Health Care Activity
2025 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference: Optimism, Innovation, and Shifting Landscapes
AI in healthcare, outpatient care expansion, pharmaceutical services, regulatory environment, deal activity, digital health, gene editing, Trump administration
Medicare Selects Ozempic, Wegovy for Price Negotiations: A Step Towards Lowering Prescription Drug Costs
Medicare, drug price negotiations, Ozempic, Wegovy, Inflation Reduction Act, prescription drug costs, seniors, healthcare.
DEA Unveils Special Registration Framework for Telehealth Prescribing of Controlled Substances
DEA Special Registration, Telehealth Prescribing, Controlled Substances, Telemedicine Flexibilities, Ryan Haight Act, Telemedicine Regulations
FTC Targets Pharmacy Benefit Managers Over Exorbitant Price Hikes on Specialty Generic Drugs
FTC, Pharmacy Benefit Managers, PBM, Specialty Generic Drugs, Price Hikes, Healthcare Costs
FTC Report Reveals Big 3 PBMs Made $7.3 Billion from Excessive Markups on Specialty Generic Drugs
FTC report, Big 3 PBMs, Specialty generic drugs, Price markups, Healthcare costs, Pharmacy benefit managers
FDA Introduces New Guidance on AI for Drug Approval Submissions in 2025
FDA, AI, drug approval, guidance, regulatory decision-making, medical devices, artificial intelligence, drug development
GLP-1 Medications: Balancing Efficacy and Concerns Amidst Celebrity Endorsements and Rising Demand
GLP-1 agonists, Weight loss, Type 2 diabetes, Celebrity endorsements, Side effects, Long-term safety, Cost implications, Employer health plans
Healthcare Sector Winners and Losers in the 2024 Government Funding Bill
Healthcare funding, government shutdown, telehealth, Medicare payments, Medicaid DSH, hospital-at-home programs, physician pay cuts, healthcare legislation.
EU Regulator to Investigate Potential Link Between Ozempic and Rare Eye Condition NAION
Ozempic, NAION, European Medicines Agency, Novo Nordisk, semaglutide, eye disorder, diabetes drug, investigation
Congress Eyes Major PBM Reforms in Year-End Spending Bill
Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), PBM reforms, healthcare costs, year-end spending bill, Congress, bipartisan legislation, transparency, drug prices.