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STAT+: Steward Health Care has deal to sell doctor network to UnitedHealth

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Troubled hospital operator Steward Health Care, grappling with a financial crisis that’s engulfed its eight Massachusetts hospitals, has moved to shore up its finances by striking a deal to sell its nationwide physician network to insurance giant UnitedHealth’s Optum Care unit. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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STAT+: CMS will use outcomes-based agreements in bid to help Medicaid pay for sickle cell gene therapies

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In response to concerns over multimillion-dollar price tags for new gene therapies for sickle cell disease, the U.S. Two therapies recently approved by health regulators cost $2.2 Estimates vary, but the federal government believes as many as 60% of people with sickle cell disease rely on Medicaid for health care coverage.

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Hospitals want to buy doctors’ happiness with Nuance’s AI scribe. What they’re paying varies

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Microsoft-owned Nuance Communications sells its AI medical scribe platform to health care providers on a simple promise: If they shell out big bucks for the high-tech product, they can decrease doctor burnout and ultimately make more money by enabling doctors to see more patients. Read the rest…

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Wegovy supplies, Biogen ditching Aduhelm, and more

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after massive demand and a supply crunch had led it to limit doses last May , STAT writes. The In response to concerns over multi-million-dollar price tags for new gene therapies for sickle cell disease, the U.S.  Two therapies recently approved by health regulators cost $2.2 million and $3.1

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a Senate probe into Novo pricing, a new UTI antibiotic, and more

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Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions is investigating the prices Novo Nordisk charges for its blockbuster medications, Ozempic and Wegovy, which are highly effective at treating diabetes and obesity but carry steep price tags, The New York Times writes. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: New York officials press pharmacy chains over abortion pill; Sanders pushes bill for $20 insulin cap

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Our agenda is rather abbreviated this time around due to a Woodstock-like gathering for health journos.  Two recent studies aimed to quantify how much R&D costs impact a drug’s price, and how much effectiveness correlates with its price — factors that might, in theory, help justify a sizable price tag.

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Positive Solid Tumors Date: Feb 23, 2023 | Tags: Keymed, Lepu Biopharma, AstraZeneca, CMG901, Claudin 18.2-Positive Positive Solid Tumors Date: Feb 23, 2023 | Tags: Keymed, Lepu Biopharma, AstraZeneca, CMG901, Claudin 18.2-Positive Positive Solid Tumors Date: Feb 23, 2023 | Tags: Keymed, Lepu Biopharma, AstraZeneca, CMG901, Claudin 18.2-Positive

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