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Pharma
Amgen Plows Ahead With Costly, Highly Toxic Cancer Dosing Despite FDA Challenge
The heavier dosage allows AmGen to protect 75% of its revenue from the drug, which earned $200 million last year.
CEO
UPMC Cuts 1,000 Jobs to Trim Labor Costs
Reducing labor expenses remains a point of emphasis for hospital leaders.
Human Resources
Healthcare Adds 56K New Jobs in April
Healthcare job growth in April was down about 22% from the 72,000 jobs created in March but in line with...
Pharma
FTC IDs 300+ 'Junk Patents' Among Drugmakers
The warning letters don't specify how the drugmakers are flouting patent regulations, or what criteria the FTC uses to make...
Pharma
'Skinny Label' Generics Saved Medicare $14.6B
The program has demonstrated savings but legal challenges threaten its future.
Payer
Surprise! Telehealth Doesn't Increase Overall Utilization and Cost As Much as We Thought
"Given concerns that telemedicine's convenience will lead to more visits, the relatively small increase in visits that we observed was...
Pharma
U.S. $772.5B Pharmacy Spend in 2023 Driven by Weight-Loss Drugs
Prescription drug spending grew by 13.5% in 2023, but drug cost inflation was lower than the CPI.
Technology
FTC Chief Says Tech Advancements Risk Healthcare Price Fixing
Algorithms make it possible for companies to fix prices without explicitly coordinating with one another.
Payer
How Climate Change Will Turn Up the Heat on Your Payer Business: Part One
Will health insurers be prepared for a climate health crisis? They should be.
CEO
New Federal Portal Urges Public to Report Healthcare Anticompetitive Practices
HealthyCompetition.gov is the latest effort by federal regulators to monitor the ongoing consolidation of the healthcare sector.
Technology
Infographic: The Cost of CIOs Ignoring SDOH Data
U.S. health system spending on social determinants of health could jump even higher.