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Director, specialty clinical solutions, Prime Therapeutics LLC, a pharmacy benefits manager in Eagan, Minnesota

Director, specialty pharmacy, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey

Enzeevu is biosimilar to Eylea (aflibercept), which was FDA-approved in 2019.

Vice president of implementation and sales, Longevity Health, a clinical services company and institutional special needs plan (ISNP) for nursing home residents

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Executive director, specialty digital and patient innovation, CVS Health

Neffy is the first epinephrine product that does not need to be administered by injection and the first new epinephrine delivery method in 35 years. It will be available at a starting price of $25.

Population health analyst on a dedicated health equity team, Optum Rx

Co-founder and CEO at Fabric Health, a public benefit corporation that conducts outreach about health benefits at laundromats

Director, formulary operations, Capital Rx, a pharmacy benefits manager and healthcare technology company

Total revenue for the company increased for the second quarter of 2024, but CVS Health is facing increased medical cost trend in its Medicare/Medicaid health plans and lowered revenue in its pharmacy benefit business. As a result, CVS Health has lowed its outlook for the year and parted ways with its Aetna president.

After less than a year, Aetna president Brian Kane is out at CVS Health, it was announced today at an investor call. The change was made to address the continued pressure in the company’s healthcare benefits business.

Experts predict that from 2024 to 2032, the breast cancer market will grow at a CAGR of 7.09%.

Intranasal administration is a novel delivery method for the treatment of inflammatory human diseases.

The CDC has raised the recommded age at which people should get vaccinated to 75 and there are now three FDA-approved RSV vaccines

Health equity program director, Fallon Health, a not-for-profit health plan and provider of care headquartered in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Both regions experience disproportionately high HIV case numbers due to social stigmas and isolation.

But the Minnesota governor and Kamala Harris' running mate was endorsed by the United Auto Workers and other unions soon after this morning's announcement that he was her VP pick.

The results of an international study highlight the significant impact of the Arexvy vaccine in fostering robust immune responses.

Incorporating hospice care into Medicare Advantage didn’t work out, and CMS is looking to identify low-quality providers.

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Adults with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and obesity reported a 38% overall decrease in heart failure outcomes such as hospitalization and death when compared with placebo.

Long-acting HIV treatments could be the key to diminishing HIV cases and getting Medicaid beneficiaries the help they need.

This is the latest funding announcement made by the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Enhancing Maternal Health Initiative.

The authors say their findings should not change women’s calculations about double, or bilateral mastectomy, which physicians generally discourage.

New research expands on previous knowledge that breast cancer survivors are more at risk for depression than people without breast cancer.

Artificial intelligence gains foothold in the emergency room as a note-taking aid.