Noom to begin offering oral medications for weight loss
Digital health company Noom is expanding its medication offerings to include oral drugs for weight loss, starting with metformin. Noom...
Walgreens in talks for sale to PE firm: WSJ
Walgreens is weighing a potential sale to a private equity firm, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal....
Future White House AI Czar Sacks likely to favor startups
Donald Trump has announced his intention to appoint venture capitalist and lawyer David O. Sacks to be “White House A.I....
A focus on executive security following UHC CEO’s death
“It couldn’t happen to me.” That’s a common refrain. But for the health insurance industry this week, the risk was...
Anthem faces backlash from new anesthesia policy, reverses course in all states
A recent decision from Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield in three states to stop paying for anesthesia care in select...
Bristol Myers Squibb latest drug company to sue HHS over 340B rebate model
Bristol Myers Squibb became the latest large drugmaker to sue the federal government over a plan to change how it...
Are there lessons to be learned from primary care stumbles?
Just three years ago, primary care was a hot category with major players making sizeable investments to build out healthcare...
A look at Signify Health’s growth strategy
LAS VEGAS — CVS’ home health arm Signify Health is set to make 3.3 million home visits this year, and...
Staffers predict future of AI amidst D.C. leadership change
Health policy staffers gathered last week at the Capitol for a day of discussing AI policy with members of industry,...
New study finds 137M people are eligible for GLP-1s
Amid ongoing concerns about the cost and supply of GLP-1s, a new study suggests that a wide swath of American...