by Jessica Casebolt | Sep 11, 2023 | M&A, Tea Leaves
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is requesting more information from Amedisys regarding its proposed $3.3 billion deal to be acquired by UnitedHealth Group, which pushes back the timing of the deal. Amedisys and UnitedHealth Group filed the required pre-merger...
by Jessica Casebolt | Sep 11, 2023 | Providers, Tea Leaves
The Biden administration announced a $100 million investment to train more nurses and grow the workforce as the health care industry faces a critical nurse shortage. Officials with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said Thursday that the...
by Jessica Casebolt | Sep 11, 2023 | Payers, Tea Leaves
Cigna is partnering with Virgin Pulse to launch a new, personalized digital health program for its members. The new platform will be available through the myCigna portal, allowing users to set their health goals and track daily progress. According to an announcement,...
by Jessica Casebolt | Sep 11, 2023 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders, Tea Leaves
The Supreme Court on Thursday froze a bankruptcy reorganization plan for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil claims in exchange for paying up to $6 billion to address the U.S. opioid...
by Jessica Casebolt | Sep 11, 2023 | Mental Health, Tea Leaves
The number of people who died by suicide in the U.S. hit an all-time high last year. According to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 50,000 Americans died by suicide in 2022. The number of suicide deaths was on a downward...
by Jessica Casebolt | Sep 11, 2023 | M&A, Tea Leaves
Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk has agreed to buy Inversago Pharma, a Montreal-based developer of anti-obesity drugs, for upwards of $1.1 billion in cash. Novo isn’t content to rest on its weight loss laurels, despite the popularity of its Ozempic and Wegovy...
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