Health care news from around the web: July 28 – August 1, 2025

Experts call for investigation into $86 billion in Medicare Advantage 'ghost benefits' 

As Congress debates how to rein in federal spending, some experts say aspects of Medicare Advantage should be on the chopping block, starting with $86 billion a year in taxpayer-funded supplemental benefits that often go unused or unverified. 

Can new DEA leadership resolve the telemedicine prescription debate? 

Health care providers are once again pressuring the federal government to improve the process for using telemedicine to prescribe controlled medications. 

Health sector may face spillover cyberattacks amid Ukraine conflict: Report 

Cybersecurity group the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center is warning that Russia-linked threat actors may launch cyberattacks against U.S. and NATO infrastructure in response to a new U.S. weapons commitment to Ukraine. 

10M people will lose insurance due to GOP policy law: CBO 

The final tally from the nonpartisan budget scorekeeper estimates the law will decrease federal healthcare spending by $1.1 trillion over the next decade.