by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 6, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
A common asthma drug is in short supply after one of the last major manufacturers shut down operations. Albuterol is used to treat asthma, along with conditions like Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which surged earlier in the year. Akorn Pharmaceuticals, one of the...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 3, 2023 | M&A, Tea Leaves
Iowa-based UnityPoint Health and New Mexico-based Presbyterian Healthcare Services announced Thursday that they have signed a letter of intent “to explore the formation of a new health care organization,” a merge that would create an organization with roughly $11...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 3, 2023 | D.C. News, Tea Leaves
The Federal Trade Commission has fined digital mental health care provider BetterHelp $7.8 million for sharing the personal health information of millions of consumers with advertisers like Facebook, Snapchat, Criteo, and Pinterest during a seven-year period. Under...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 3, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
Walgreens Boots Alliance said it will not dispense abortion pills in 20 states, acting out of an abundance of caution amid a shifting policy landscape, threats from state officials, and pressure from anti-abortion activists. Nearly two dozen Republican state attorneys...
by Jessica Casebolt | Mar 2, 2023 | Payers, Tea Leaves
Health insurers’ margins in Medicare Advantage were more than double those seen in other markets in 2021, reinforcing the way the program can produce strong financial returns for plans, a new Kaiser Family Foundation analysis shows. Private Medicare plans are...
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