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OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, settles lawsuits
Sackler family would exit Purdue, pay $3 billion; the company would give more than $10 billion towards opioid overdose reversal medications.
Candidates clash over Medicare for All in Thursday’s debate
Insurtech entrepreneurs to lead panel at Health 2.0.
Health 2.0 co-founder Matthew Holt will be among a panel of experts to speak on "Big Bets in Insurtech."
SDOH: Horizon BCBS New Jersey, RWJBarnabas Health and state partner on value-based model
All healthcare is local: Blue Shield of California and L.A. Care invest $146 million in community health
Plans will jointly operate 14 community resource centers across Los Angeles that will leverage personalized technology solutions to improve health and identify disparities.
Cigna offers new coverage program for expensive gene therapy
Employers, health plans and unions may enroll; Covered consumers have no out-of-pocket payment for medication.
UnitedHealth’s contract dispute with Team Health has implications industry-wide
Federal court sides with CVS Health\Aetna on their merger
Arguments against the merger were insufficient to undermine the settlement agreement reached by the Department of Justice, judge says.
Trump Administration announces $1.8 billion in funding to states to combat opioid crisis
Drug overdose deaths dropped by 5% from 2017 to 2018 and deaths from opioids went down 2.8%.
Walmart launches standalone health clinic in Georgia
Walmart and Walgreens are among pharmacies in new Clearinghouse Model to eliminate drug price variability and lower costs.
