One of the most expensive problems facing the healthcare industry is drug shortages. They cost US hospitals roughly $900 million and 20 million hours of labor annually, according to a June 2025 survey from healthcare services firm Vizient.

A Florida-based nonprofit, Angels for Change, is trying to solve that problem.

Laura Bray, a former business professor, founded the organization in 2019 after being told that a life-saving medicine her young daughter undergoing cancer treatment needed was unavailable. Though she was eventually able to get it, Bray made it her goal to help prevent other families from going through a similar scenario.

“Our mission is to end drug shortages through advocacy, awareness, and a resilient supply chain,” Bray told Healthcare Brew. “Nobody was prioritizing it because of lack of awareness, and nobody was providing solutions like they were in every other supply chain, so we have to build that solution.”

Find more on how Angels for Change operates here.—MA

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is set to have big implications for hospitals and insurers. But experts say it could also impact patient care—specifically, maternal health.

Already, the US has a D+ rating for maternal and infant mortality and morbidity, according to the 2024 March of Dimes Report Card. Now, the bill is cutting federal spending on Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) by $1 trillion, leaving 16 million beneficiaries potentially without coverage by 2034.

This is a challenge, as Medicaid is the largest single payer for pregnancy-related services, KFF reported in May, covering 41% of births across the country and nearly half of births in rural areas. States with the most rural hospitals are also more likely to have reproductive rights restrictions. (For example, Alabama, Oklahoma, and Texas all have abortion bans and are experiencing a rural health crisis.)

“Medicaid is vital for moms and babies in this country,” Michael Warren, chief medical and health officer at nonprofit March of Dimes, told Healthcare Brew.

Here’s how the budget bill could impact maternal care.—CM

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Jerome Adams: The former US Surgeon General was appointed as a distinguished medical advisor at Eko Health, a San Francisco-based company specializing in AI-powered cardiac and pulmonary detection tech, the startup shared Aug. 19.

Steve Baker: Indiana health system Columbus Regional Health announced Aug. 21 its president and CEO was no longer with the company after less than five months in the role. The former president and CEO Jim Bickel returned from retirement to replace Baker on an interim basis.

See the full list here.—CC

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