Bob Herman

When I hear "value-based care" these days.

Amazing @TaraBannow reporting on a company (and its colorful owners) getting very rich off the No Surprises Act. statnews.com/2026/03/18/no-…

You HAVE to read this story by Tara Bannow, even if it's just for the lede and for the video of Scott LaRoque's fire- and dancer-filled entrance to his company's holiday party. statnews.com/2026/03/18/no-…

Breaking: A federal judge says the Trump admin likely violated the law in appointing new vaccine advisers and overhauling the childhood vaccine schedule. statnews.com/2026/03/16/ken…

How would STAT have covered the pharmaceutical scandal subplot from "The Fugitive"? Wait, is the pharma company's name MacGruber? How much time actually elapsed in the movie? A fun one from Alex Hogan. statnews.com/2026/03/13/fug…

Ahem: statnews.com/2025/12/22/tru… x.com/DrOzCMS/status…

Venture capitalist Boris Nikolic seemed to disappear from the biotech industry after his close relationship with Jeffrey Epstein came to light in 2019. He's been quietly mounting a comeback, with the help of an influential fellow VC. statnews.com/2026/03/11/eps…

Find someone who looks at you like a Midwest meteorologist looks at a storm system

at the doctor’s office and ran into my first AI slop children’s book. I’m so depressed

President Trump heralded TrumpRx as “one of the most transformative health care initiatives of all time.” A month in, administration pledges are far from being met — even as drug pricing has become a key part of its pitch to voters. statnews.com/2026/03/05/tru…

Last year, UnitedHealth Group disclosed 3,100 subsidiaries. This year? Just 10. The health care giant is paring back transparency right as its executives say they are embracing it. statnews.com/2026/03/04/uni…

Stanley Plotkin, known as the “godfather of vaccines,” in an interview with @HelenBranswell: “All I can say is that I’m beginning to regret having lived so long — because we’re going downhill.” statnews.com/2026/03/02/sta…

Patients stuck in tug-of-war between insurers and pharma cos. over use of copay cards for pricey meds. My latest #BilloftheMonth @washingtonpost @KFFHealthNews. washingtonpost.com/wellness/2026/…

@nikillinit When they become attendings

All my doctor friends be like “I’m doing a fellowship” constantly. Lord of the rings ass career.

Exclusive: How Jeffrey Epstein’s tissue samples ignited a furor in George Church’s Harvard lab. By ⁦@MeganMolteni⁩ statnews.com/2026/02/24/eps…

NEW: The entire process of finding Medicare coverage may be influenced by artificial intelligence in the not-too-distant future. CMS wants to use AI tools for its "Medicare Experience Modernization" project — and there are lots of question marks. statnews.com/2026/02/23/med…

NEW: Pharma lobbyists are working to influence an agency once thought largely off-limits — the FDA. How Trump-era politics are being injected into the agency tasked with regulating America’s medicines: w/ @LizzyLaw_ statnews.com/2026/02/23/fda…

Ditto what @bobjherman said, but let me also add: Behind any prize-winning reporting team is a group of talented, hard-working editors whose names you never see but who make the work more powerful. @statnews has some of the best. Starting with executive editor @rickberke.

Working at STAT is a true joy. Everyone here works their tails off to produce trustworthy, powerful health care journalism. Extremely proud of @LizzyLaw_ and the @statnews staff for this. statnews.com/2026/02/18/sta…

So proud of the entire ⁦@statnews⁩ team and ⁦@LizzyLaw_⁩ for winning a prestigious George Polk award — our fourth in five years — for coverage of Trump’s impact on health and science. ⁦@PolkAwards⁩ statnews.com/2026/02/18/sta…

This makes it four @PolkAwards for @statnews in five years — a credit to an incredibly talented staff. prnewswire.com/news-releases/…