Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drugs starts manufacturing its medications in Dallas, aiming for affordable pricing by eliminating middlemen.

Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Drugs will begin manufacturing its own medications this week Fortune

Kaiser Foundation Hospitals is laying off over 70 IT employees across California, citing the move as difficult but necessary. This follows a previous layoff of 115 IT positions.

Kaiser conducts 2nd IT layoff Becker's Hospital Review

Fee-for-service, criticized for inefficiency and greed, plagues U.S. healthcare, affecting insurers, providers, and patients, bolstering systemic problems and resisting value-based care despite alternatives.

Fee-For-Service: Predominant, Winning & Stupid – The Health Care Blog The Healthcare Blog

Change Healthcare, disoriented by BlackCat's cyberattack, allegedly pays $22m ransom, yet data remains unsecured. Affiliate Notchy claims withholding of ransom share before BlackCat halts operations. Other vulnerable affiliates may leak stolen data. Cited as "exit scam," BlackCat's network 'seizure notice' likely faked. Cybersecurity firm warns crime outfits can't be trusted, alluding to BlackCat's closure following LockBit's inevitable demise.

BlackCat Ransomware Group Implodes After Apparent $22M Payment by Change Healthcare KrebsonSecurity