by Jessica Casebolt | Jun 21, 2023 | M&A, Tea Leaves
Eli Lilly announced Tuesday that it has entered into a deal to acquire Dice Therapeutics for $2.4 billion, a move that will bulk up its treatment portfolio for immune-related diseases. Dice is a biopharmaceutical company that uses a proprietary technology platform to...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jun 21, 2023 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves
A federal judge struck down Arkansas’ first-in-the-nation ban on gender-affirming care for children as unconstitutional Tuesday, the first ruling to overturn such a prohibition as a growing number of Republican-led states adopt similar restrictions. S. District Judge...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jun 20, 2023 | Payers, Tea Leaves
The largest Medicare Advantage insurers want to cut benefits, increase premiums and make other structural changes to their plans next year to account for higher-than-anticipated medical expenses this year. Both Humana and United HealthGroup have reported that their...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jun 20, 2023 | Mental Health, Tea Leaves
A Modern Healthcare article discusses why gaps exist in mental health care insurance coverage. Some of the issues discussed include compliance with parity rules, prior authorizations, and lower reimbursements to mental health providers. The article also discusses the...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jun 20, 2023 | Life Sciences, Tea Leaves
The body mass index (BMI) metric has caused “historical harm,” including racist exclusion, according to a new report by the American Medical Association (AMA) Council on Science and Public Health. Doctors have long relied on BMI to measure obesity, but it...
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