June 16, 2026
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STAT+ | FDA approves Sanofi diabetes drug for children with stage 3 diabetes

Former CDER head Tracy Beth Høeg previously disagreed with staff on approval of teplizumab for children with stage 3 diabetes.

By Lizzy Lawrence

STAT+ | FDA approves Colorado’s plan to import cheaper drugs from Canada

Florida became the first state to receive such approval from the FDA, in 2024, but has yet to start importing drugs.

By Lizzy Lawrence and Ed Silverman

STAT+ | Trump’s obesity drug plan creates a temporary Medicare program that may be hard to end

After July 1, Medicare will offer GLP-1 weight-loss drugs for $50. By benefiting insurers, drugmakers, and seniors, it may not remain a temporary program.

By John Wilkerson
The Healthcare Financial Management Association’s annual conference in Maryland.
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STAT+ | At hospital finance conference, a call to end the friction that’s keeping costs high

At the Healthcare Financial Management Association conference, there was wide agreement that affordability is a major issue. What to do was far less clear.

By Tara Bannow
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