He may not be 2000 years old, but a happy belated birthday to Mel Brooks, who turned 96 yesterday— and doesn’t feel a day over 95. Today in health care, President Biden is stepping up his response to Roe v. Wade’s overturning — but still faces some major obstacles. Welcome to Overnight Health Care, where we’re following the latest moves on […]
Novartis is paying $100 million now for the opportunity to shorten the regulatory review of a rare disease drug candidates in the indeterminate future, a move that could save time and bring a potential blockbuster product to the market sooner, assuming it passes FDA muster. The Swiss pharmaceutical giant has reached a deal to buy a priority review voucher […]
Aetna will no longer require prior authorization for most patients seeking cataract surgery. The insurer reversed the year-old policy for its 24.5 million members except Medicare Advantage enrollees in Georgia and Florida. The change took effect Friday, and came after the insurer reviewed a year’s worth of data on the surgeries, an Aetna spokesperson wrote in an email. The policy […]
What are Log4j and Log4Shell? Log4j is a piece of software that most computer users will never interact with, but it is present on a tremendous number of systems. It is a Java library that handles logging and reporting of application events, and it’s embedded in many Java applications because developers find it extremely useful to meet security and compliance […]
Walgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq: WBA) remains committed to its growth strategy, one that includes the continued incorporation of home-based care. The company is focused particularly on tech enablement, an area where it hopes to make an acquisition this year, Walgreens CEO Roz Brewer said during an earnings call Thursday.. However, one plan for accessing more capital has been backburnered. The […]
Abortion providers in Oklahoma filed a lawsuit challenging the state’s two abortion bans on Friday, just a week after the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion. The lawsuit asks the Oklahoma Supreme Court to strike down two bans: one that was enacted in 1910 and revived when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last week, and […]
The maskless man a few rows back was coughing his head off. I had just boarded the train from D.C. to New York City a couple of weeks ago and, along with several other passengers, was craning my neck to get a look at what was going on. This was not the reedy dregs of some lingering cold. This was […]
Biopharma companies may want to pause before they plow ahead with their next acquisition. The costs are rising and the potential returns are falling, according to a report published in late June by accounting and consulting firm Accenture. Other growth strategies, however, could prove more promising in the years ahead, noted the report, which predicts that companies will begin […]
Health Tech Jess DaMassa packs in 3 headlines before the intro! There’s a SPAC, the Roe abortion decision & more Cerebral drama. We discusses them all and still find 2 minutes to tell all about Picnic Health ($60m), Swing Therapeutics ($10.3m), Socially Determined ($26m), Nomad Health ($105) & Tomorrow Health ($60m) –Matthew Holt Categories: Health Tech, Health Tech Deals, Jessica […]
Consumers, employers, and just about everyone else interested in healthcare prices will soon get an unprecedented look at what insurers pay for care, perhaps helping answer a question that has long dogged those who buy insurance: Are we getting the best deal we can? As of July 1, health insurers and self-insured employers must post on websites just about every […]