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Cigna says it won’t cover Amylyx’s ALS drug Relyvrio
Cigna says it won’t cover Amylyx’s ALS drug Relyvrio
Jack O'Brien
February 8, 2023
3:58 pm

The insurance giant considers Relyvrio to be “experimental, investigational or unproven” for any use.

The Pill Club reaches $18.3 million Medicaid fraud settlement with California
The Pill Club reaches $18.3 million Medicaid fraud settlement with California
Don Thompson, KHN
February 8, 2023
3:30 pm

Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the agreement Tuesday, a day after a state court unsealed a whistleblower complaint against The Pill Club, which markets convenient reproductive health services to women nationwide.

Gain-of-function research: What is it and how can the federal government better monitor it?
Gain-of-function research: What is it and how can the federal government better monitor it?
Lecia Bushak
February 8, 2023
3:26 pm

A recent report from a federal watchdog agency seeks to clarify what gain-of-function research means and pushes for strengthened oversight.

Bayer names Bill Anderson as CEO, succeeding Werner Baumann
Bayer names Bill Anderson as CEO, succeeding Werner Baumann
Jack O'Brien
February 8, 2023
2:43 pm

Anderson spent the last four years as head of Roche’s pharmaceutical division before he stepped down from the role in December.

Here’s what states are doing to abortion rights in 2023
Here’s what states are doing to abortion rights in 2023
Megan Rose, ProPublica
February 8, 2023
2:05 pm

In the first full legislative session after Roe v. Wade was overturned, states across the country are looking to further restrict or better protect abortion rights. ProPublica looked at what abortion legislation is on the table in 2023.

More young Colorado children are consuming marijuana despite efforts to stop them
More young Colorado children are consuming marijuana despite efforts to stop them
Helen Santoro, KHN
February 8, 2023
1:00 pm

The number of children — especially very young ones — ingesting marijuana is rising in Colorado despite regulations meant to keep edibles out of kids’ hands, and state leaders said they have no plans to revisit those rules this year.

Nick Jonas has the magic in Dexcom’s Super Bowl ad promoting continuous glucose monitoring system
Nick Jonas has the magic in Dexcom’s Super Bowl ad promoting continuous glucose monitoring system
Jack O'Brien
February 8, 2023
12:03 pm

Jonas, who has type 1 diabetes and has been a paid spokesperson for Dexcom since 2015, will headline its Super Bowl commercial to promote its Dexcom G7 CGM system.

Sermo acquires Payer Access, Charter Oak to boost its payer and oncologist reach
Sermo acquires Payer Access, Charter Oak to boost its payer and oncologist reach
Lecia Bushak
February 8, 2023
11:42 am

The acquisitions are meant to further enhance Sermo’s offerings for the oncology community.

5 healthcare takeaways from President Biden’s 2023 State of the Union address
5 healthcare takeaways from President Biden’s 2023 State of the Union address
Jack O'Brien
February 8, 2023
11:20 am

Biden outlined the implications of the Inflation Reduction Act on both consumers and the pharmaceutical industry, as well as his ambitions to build on the framework of the Affordable Care Act.

The future is Boundless
The future is Boundless
Kerry Hilton, CEO and founder, Boundless Life Sciences Group
February 8, 2023
10:42 am

The rules of the past no longer apply after the seismic events of the past three years. To reflect that, HCB Health has become Boundless Life Sciences Group.

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