{"podcast":{"title":"Houston News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"houston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458112","podcast_index_feed_id":7458112,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/the-houston-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/the-houston-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":600,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Houston News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Houston—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Houston News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T08:19:29.885613+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/houston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458112"},"episode":{"title":"AstraZeneca Pays Texas $34M Over Medicaid Kickbacks | Houston News","slug":"astrazeneca-pays-texas-34m-over-medicaid-kickbacks-houston-news","published_at":"2026-06-29T23:11:47+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/houston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458112/astrazeneca-pays-texas-34m-over-medicaid-kickbacks-houston-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/houston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458112","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/f805c3bd-bf77-4246-9277-0762e42d46a2.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/f805c3bd-bf77-4246-9277-0762e42d46a2.mp3","summary":"AstraZeneca is paying nearly $34 million to Texas to settle allegations it ran a kickback scheme targeting Medicaid by offering free nursing services and other perks to sway doctors into prescribing its drugs — all while taxpayers footed the bill. This marks part of Texas’s aggressive push against pharmaceutical fraud, with similar lawsuits already filed against other major drugmakers accused of bribing providers to push profitable medications. The settlement avoids trial and sends a clear message: taxpayer dollars won’t be used to fund unethical sales tactics. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/fc6de073e3c6e6ca","meta_description":"AstraZeneca is paying nearly $34 million to Texas to settle allegations it ran a kickback scheme targeting Medicaid by offering free nursing services and…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":81,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/houston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458112/episodes/astrazeneca-pays-texas-34m-over-medicaid-kickbacks-houston-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/houston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458112/astrazeneca-pays-texas-34m-over-medicaid-kickbacks-houston-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}