Major insurers will pledge to smooth and speed “prior authorization,” in a new industry initiative.
Category: Culture/Lifestyle
Progressive governors around the country extended state-funded healthcare to undocumented immigrants. But budget woes are hitting the programs.
California, Illinois and Minnesota had extended coverage, but budget woes are hitting the programs.
Heard on the Street: Investors long trusted UnitedHealth to deliver earnings beats, despite limited transparency. Now they want answers.
Investors long trusted UnitedHealth to deliver earnings beats, despite limited transparency. Now they want answers.
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary envisions an agency embracing artificial intelligence, taking on companies that make ultra-processed foods and offering a fast-track to approve priority drugs
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary faces declining staff morale as he remakes the agency.
Health Care Roundup: Market Talk
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Novo Nordisk’s New Obesity Drug Beats Wegovy Weight Loss in Early Trial
Amycretin helped patients lose over 24% of their weight, compared with an average of about 17%…
Three years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, abortions in the U.S. are on the rise due to telemedicine
Three years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, abortions in the U.S. are on…
A massive heat dome will cover 200 million people across the Eastern U.S. in the coming days, prompting concerns about health-related illnesses
Officials warn of health risks as a massive weather system traps sweltering air.
Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk ended its partnership with Hims & Hers, citing allegations about Hims’ compounding and deceptive marketing practices. Hims & Hers shares dropped more than 30%
The Danish maker of obesity drugs abruptly ended a Wegovy distribution deal with the telehealth firm,…
From the pandemic to porn, here’s how norms around sex are shifting for Gen Z
Journalist Carter Sherman says that members of Gen Z are having less sex than previous generations…