet the needs of consumers, providers or payers. While there is no magic wand, reinventing billing processes in the US will require measures that strengthen consumer protection, and continued policy change towards fairer drug pricing and increased price transparency of provider service costs.

Last month at a conference, AdventHealth CEO Terry Shaw shared some employee retention strategies used at his health system. He stressed the importance of gathering employee feedback and using it to give them the changes they need. This month, MedCity News followed up with AdventHealth to get a better picture of what these strategies look like in practice.

The decisions caregivers make and the support they provide make a profound impact on another human being’s life. Taking responsibility for someone’s ability to thrive in the best way that they can means listening to yourself.

Representatives from the Guttmacher Institute and NFPRHA shared their wins and losses for reproductive health in 2023. Their wins include states moving to protect contraception and the approval of Opill, while their losses include state enactments of abortion bans and the lack of funding for Title X.

Knownwell's $20 million Series A funding round was led by A16Z and included participation from Flare Capital Partners. The company also launched an adolescent metabolic health program.