AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoDirect-to-care fundraising: South Africa’s Dr Ephraim Kgoete is selling kotas to pay for surgeries for patients who can’t afford treatment, turning a side hustle into real access to care. Training tech, locally built: Philippines DOST-PCHRD funded a homegrown ultrasound “phantom model” so clinicians can practice ultrasound-guided procedures more affordably, with work targeted to finish by August 2026. Obesity coverage pressure: CMS delayed the Medicare Part D rollout of the BALANCE model until at least 2027, but extended a bridge program through 2027 to keep near-term GLP-1 access moving for eligible Medicare patients. Stroke prevention pipeline: FDA granted Priority Review to Bayer’s asundexian for secondary stroke prevention after non-cardioembolic stroke/TIA. Workforce and affordability fights: Democratic-led states sued the Trump administration over new federal student-loan limits for healthcare professional degrees, arguing the rule unlawfully narrows eligibility. Payments infrastructure: NMI acquired Dwolla to expand embedded, real-time money movement capabilities.
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