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STAT+: How UnitedHealth harnesses its physician empire to squeeze profits out of patients

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UnitedHealth Group started out as a small, Minnesota health insurance company and has since morphed into a modern-day Standard Oil, exerting unmatched dominance over health care in the United States. It’s no secret that UnitedHealth is a colossus: It’s the country’s largest health insurer and the fourth-largest company of any type by revenue, just behind Apple.

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In biotech’s new market normal, here’s what’s catching this investor’s eye

PharmaVoice

A VC investor shares how the market is recovering, which kinds of companies he’s hunting for and where he’d love to see more innovation.

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Breast cancer study reveals a paradox of mastectomy

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Breast cancer surgeons have tended not to push patients towards bilateral mastectomy, since data have long shown that the complete removal of both breasts doesn’t improve survival. New data from a large epidemiological study affirmed that, but an accompanying finding is puzzling. Breast cancer survivors who ended up developing a second breast cancer in the opposite or contralateral breast had a higher risk of death, even though preventing that cancer with surgery didn’t change outc

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Sanofi’s immunology bet starts to pay off

BioPharma Dive

Some analysts described Sanofi’s pipeline of immune system therapies, which includes more than half a dozen drugs in mid- to late-stage testing, as “underappreciated” by investors, as sales of Dupixent rose over the last quarter.

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From Payroll Pains to Growth Gains: Streamlining Payroll & HR for Success

Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

In the world of small business management, the challenge of managing payroll & HR efficiently while scaling operations can be overwhelming. Yet, with the right strategies in place, these challenges can become opportunities for growth and innovation. In this session, Joe Sharpe, Senior Director of Managed Payroll Services at IRIS, will reveal practical methods and expert insights for outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes, resulting in substantial time and resource savings.

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Opinion: Adding psychotherapy to drug therapy works, but the FDA may not be able to handle it

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Many people were stunned when an FDA advisory committee voted “no” on a new drug application for MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) earlier this summer. I was not among them. Several things were stacked against approval: The FDA greenlights only about 50 new drugs each year. Drug development is a high-risk business with an overall success rate between 10% and 20%.

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Pharmacy bodies join calls for improved contraception access

The Pharmacist

Everyone should have access to a full range of contraceptives in ‘the location of their choosing’, an open letter signed by the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has urged. Dr Janet Barter, secretary of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health (FSRH), wrote to secretary of state Wes Streeting this […] The post Pharmacy bodies join calls for improved contraception access appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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Ipsen builds again, licensing Day One glioma drug

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Ipsen has signed yet another portfolio-expanding deal – its fifth of the year so far – claiming rights outside the US to a drug for common brain cancer glioma from Day One Biopharmaceuticals.

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STAT+: Federal regulation of health data and AI expected to get a boost after HHS revamp

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A little-known office within the Department of Health and Human Services is getting a shot in the arm as part of a major agency reorganization announced on Thursday. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, better known as ONC, regulates data standards for health care systems, including the electronic health records that underpin patient care and billing.

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Can Pfizer, Sangamo energise haemophilia A gene therapy?

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There has been a gene therapy on the market for people with the bleeding disorder haemophilia A since 2022, but take-up has been very slow. Pfizer and Sangamo are hoping for a faster trajectory with their experimental treatment.The partners' one-shot giroctocogene fitelparvovec therapy has cleared a phase 3 trial, showing it was better than regular prophylaxis injections with Factor VIII (FVIII) replacement therapies at reducing bleeding episodes, and could now be heading for regulatory review.

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STAT+: A preview of Neurocrine’s muscarinic drug readout

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This is the online edition of Adam’s Biotech Scorecard, a subscriber-only newsletter. STAT+ subscribers can sign up  here  to get it delivered to their inbox. Welcome back! I’ve been working from home almost this entire summer because of construction on the Red Line. I hate the MBTA. Boston readers know what I mean. This week: “Muscarinics” are hot and Neurocrine Biosciences is the next biotech with a big study readout.

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Enhance Healthcare Efficiency With Top Payroll & HCM Services

Running a healthcare facility requires precision and care, not just for patients but also for your staff. Our guide, "A Buyer’s Guide to Payroll & HCM Services," helps healthcare providers choose the best provider. Efficient payroll management ensures timely, accurate payments, critical for maintaining staff morale and trust. Compliance support helps navigate complex healthcare regulations and avoid costly fines.

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NewAmsterdam’s obicetrapib holds potential to become first CETP inhibitor to advance to clinical practice: GlobalData

Express Pharma

NewAmsterdam Pharma has completed the enrollment of 407 patients in the pivotal Phase III TANDEM clinical trial evaluating obicetrapib in combination with ezetimibe in patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) and/or atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Obicetrapib has demonstrated strong tolerability in more than 800 patients with elevated lipid levels in NewAmsterdam’s clinical trials to date.

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STAT+: Roche CEO explains the company’s weight loss drug strategy in crowded market

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LONDON — In the booming field of weight loss drugs, Roche has been riding high in recent months, with back-to-back positive studies of two experimental medicines that sent the company’s shares up — and those of its rivals down. But on Thursday, company executives faced an onslaught of questions from analysts during an earnings presentation about what came next for the company’s weight loss drugs and how they would stand apart in the wildly competitive field.

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Patient engagement throughout the product lifecycle

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Tune in to the Reverba podcast featuring CEO Cheryl Lubbert as she discusses patient engagement throughout the product lifecycle, sharing insights and strategies for success.

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STAT+: Do medical errors creep up at hospitals when interns arrive? Yes, but the ‘July effect’ is minimal.

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For Dr. Jeremy Faust, July 1 is like New Year’s Day. That’s when thousands of new medical school graduates enter teaching hospitals across the country and provide care to patients as doctors for the first time. “Everything is new and full of possibilities,” said Faust, an emergency physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

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Position Your Pharmacy for Expansion

Speaker: Chris Antypas and Josh Halladay

Access to limited distribution drugs and payer contracts are key to pharmacy expansion. But how do you prepare your operations to take the next step? Meaningful data: Collect and share clinical data regarding outcomes, utilization, and more Reporting: Limited distribution models require efficient tracking and reporting systems Workflows: Align workflows with specific pharma and payer contractual requirements For in-depth, expert insights on pharmacy expansion, watch this webinar from Inovalon.

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How to Develop a Competitive Edge in Generic Drug Development

Drug Patent Watch

Developing a competitive edge in generic drug development is crucial for companies to gain a significant market share and dominate the market.

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Opinion: Sponsored genetic testing programs are under fire, further complicating life for people with rare diseases

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It takes years for most people with a rare disease to learn what is ailing them. Their symptoms may be crystal clear, but the cause isn’t. Efforts by the Department of Justice — an agency not known for its medical expertise — will make things even harder for the millions of Americans , half of them children, with one of these diseases.

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How to Navigate the Generic Drug Market Post-COVID

Drug Patent Watch

The generic drug market has been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with both challenges and opportunities arising from the crisis.

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Six questions about Medicare’s proposed plan to cover digital therapeutics

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You’re reading the web edition of STAT’s Health Tech newsletter, our guide to how technology is transforming the life sciences.  Sign up to get it  delivered in your inbox every Tuesday and Thursday. Medicare regulators’ proposal to start paying for some digital therapeutics products created a wave of enthusiasm when it was released earlier this month.

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5 Reasons to Upgrade Your Pharmacy Management Software

Are you still using workarounds to manage your daily operations? To achieve peak performance, it's time to explore other options for specialty and infusion pharmacy software. Streamline pharmacy operations and improve clinical performance with automated processing, real-time data exchange, and electronic decision support. Download this helpful infographic to: Drive efficiency and patient adherence from referral receipt to delivery and ongoing care – all with our Pharmacy Cloud.

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Mankind Pharma set to acquire BSV for Rs 13,630cr

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BSV’s 2500+ employees to join Mankind Pharma Ending months of speculation, Mankind Pharma announced a definitive agreement to acquire a 100 per cent stake in Bharat Serums and Vaccines Limited (BSV) from PE investor Advent International, for an enterprise value of approx. Rs 13,630 crores, subject to closing related adjustments. The move will position Mankind Pharma as a market leader in India’s women’s health and fertility drug market alongside access to other high entry barrier pr

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Listen: UnitedHealth’s doctor empire, an FDA departure, and Viking’s obesity moves

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What makes UnitedHealth similar to Standard Oil? Is Viking Therapeutics an attractive acquisition target? And is Adam good at math? We discuss all that and more in this week’s episode of “The Readout LOUD,” STAT’s biotech podcast. Tara Bannow, our hospitals and insurance reporter, joins us to talk about a new investigation that shows how UnitedHealth wields its unrivaled physician empire to boost its profits and expand its influence.

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Ask the experts: Should pharmacists take on more responsibility or is it a stretch too far?

Outsourcing Pharma

Back in March this year (2024) under the last UK Conservative government, plans were announced to give greater powers to pharmacy technicians, dental therapists and hygienists after two public consultations.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a Viking obesity drug, Bausch Health’s bankruptcy denial, and more

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Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is on the way. We can tell because the pace of motor vehicles passing by our window is picking up and the official mascots are busy foraging for varmints passing through the campus grounds. As for us, we are engaged in the usual ritual of brewing cups of stimulation. Our choice today is strawberry cream. As always, you are invited to join us.

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Ageing Europe - It’s time we prioritised neurological conditions

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Exploring the impact of ageing on Europe and the need to prioritise neurological conditions. Understand the role of neuroscience in addressing these issues.

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A potential rival for Wegovy and Zepbound enters the fray

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Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today?  Sign up  to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Good morning! Before we get to biotech, check out STAT’s deep dive into how UnitedHealth mobilizes a massive network of physicians and milked the health care system for profit.

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KCL study finds cell ageing could reveal early signs of neurodegenerative disease

Pharma Times

Conditions such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s affect over one million people in the UK

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Mankind Pharma to acquire 100 per cent stake in BSV

Express Pharma

Mankind Pharma has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a 100 per cent stake in Bharat Serums and Vaccines (BSV) from Advent International, for an enterprise value of approximately Rs 13,630 crores, subject to closing-related adjustments. With this acquisition, Mankind Pharma aims to further establish itself in the Indian women’s health and fertility drug market alongside access to other high entry barrier products in critical care with established complex R&D tech platforms.

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NICE says Boehringer stroke drug 'could save millions'

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NICE clears NHS use of Boehringer's clot-busting drug Metalyse for acute ischaemic stroke, saying it could 'save millions'

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AC Immune wins FDA fast track for Alzheimer’s vaccine candidate

Pharmaceutical Technology

JNJ-2056 is being investigated in the Phase IIb ReTain study which enrols participants who are yet to show Alzheimer’s symptoms.

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NICE says Boehringer stroke drug 'could save millions'

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NICE clears NHS use of Boehringer's clot-busting drug Metalyse for acute ischaemic stroke, saying it could 'save millions'

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MRC grants researcher £1.2m to further understand complex secretory processes

Pharma Times

The research will help to better understand how this pathway is coordinated in the cell

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Linus Health grows in dementia with Together acquisition

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Digital dementia detection specialist Linus Health has expanded its patient care focus with the acquisition of Together Senior Health.

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DP World receives the AEO-LO program accreditation administered by CBIC

Express Pharma

The AEO-LO certification will streamline clearance procedures for DP World at all customs stations across India for a period of five years. Rajesh Pandey, Chief Commissioner of Customs, Mumbai Zone-II, Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House (JNCH) handed over the certification to DP World, represented by Akash Agrawal, Vice-President, Freight Forwarding, India subcontinent.

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European big pharmas raise guidance on stronger sales

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European pharma groups AstraZeneca, Sanofi, and Roche all raise their financial guidance for the year on stronger sales growth.

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