Thursday, January 20, 2022: Payers

UnitedHealth Group Inc.’s profits surged in the fourth quarter, surpassing its initial 2021 revenue and profit projections. The company’s net income reached $4.07 billion in Q4 2021, up from $2.21 billion the year before. The surge was driven by increased...

Wednesday, January 19, 2022: D.C. News

The White House said it will distribute 400 million N95 masks for free beginning next week. The masks will come from the federal Strategic National Stockpile and be made available for pickup at pharmacies and community health centers nationwide. The initiative is the...

Wednesday, January 19, 2022: Life Sciences

Pfizer Inc. said its COVID-19 antiviral pill, Paxlovid, was effective against the omicron variant in three separate lab tests. The development is an encouraging sign given some other COVID-19 treatments appear not to work as well. Even so, supply of Paxlovid remains...

Wednesday, January 19, 2022: Payers

Data released today by the National Health Interview Survey revealed that about 3.5 million adults 65 and older and 1.8 million Medicare beneficiaries under 65 had difficulty affording their medications in 2019. The report shows that Black and Latino adults over age...