My Awesome Newsletter

CMS proposes 340B cuts; UPS bets $48M on cold chain

July 10, 2026

Supply Chain Pulse — 2026-07-10 CMS dropped its CY2027 OPPS proposed rule yesterday, and the headline number — a 2.4% outpatient payment bump — buries the...

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340B Fight Escalates: Tampa General Sues Eli Lilly

July 9, 2026

Supply Chain Pulse — 2026-07-09 Tampa General Hospital is suing Eli Lilly for withholding 340B discounts — a move that signals the drug manufacturer's...

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Supply Chain Transparency Push + 340B Overhaul Incoming

July 7, 2026

Supply Chain Pulse — 2026-07-07 Bipartisan legislation to increase healthcare supply chain transparency is gaining real momentum in Congress, with HSCA...

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340B Under Siege: Lilly, CMS, and States All Move at Once

July 3, 2026

Supply Chain Pulse — 2026-07-03 Eli Lilly has halted 340B discounts and the hospital sector is demanding federal intervention — a significant escalation that...

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Medline & Hologic shortages: what hospitals are doing

July 2, 2026

Supply Chain Pulse — 2026-07-02 Surgical and diagnostic supply disruptions tied to Medline and Hologic aren't a blip — providers are now planning around...

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Transparency push, Danaher's Masimo play & 340B reform

June 30, 2026

Supply Chain Pulse — 2026-06-30 Two bipartisan bills advancing in Congress would mandate new layers of healthcare supply chain transparency — and HSCA is...

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Medtronic's tariff hit + GLP-1 cold chain boom

June 29, 2026

Supply Chain Pulse — 2026-06-29 Medtronic's CEO is putting numbers to the tariff pain — and the picture isn't pretty for device-heavy supply chains heading...

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FedEx Freight eyes healthcare; USPS rate shift July 12

June 28, 2026

Supply Chain Pulse — 2026-06-28 USPS pricing changes take effect July 12 — dimensional reporting tweaks and sub-pound rate adjustments that could quietly...

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Medline fire recovery + 340B fight escalates

June 26, 2026

Supply Chain Pulse — 2026-06-26 Medline says most customer orders are restored after a fire leveled its 1 million-square-foot Tracy, Calif. distribution...

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Medline & Hologic shortages: what hospitals are doing

June 25, 2026

Supply Chain Pulse — 2026-06-25 Disruptions to Medline and Hologic product lines are expected to persist through year-end — and hospitals are already making...

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Danaher closes Masimo deal; AI cuts surgical waste

June 23, 2026

Supply Chain Pulse — 2026-06-23 Danaher finalized its acquisition of Masimo this week, immediately installing new leadership and folding the patient...

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Port stability, Fed hold, and FedEx surcharge shifts

June 22, 2026

Supply Chain Pulse — 2026-06-22 The Port of Los Angeles is forecasting 900,000+ container units in both June and July — a genuine window of stability that...

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Medline fire, Impella alert, and a 340B battle

June 19, 2026

Supply Chain Pulse — 2026-06-19 Medline's 1 million-square-foot Tracy, California distribution center is gone — and while the company says most customer...

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Medline & Hologic shortages: How hospitals are coping

June 18, 2026

Supply Chain Pulse — 2026-06-18 Hospitals are deep in triage mode as Medline and Hologic supply disruptions — expected to drag through year-end — force...

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AI cuts surgical waste; tariffs upheld again

June 16, 2026

Supply Chain Pulse — 2026-06-16 A federal appeals court moved Friday to temporarily reinstate Trump's 10% global tariff while legal challenges play out —...

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Hartford HealthCare wins top supply chain honor

June 15, 2026

Supply Chain Pulse — 2026-06-15 Hartford HealthCare just took home Healthcare Purchasing News' 2026 Supply Chain Department of the Year — a recognition that...

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Ascension's $3.9B ASC bet reshapes the supply chain map

June 12, 2026

Supply Chain Pulse — 2026-06-12 Ascension just dropped $3.9 billion on Amsurg — the largest ambulatory surgery center deal in recent memory — and CEO Eduardo...

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Tariffs + Geopolitics Are Redrawing Pharma Supply Maps

June 11, 2026

Supply Chain Pulse — 2026-06-11 The convergence of aggressive tariff policy and geopolitical fragmentation is no longer a future risk for pharma supply...

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Owens & Minor gets new CEO; GE infant device alert

June 10, 2026

Supply Chain Pulse — 2026-06-10 Owens & Minor just handed the keys to Jim Marshall, a McKesson veteran, as the distributor pushes through a significant...

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Supply Chain Pulse — 2026-06-09

June 9, 2026

Supply Chain Pulse — 2026-06-09 Here are today's top healthcare supply chain stories. ArcBest, ABF Freight announce 5.9% rate increase The atypical Q2...

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