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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+: Lawmakers tell Pfizer CEO to ‘back off’ on planned price hike for Covid-19 vaccine

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lawmakers wrote Pfizer chief executive officer Albert Bourla that he should “back off” from plans to charge Americans up to $130 for the company’s Covid-19 vaccine, a move they described as “pure and deadly greed.” argued the planned price tag is nearly four times the current $30 price paid by the U.S.

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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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We can tell because countless birds are chirping outside our window, the pace of motor vehicles passing by is picking up, and the official mascots are busy foraging for snacks on the official grounds. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story… Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is on the way. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.),

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Some employers cut insurance coverage for weight loss drugs; U.S. urges ADHD pill makers to boost production

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Medicare and Medicaid patients will make up 92% of the market for the drug, called Leqembi. Besides the $26,500 annual price tag, treatment could cost U.S. Besides the $26,500 annual price tag, treatment could cost U.S. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story… could qualify to use the drug.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Vertex exec says prices for gene therapies are ‘in the ballpark’; insulin access in poor countries remains spotty

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To cope, yes, we are firing up the coffee kettle to brew another cup of stimulation. million tag as cost effective for a Bluebird Bio drug called Zynteglo for the blood disorder beta thalassemia, Arbuckle said in an interview. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story… Our choice today is Jack Daniels.

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IBM sells off large parts of Watson Health business

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Francisco Partners is picking up a range of databases and analytics tools – including Health Insights, MarketScan, Clinical Development, Social Programme Management, Micromedex and other imaging and radiology tools – for an undisclosed sum estimated to be in the region of $1 billion.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Bluebird claims big insurer will cover its sickle cell therapy; House Republicans threaten to subpoena FDA commish

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Our agenda is still shaping up, but we expect to promenade with the official mascot, tidy up up the official grounds, and catch up on our reading. The holiday shopping season is still upon us, so this may be an opportunity to rummage through the catalogs piling up or visit a temple of consumption.