by Jessica Casebolt | Jul 16, 2024 | Life Sciences, Tea Leaves
Novo Nordisk has announced plans to construct a $4.1 billion factory in Clayton, North Carolina, aimed at addressing shortages of its popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs, Wegovy and Ozempic. This move comes amidst widespread patient difficulties in accessing GLP-1...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jun 24, 2024 | Payers, Tea Leaves, Uncategorized
Florida’s Medicaid spending on emergency health care for undocumented migrants has significantly decreased following Governor Ron DeSantis’ crackdown on illegal immigration, coinciding with his presidential campaign efforts. DeSantis’ legislation...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jun 24, 2024 | M&A, Tea Leaves
Kaiser-backed Risant Health has signed a definitive agreement to acquire North Carolina-based hospital system Cone Health, now the second system to join Risant Health, a nonprofit formed to build a national value-based care network. The two organizations were in talks...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jun 24, 2024 | Inequities and SDOH, Tea Leaves
Awareness of postpartum health risks in the United States has increased significantly, but the health care system is still lagging behind in providing adequate support. More than half of pregnancy-related deaths occur within the first year postpartum,...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jun 24, 2024 | Access & Coverage, Tea Leaves, Uncategorized
A federal appeals court recently ruled that health insurers must uphold the Affordable Care Act’s mandate to cover certain preventive services like cancer screenings and behavioral counseling without cost-sharing. The decision, seen as pivotal, maintains the...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jun 21, 2024 | Providers, Tea Leaves
In a significant legal decision, a federal district court in Fort Worth, Texas, ruled against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), stating that HHS had exceeded its authority by issuing guidance that warned hospitals against tracking visitors to their...
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