Walgreens Boots Alliance has been in discussions with major private equity firms to possibly take the global drugstore chain private.
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Will Mississippi Voters Pick Medicaid Expansion Over GOP Rule?
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood, who supports expansion of Medicaid coverage for the poor, is in a close race against current Lieutenant Gov. Tate Reeves, a Republican that polls show has been slightly behind the Democrat headed into Tuesday’s el…
Warren’s Medicare For All ‘Employer Medicare Contribution’ Is A Distortionary And Regressive Tax
On Friday, Elizabeth Warren released her financing plan for Medicare for All. It is predictably wonky and politically courageous—new spending is way more popular if it seems to be free. Her “Employer Medicare Contribution,” however, is a regressive tax…
Healthcare Startup Solv Launches Mobile App So Consumers Can Navigate Insurance
Digital health startup Solv is launching an app that enables consumers to book same day doctors appointments and figure out how their health insurance works.
Men Over 40 With BRCA2 Mutations Must Get Prostate Cancer Screening, Experts Say
New research presented today in the U.K. has suggested that men over the age of 40 with BRCA2 mutations are at greatly increased risk of prostate cancer and should undergo regular screening.
Before Listeria Sets In, Mann Recalls Over 100 Of Its Vegetable Products
Here’s what may happen if you get infected by Listeria monocytogenes.
The Fate Of ACA In Kentucky Hangs In The Balance As Tuesday’s Gubernatorial Election Looms
Ultimately, the battle over Kentucky’s Medicaid coverage will be determined by the November 5th election.
Medical Evacuees From The California Fires: The ‘New Refugees’ Of Climate Change
A recent New York Times Op-Ed by Dr. Stephen Parodi, Assoc Director of the Permanente Group, describes medical evacuees from the recent California wildfires as the new “refugees of climate change.”
Adoption of AI and Blockchain at HHS: Interview with Jose Arrieta, US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)
Many governments worldwide are looking at using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other cognitive technologies as part of making their operations more efficient, better serving their citizens, and increasing the range of ways they can meet their mission…
Scientists May Have Just Uncovered The Brain Circuits Behind Mood And Anxiety Disorders
The largest brain imaging meta-analysis of its kind may have found the reason why people with anxiety and mood disorders so often feel “locked in” to negative emotions.
